Roof Over Our Heads (ROOH)
ROOH – Roof Over Our Heads is a campaign that envisions delivering resilient, low carbon and affordable homes and improving public infrastructure to urban residents, particularly those living and working in informality. Roof Over Our Heads (ROOH) is a campaign that envisions delivering resilient, affordable, low-cost houses and improving public infrastructure for urban residents, particularly those living and working in informality. The collaboration operates at a scale that bridges hyper local realities with global influence. What begins in a single informal settlement echoes across regions and continents. The ROOH campaign operates at a scale that bridges hyper local realities with global influence. ROOH’s vision links itself to the UN High Level Champions Race to Resilience and Race to Zero Campaigns, and expects itself to deliver the Race to Resilience goal of building resilience of 4 billion people across the globe, that remain most vulnerable to the disastrous effects of climate change.
Collaboration stage
Growth/Scale
Categorisation
Member Facilitated
Number of members
11Chairs
Sheela Patel
Coordinators
Lana Koubaitary
SDG Focus
SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production SDG 13 - Climate Action SDG 17 - Partnerships to achieve the Goal
Issues addressed
Climate Disaster & Emergency Management Infrastructure & Housing