Sustainable and affordable building solutions in Philippines

Enhancing access to affordable and climate resilient housing

Project type

OBF Pre-development

Sector

Sustainability / Affordable housing

Sustainable Development Goals

Target outcomes

Increased access to affordable and resilient housing

The problem.

Over 3 million people in Metro Manila are living in inadequate housing without access to infrastructure and sanitation at risk from climate disaster. There is already a shortfall of adequate housing provision of 6.5 million units. Without effective planning and intervention, the number of people living in informal housing will increase to an estimated 4.5 million by 2030. There is a need for affordable and climate resilient housing in these areas. The Philippines is ranked 1st out of 192 countries in the WorldRiskIndex 2022. Increases in global temperature as a result of global warming are set to increase typhoon and flood frequency, intensifying the extent of damage and disruption to homes and livelihoods across the Philippines.

The intervention.

District Development Unit (DDU) aims to implement scalable sustainable solutions for the built environment in emerging markets undergoing rapid urbanization by integrating research and analysis. DDU integrates research and analysis to deliver evidence-based high impact projects, innovating in areas where conventional methods of development are not working. The approach involves detailed spatial analysis, community engagement, specialist technical input, and financial planning. DDU designs products that are proven to demonstrate high thermal performance, reducing carbon emissions. The aim is to connect these products to green financing to implement large scale impact.

DDU aims to develop an in-situ upgrading strategy to transform Manila’s informal settlements into sustainable and climate resilient communities through access to affordable, climate resilient housing with integrated infrastructure to provide safe housing and improve the health and wellbeing of residents. The house prototype enables in-situ settlement upgrading so that households do not have to relocate, it also has the capacity to grow incrementally whilst providing for basic sanitation and sewage infrastructure.

The project.

Shifted provides pre-development advisory to DDU with the ambition to develop an innovative OBF mechanism that best allows DDU to achieve its long-term strategic and impact goals. Shifted will be supporting DDU in developing an OBF to bridge the capital requirements enabling a sustainable transition for DDU’s business model and to create greater impact in Mongolia.

Shifted provides pre-development advisory in the areas of:

Feasibility assessment
Fundraising support
OBF and funding strategy