Community of Practice
INCREMENTAL HOUSING
Goal
The UHPH’s Communities of Practices (COPs) seek to foster interaction, collaboration and learning among coalition partners and transfer practical knowledge to the region. COPs are working groups in specific areas of interest, where members can collaborate in generating solutions, identifying best practices and formulating recommendations. These working groups promote co-creation and the exchange of expertise with the objective of generating alliances to seek funding and common projects.
Training session
Incremental housing as an opportunity to build green and resilient communities, the experience of Latin America and the Caribbean
LAC is the second most prone region in the world to environmental and climate disasters (OCHA, 2020).
16.9% urban population living in slums
45% of LAC households (HH) in quantitative (6% of total) or qualitative (94% of total) deficit
94% of all qualitative deficit is in urban areas
In Peru, 70% of housing is built progressively | In México 68% of housing is built progressively
CEPAL:Data from2022 obtainedfromhttps://www.cepal.org/es/notas/la-construccion-progresiva-vivienda-es-tema-webinar-participacion-la-cepal
Incremental Housing
The sequential or progressive informal building process, led directly by the householder, who hires a master builder.
This path takes a period of 10 to 20 years (or even more).
In regions such as Latin America, around 70% of the housing stock is developed in this way.
Infographic
Policy Brief
Download herePanelists
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Cecilia RiveraPerú Director | LATAM Subdirector - Swisscontact - Swiss Foundation for Technical Cooperation
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Gabriela ArrastúaCOO | Techo International
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Juan Ernesto CaballeroChief of Programs | Build Change
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Ernesto CastroVice President | Habitat for Humanity International Latin America & the Caribbean Area Office,
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Paloma Silva de AnzorenaSector Lead Specialist | Housing Policy and Finance at the Inter-American Development Bank
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Amanda OlalquiagaCoordinadora de Assuntos Estratégicos de la Secretaria Nacional de Vivienda de Brasil.
Ministério das Cidades.
Presentations
Cecilia Rivera
Behavior change solutions and construction practicesGabriela Arrastúa
Building communities for sustainable developmentJuan Ernesto Caballero
The casa for improving existing housing, a carbon and money perspectiveAmanda Alves Olalquiaga
Housing Improvement: the experience of National Public Policies in BrazilMaria Paloma Silva de Anzorena
Affordable financing for green improvement and/or expansion of incremental housingTake a look to what we have done before:
Vi-Lab
Systemic innovations in progressive housing for risk prevention and mitigation.
Date: June 13th, 2024.
Goal:
To explore an innovative approach to drive a vibrant market for retrofit solutions in progressive housing construction, promoting a positive shift in demand behavior.
This paradigm shift seeks to help families make more informed decisions when making significant investments, largely through their savings, to make their homes safer and healthier.
Panelists:
- Cecilia Rivera | Regional Director, Swisscontact - Perú
- Gema Stratico | Regional Director for the Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Shelter of Habitat for Humanity - Costa Rica.
- Fernando Assad | Co-founder, Vivenda - Brasil.
- Manuela Pinilla | Latin America Program Director, Build Change - Colombia.
- Fernando Mendoza | Executive Director of the Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Housing - Mexico.
Vi-Lab
Systemic innovations in progressive housing for risk prevention and mitigation.
Date: July 31st , 2023 | During the Forum on Housing, Latin America & the Caribbean
Panelists:
- Juan Sandoval | Miyamoto - Colombia
- Fernando Mendoza | Executive Director of the Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Housing - Mexico
- Luis Enrique Florez | La Mezcladora Hub - Perú
- Manuela Pinilla | Latin America Program Director Build Change - Colombia
- Elizabeth Añanos | Advisor, Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas - Perú
- Cecilia Rivera | Regional Director, Swisscontact - Perú