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RURAL HOUSINGTHE BARBADOS EXPERIENCE
Presented by: Hon. Denis St. E. KellmanMinister of Housing, Lands and Rural Development
BARBADOS
XXIV General Assembly of MINURVIMontego Bay, Jamaica
August 26-28, 2015
Urban Corridor of Barbados
Population in urban corridor
Population
• The median population age is rising rapidly 1990 2000 2010
28.88 years
33.13 years
36.22 years
• Central Intelligence Agency CIAThe World Factbook
• 17% population aged 55 and 11% surpassed age 65
17%
Japan 47.5*Brazil 30.7*Mexico 27.3*
LANDAST
1991
2003 2014
Forest land has increased by 21% over 23 years, 1991 -2014 The urban land area grew by 60 % in the last two decades.
1991 2002 2013
-
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
Vegetation
Agricultural land
Urban land
-60%
-40%
-20%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80% 1991 - 2013
Vegetation
Agricultural land
Urban land
Unproductive soil
Historic Urban Footprint
To acquire, hold and manage land and other property of any kind whatsoever and sell, let, lease or otherwise dispose of such land or other property on such terms and conditions as the Minister determines;
To carry out development, building, maintenance, repair, improvement and other operations;
To provide water, gas, electricity, sewage and other services;
To carry on any business or undertaking in, or for the purpose of, any housing development;
MANDATE OF THE NATIONAL HOUSING CORPORATION
• To make advances to persons on such conditions and securities as may be prescribed for any of the following purposes :
i. acquiring houses and land or constructing houses,ii. acquiring buildings to be converted into houses,iii. converting into houses buildings already acquired,iv. altering, enlarging, repairing or improving houses;
MANDATE OF THE NATIONAL HOUSING CORPORATION
• to execute plans for slum clearance and redevelopment;
• generally to carry out the provisions of this Act, together with such other functions as may be conferred upon it by the Minister for the purposes of this Act or by any other enactment.
HOUSING EVERY LAST PERSON (H.E.L.P)
500 LOT PROGRAMME
NHC PROGRAMMES
H.E.L.P (cont’d)
H.E.L.P
H.E.L.P (cont’d)
H.E.L.P (cont’d)
RURAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION(RDC)
New houses constructed by the RDC
HOUSE REPAIRS
House repairs undertaken by the RDC
House constructed from Plycem
Project managed by the MHLR in Constant, St. George
Use of Solar Energy
Houses in NHC’s Housing Project in Lancaster, St. James with solar water heating
Used to illuminate bus shelter.
Solar House Project in Queen’s Park Barbados
THANK YOU