Projects are sought that:
- Demonstrate practical, innovative and sustainable solutions to current housing issues faced by countries of the North as well as the South.
- Can be transferred or adapted for use as appropriate.
- View the term habitat from a broad perspective and bring other benefits as well, for example, energy or water saving, income generation, social inclusion, community and individual empowerment, capacity building and education.
Entry Procedure
The World Habitat Awards competition has a two-stage entry process:
Stage I submissions need only comprise a concise summary of all aspects of the project. From these preliminary submissions, ten to twelve projects are selected by an Assessment Committee to go forward to Stage II of the competition.
Stage II submissions are evaluated by an independent advisory group before being put to a panel of international judges, which include the Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) and the Rector of the United Nations University. Evaluation visits are carried out to some of the projects prior to the final judging.
All Stage I submissions must be received by 1st November 2010.
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