SUDAN SHELTER SECTOR ASSESSMENT

Includes discussions and data on country situation, its geography, economy, population characteristics, employment and income. Shelter sector describes and analyzes government, current housing situation, projection of need, land, institution, construction sector, environmental protection, rural housing, concludes with recommendations of sources of encouragements and constraints. Examines the most important constraints affecting the shelter sector, among them affordability, lack of financing, projects administration, poor production and supply of building materials, and inadequate planning of housing projects. Appendices contain backup tables for analysis; data and discussion of the capital costs, share capital of the Estates Bank, financial statement of Public Electricity and Water Corporation, Sudanese Estates Bank Act, and a list of Sudanese officials and contracters contracted by study team.