Makindye Ssabagabo is one of the fastest growing cities in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan area, but has a severe lack of affordable and green housing.
The Makindye Ssabagabo Challenge asked the question:
How can we develop scalable, affordable green technologies and models to accommodate the growing population sustainably?
We worked with UN-Habitat and Viable Cities to design and run four city-based challenges, each of which were designed to help achieve global net zero and create a better future for all. We helped to design, develop and deliver the first two phases of the Challenge:
For the remainder of the Challenge, we will continue to serve as a partner in an advisory role to UN-Habitat.
Makindye Ssabagabo is one of the fastest growing areas in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area in Uganda with a rapid population growth rate of 10% and the highest population density in the country.
The municipality borders the capital city Kampala and has a combination of urbanized, affluent, less affluent and informal settlement areas. The challenges of growth, development and servicing of Kampala have triggered a sprawl of growth centres in the municipality.
Following a series of consultations involving different stakeholders, the city is ready to undertake this challenge. The successful implementation of this project will greatly improve the sustainability, aesthetics and liveability in the city while building green jobs for residents.
The goal of this team is to develop affordable, sustainable net-zero housing within the context of an integrated solution addressing these objectives on both the individual building scale as well as the neighbourhood scale.
Through a shared approach Green Community Cities will deliver a demonstration adapted to the needs of the local community, while simultaneously being scalable for wider economic and sustainability impacts.
IBSF, Impulser, Marula Proteen, Urban Planning Constelation, EcoBrixs and CLC Global.
Eco Brixs – Building materials
Endelevo – Facade greening
KasanaShare – Energy
Urban Planning Constellation – Urban planning
Marula Proteen – Insect-based biorefinery
Impact Building Solutions Foundation – Housing developer
Stockholm Water Technology – Water management
Impulser – Wastewater
Sustainability Concepts – Wastewater
CLC Global-USA – Urban planning
Reall – Housing developer
Smart Havens Africa – Housing developer
An innovation competition to accelerate the shift to climate neutral cities.
An innovation competition to accelerate the shift to climate neutral cities.
An innovation competition to accelerate the shift to climate neutral cities.
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