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| Document Type: | General |
| Publish Date: | 21/11/2014 |
| Primary Author: | Zaigham Mahmood Rizvi |
| Edited By: | Suneela Farooqi |
| Published By: | Housing and Housing Finance, and Secretary General, South Asia & Pacific Housing Forum |
This paper covers the six countries of the region, namely Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri-Lanka, Thailand and Indonesia. Housing has a direct relationship with the population, and it is an essential social need regardless of affordability. It is important to note that the region represents nearly one-fourth of the world population, , one out of four people on the planet live in the South Asian region.