Ardhi University Dr. Nathalie Jean-Baptiste 13.02.2016

IAPS SYMPOSIUM - DAR ES SALAAM 2017

Knowledge for Climate-Proof/Supportive Urban Development in Rapidly Changing Environments

1. Organized by: IAPS Housing Network - Nathalie Jean-Baptiste, Rolf Johansson, Peter Kellet, Roderick Lawrence and Wilbard Kombe (Host from )

With Support of: Sigrun Kabisch and Petra Schweizer-Ries (sustainability network)

2. Host: Ardhi University Institute for Human and Settlements Studies (IHSS) Prof. Wilbard Kombe Director of IHSS and Chair of Urban Land Management

3. Location & date: Dar es Salaam, – September 2017

4. Summary: Contemporary cities in low-income countries have numerous social and economic development challenges and environmental issues that should be addressed. The “business as usual” development trajectory has serious implications for both current and future generations. Some cities will need to reassess their development goals and planning interventions to incorporate new challenges stemming from global change (climate change, migration flows, and land grabbing). Others will need to address questions of how to create safer and more equitable built environments.

What are the implications of global environmental changes for land use planning in coastal cities and inland states with low economies? What are the consequences in terms of global health challenges? Whose responsibility is it to prevent and reduce the negative impacts of climate change? In this regard, local authorities, urban developers and land use planners are asked to reconsider and/or to reconcile short- and long- term objectives for development and the associated environmental and social costs.

Ardhi University Dr. Nathalie Jean-Baptiste 13.02.2016

Residents in peri-urban areas – already reliant on marginal and often hazardous land for their housing and livelihoods – are particularly vulnerable unless preventive actions can be taken to improve their quality of life. Despite the economic and social progress observed in the global south, there still is a series of discontinuities in terms of knowledge about the impacts of climate change, individual and collective pro-environmental behavior, and the provision of services and infrastructure. Effective measures need foresight information about sustainable urban development, impacts of climate change on specific localities and possible strategies for creating adequate human habitats particularly in informal settlements.

Given that urban areas in Africa Asia and Latin America are progressively being configured over longer time periods through policies and land-use planning, the question of secure built environments will become even more relevant. The symposium in Dar es Salaam will take a pioneering look at urban development, people and environmental behavior in Africa. It will debate the added value of explicitly relating scientific knowledge about climate change to pro-environmental behavior and city planning.

5. Expected Outcomes:

 Participants will learn about specific examples of the challenges faced by urban populations in different regions of the world.

 The latest evidence from international projects will provide participants with a deeper understanding about the interconnection between policy definition, land use development in urban areas, pro-environmental behavior, and the construction of built environments.

 In articulating the particularities found in the different contexts, participants will learn about approaches and implementations that influence urban development in low-income urban areas.

 The focus will be on bridging the applicability gap between scientific knowledge, professional know-how and implementation.

Selected papers will be peer-reviewed and the accepted ones will be published in a E-book “Knowledge for Climate-Proof/Supportive Urban Development in Rapidly Changing Environments”. This will targeted as a UN-Habitat book series. All authors will receive a free, electronic version of the book for personal use.

6. Format:

Ardhi University Dr. Nathalie Jean-Baptiste 13.02.2016

The organizing committee welcomes the submission of original theoretical contributions and case studies for presentation at the symposium in the following formats:

1) Oral presentation in 3 or 4 thematic panels. Symposium themes proposed are:  Planning in disasters, risk and climate change  Housing and informality  Governance and local institutions’ responses  urban infrastructure  ecosystems  Urban health and global environmental changes  behavior, attitude and risk perception  knowledge dissemination and mainstreaming

 Side Events with Stakeholders/Decision-makers including NGOs, CBOs, international development agencies and organizations.

 Poster session

 PhD session

Expected number of participants: 60-90 contributors

The Symposium will last 2 days + 1 day dedicated to PhD candidates

7. Symposium fees

Estimated fees are: $200-300 USD for ordinary participants, $100-150 USD for students, additionally the symposium will offer 1 or 2 travel grants and discounts for best PhD papers.

8. Network and Partnerships

Potential partners are:  University of Dar es Salaam  Helmholtz Centre for Environmental research-UFZ  Future Earth  African Centre for Cities ACC  Urban Climate Change Research Network (UCCRN)  C40

Experienced scholars working in the global south will be invited as guest speakers. Potential contributors are:

Ardhi University Dr. Nathalie Jean-Baptiste 13.02.2016

Names Institution Susan Parnell African Center for Cities David Dodman International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) Diana Mitlin International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) David Satterthwaite International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) Cynthia Rosenzweig NASA GISS – Columbia University Jochen Monstadt TU Darmstadt Mark Pelling Kings College London Denise Piche Université Laval Puis Yanda Institute for Research Assessment (IRA) Vanessa Watson University of Cape Town (UCT) Edgar Pieterse African Centre for Cities Pamela Mbabazi Mbarara University Eric Jenkins School of Architecture CUArch

Potential Funding agencies are:  GIZ  USAID  EU Science Counselor to the African Union- Stéphane Hogan  SIDA  World Bank  BMBF call of 2016  Volkswagenstiftung

9. Symposium Academic International Committee

This committee will be responsible for the quality of the scientific input during the symposium. Specific activities will entail: review of abstracts, chair of sessions, discussants, review of paper, comments and feedback on organizational issues.

Name Institution Prof. Wilbard Kombe Ardhi University Dr. Nathalie Jean-Baptiste TU Darmstadt Prof. Rolf Johansson LSU Prof. Roderick Lawrence Ûniversity of Geneva Prof. Peter Kellet Newcastle University Prof Jochen Monstadt TU Darmstadt Prof. Sigrun Kabisch Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research Dr. Riziki Shemdoe Ardhi University Ardhi University Dr. Nathalie Jean-Baptiste 13.02.2016

Prof. Alphonse Kyessi Ardhi University Prof. John Lupala Ardhi University Prof. Aloysius Mosha University of Prof. Vanessa Watson University of Cape Town (UCT) Prof. Petra Schweizer-Ries University of Applied Science/Bochum & Saarland University Prof. Shuaib Lwasa Makerere University … …

10. Symposium Steering Group at ARDHI University

The steering group serves as the symposium’s main organizational body. It’s activities includes: Searching for appropriate venue, developing the content of the symposium, searching for funding, developing the website and payment platform, maintaining communication with partners, maintaining contact with attendees, etc… Steering Group members are:

 Prof. Wilbard Kombe  Dr. Nathalie Jean-Baptiste  Dr. Tatu Limbumba  Dr. Deusdedit Kibassa (CLUVA)  Dr. Daniel Mbiso (SIDA)  Dr. Daniel Msangi (SIDA)  Dr. Dawah LuLu Magembe-Mushi (SIDA)  Mr. Anael Moshi

11. Dissemination Strategy:  Networks (IAPS, UCCRN, etc…)  Website  Facebook account  Twitter  Flicker account