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The fiFth session of the World Urban Forum CONFERENCE The Right to the City: PROGRAMME Bridging the Urban Divide HSP/WUF/5/1/Add.2 hp/wuf/5/1/add.2
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Table of contents
welcome messages 3
Daily programme 5
Opening and closing Ceremonies 25
Dialogues and thematic open debates 26
Special Sessions 31
Roundtables 34
Networking Events 38
Side events 62
Training Events 70
Seminars 74
Gender Equality Action Assembly 75
World Urban Youth Assembly 78
Exhibition 80
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Welcome messages
“We understand the urban space as a collective arena which belongs to all its inhabitants, which is culturally rich and diverse, and whose social functions are directed at securing the universal distribution of wealth, services and opportunities.
It is in this spirit of social transformation, of the construction of a new urban reality, through the exchange of ideas that aim to make cities more democratic, sustainable and, ultimately, human, that Brazil is pleased to host the Fifth Session of the World Urban Forum in Rio de Janeiro, in March, 2010.
We are confident that, through the many discussions, exhibitions and Photo © Federative Republic of Brazil other events that are being planned, the Forum will provide a space for the elaboration of a common agenda with innovative and productive solutions for cities around the globe.”
-- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil
“The persistence of urban poverty is largely the result of weak urban economies and finance, and the absence of the instruments and institutions required to support housing and infrastructure finance. The current global financial crisis and credit crunch only exacerbates this situation. There is a risk that our efforts to meet the Millennium Development Goals, and to address the shelter crisis, will be rolled back.”
-- Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations
“When we speak of the right to the city, we are talking about ensuring that women, men, youth and children have equal access to basic services in the communities where they live. These basic services include access to potable water and adequate sanitation so that people can live in dignity and in an environment free from disease. The right to the city also implies minimum levels of safety and security so that people do not live in constant fear of being assaulted or of being robbed. The right to the city also includes affordable energy and public transport to facilitate access to jobs, education and recreation. The right to the city includes the right to adequate housing and the right for people to participate in decisions affecting their livelihoods. Finally, the right to the city should translate into equal opportunities for all to improve their living conditions and Photo © Urban Construction livelihoods without jeopardizing the rights of future generations to do Archive, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, China the same.“
-- Anna Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director, UN-HABITAT.
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Friday, 19 March 2010
EVENT room page GENDER EQUALITY ACTION ASSEMBLY
“I would like to welcome you to the city of Rio de Janeiro and also to the D aily programme Fifth Session of the World Urban Forum. 08:45-10:00 Opening Ceremony W3-14 75 10:30-11:00 1. Assessing Progress on Implementation of the Gender Equality W3-14 75 Hosting such an important event, which seeks to promote, strengthen Action Plan (GEAP): An introduction to the gender equality and spread the debate around issues such as urban mobility, diversity, workshops environment and social development, underscores the dedication and commitment of the State of Rio de Janeiro to transform its urban spaces 11:00-13:00 2. General Overview of the Gender Equality Action Plan W3-14 75 and also to improve the construction of sustainable cities, enabling its 3. Advocacy and Monitoring Gender Inequality in Cities W3-13 75 inhabitants to enjoy better standards of life. 4. Urban Planning, Governance and Management W3-18 76 The venue that will be used for the discussions could not be more appropriate: the Port of Rio de Janeiro. 5. Land and Housing W3-19 76 6. Access to Environmentally Sound Urban Services W3-20 76 Historically integrated into the daily life of the city and on the shores of the Guanabara Bay, the region of the port witnessed the foundation of 7. Strengthened Housing Finance Systems W3-12 76 the city of Rio de Janeiro and the beginning of its urbanization process. 14:00-16:00 8. Progress on Implementation of Gender Equality Action Plan: W3-14 76 Today, this region is involved in one of the most important revitalization Workshop Summaries and restoration programs ongoing in the city, which aims to organize its occupation and utilization, and which characterize it as the ideal setting 16:30-17:30 9. Recommendations to Policy Makers W3-14 76 for the formulation of policies and innovative projects for urban planning. WORLD URBAN YOUTH ASSEMBLY
It is a great pleasure to welcome you and I am counting on each one of 09:00-11:00 Opening Ceremony W3-7 and 78 you for the success of this event.” W3-11
-- Sérgio Cabral, Governor of the State of Rio de Janeiro 11:30-13:30 1. Introduction to UN-HABITAT and the World Urban Forum W3-7 and 78 W3-11
14:30-16:30 2. A Tale of Five Cities: Introducing the state of the Urban Youth W3-7 78 2010/2011: ‘Leveling the Playing Field’ “It is an honor for the city of Rio de Janeiro to host the Fifth Session of 3. Youth and Violence in Urban Contexts W3-11 78 the World Urban Forum, the main forum for discussing a new global urban structure. I am sure that the meeting to be held with Rio as the 4. Child and Youth Friendly Cities W3-3 78 setting, a city of worldwide renown as ‘the marvelous city’, will foster 5. UN-HABITAT Youth Advisory Board Updates: Nanjing to Rio W3-5 79 F rida the formulation of vanguard solutions for urban space occupation throughout the planet. 16:30-18:30 Reception
y, 19 M arch 2010 Besides discussing models for more democratic and sustainable cities, representatives of more than 160 countries will share in Rio the largest urban transformation that the city will undergo in the future: the Revitalization of the Seaport. It is not by chance that the warehouses of the Port of Rio were chosen as headquarters of the event. The region, from which Rio developed and which had been abandoned, is now beginning to receive high investments from the public sector as well as support from the private sector, in order to become an important business, tourism and leisure center.
This is a process of rediscovering the city, which we hope may inspire other metropolises around the world”.
-- Eduardo da Costa Paes, Mayor of Rio de Janeiro
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Saturday, 20 March 2010 Monday, 22 March 2010
EVENT ROOM PAGE EVENT ROOM PAGE GENDER EQUALITY ACTION ASSEMBLY 08:00-09:00 CAUCUS MEETINGS 09:00-10:00 10. Gender and Sustainable Urbanization: Emerging Issues W3-14 76 Canada W3-13 10:30-13:00 11. Land and Housing W3-20 76 Uganda W3-18
12. Access to Basic Service W3-19 77 D aily programme Women W3-1 13. Economic Empowerment of Women in Cities W3-18 77 Youth W3-2 14:00-15:45 14. Policy Makers’ Session W3-20 77 09:30-12:30 OPENING CEREMONY W4 25 15. Rio To WUF6: Strategies for the Next Forum W3-14 77 12:30-13:00 OPENING OF EXHIBITION W6 80 16:00-17:00 Closing Ceremony W3-14 77 13:30-16:00 ROUNDTABLES
FROM 18:00 Reception Venue to be 77 Ministers W3-11 34 announced 14:00-16:00 seminar WORLD URBAN YOUTH ASSEMBLY Sustainability of water and energy resources in large cities W3-7 74 Sessions General Electric (GE) and Department of Environment of Rio de Janeiro aily programme D aily State 09:00-11:00 6. Inclusive Cities: Youth as agents of change W3-11 79 NETWORKING EVENTS 7. Youth, Cities and Climate Change: Ideas to action W3-7 79 1. The Management of the Environmental Sanitation W3-13 38 8. Economic Empowerment through Improved Livelihoods W3-3 79 Secretary of Environmental Sanitation, Ministry of Cities, Brazil 9. Bridging the Digital Divide W3-5 79 2. Towards a comparative urban and housing set of indicators: W3-18 38 11:30-13:30 10. The Role of the Arts in Social Change W3-11 79 Monitoring Public Police, City Performance and Quality of Life City of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Metropolises Observatory, Brazil, Global 11. Governance and Active Citizenship W3-2 79 City Indicators Facility and Habitat for Humanity International
12. Resources for Youth-Led Crime-Prevention Initiatives W3-7 79 3. Governance of urban spaces: Actions, Challenges and Perspectives W3-19 38 14:30-16:30 Closing Session Events W3-7 and 79 Brazilian Confederation of Municipalities (CNM), Brazil, Polis W3-11 Institute, Brazil, Centre for Social Studies, Portugal and Isandla Institute, South Africa
4. Right to adequate housing: Tools for successful urbanization W3-20 38 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) monda y, 22 march 2010 y, 20 M arch 2010 y, S aturda
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EVENT ROOM PAGE EVENT ROOM PAGE 5. Mitigating Urbanization through Integrated Urban and Rural W3-1 39 22. Nine years of the city statute In Brazil W3-19 41 Strategies Cities Alliance, Brazil Canada Mortgage and Housing, Canada 23. Sustainable regional development: Municipal, industrial and W3-20 41 6. The Workers and the Right to the City W3-2 39 intra-regional cooperation International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-CSI) and ABC Embassy of Sweden in Brazil Federal University, Santo-André, Brazil 24. Korean green growth strategy and eco-city concept W3-1 41 7. Maputo HomeSpace (“Espaço do lar”) research and community W3-3 39 International Urban Training Center, Republic of Korea disaster preparedness D aily programme 25. Caribbean Community Urban Crime Prevention Initiatives W3-2 41 Maputo and Copenhagen Architecture Schools, Mozambique CARICOM, St. Kitts and Nevis, United Nations Latin American 8. Enhancing Communities, Food-Security, Sustainable W3-5 39 Institute for the Prevention of Crime (Ilanud), Brazil, Alberto Agriculture Through Urban-Rural Linkages Hurtado University, Chile and Municipality of Medellín, Colombia United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Heifer 26. Post Disaster Shelter: a first step towards permanent housing W3-3 42 International, and International Partners for Sustainable Agriculture solution (IPSA), USA. Corporative Housing Foundation (CHF) Honduras, International 9. Best practices in Local Urban Observatories: Arab region W3-6 39 Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Habitat Medina LUO, Saudi Arabia for Humanity and National Housing Institute, Cuba
10. Urban responses to climate change in Latin America W3-12 39 27. The Participative City and Youth W3-5 42 IHDP Urbanization and Global Environmental Change (UGEC) World Vision USA aily programme D aily project, USA 28. Participatory Approach in bridging urban divide in Mega Cities: W3-6 42 11. How People Face Evictions: Lessons from people-led initiatives W2-2 39 Examples from Lagos Building and Social Housing Foundation, and Development Institute for Environment, Research and Development (IERD) and Planning Unit, University College London, UK Lagos State Government, Nigeria
12. A Revolutionary Approach to Urban Upgrade W2-3 40 29. Urban (In)Security W3-12 42 Gauteng Local Government and Housing, South Africa German Development Cooperation, Germany
13. Planning Sustainable Urbanization and Right to the City W2-4 40 30. Planning future Arab Cities: sustainability and opportunity W2-2 42 Global Planners Network, USA Arab Towns Organization, Government of Kuwait and UN-HABITAT Kuwait 14. Resilient Cities W2-5 40 ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability, Germany 31. Sustainable solid waste disposal in developing countries W2-3 42 Institut Africain de Gestion Urbaine (IAGU), Senegal 15. The Sea, the City and the Marketplace W2-7 40 Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) Pacific, 32. Tools and methods for associate savings, subventions and loans: W2-4 42 UN-HABITAT, UNIFEM and UNESCAP Pacific Alliance, Fiji How to finance social housing in developing countries Groupe Plaidoyer Habitat Cameroun, Cameroon 16. Linking humanitarian shelter and housing development in W2-13 40 disasters 33. Protocols for upgrading large settlements W2-5 43 International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Slum Dwellers International, South Africa monda (IFRC) 34. Working Together – Is it worth it? W2-7 43 17. Housing for All: World Economic Forum Event W2-14 40 Mercy Corps, Indonesia World Economic Forum, USA y, 22 march 2010 35. Slum Improvement: A Development Opportunity W2-13 43 18. Innovations in Local Development Finance W2-15 40 U.S. Agency for International Development, USA. The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) 36. How can Asian cities become more sustainable and more W2-14 43 19. Donors and Non Governmental Organizations’: Is Shelter a W2-16 41 competitive? y, 22 march 2010 y, Priority? Asian Development Bank Habitat for Humanity International 37. Finding solutions to forced evictions worldwide: a priority to W2-15 43 16:30-19:00 ROUNDTABLES implement the right to the city monda Advisory Group on Forced Evictions (AGFE), UK Mayors W3-11 34 38. Harnessing urbanization for growth and poverty alleviation W2-16 43 16:30-18:30 NETWORKING EVENTS World Bank 20. The Alliance of Civilizations and the Local Governments W3-13 41 19:00-20:00 Reception The Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP) and the National Front of Mayors (FNP), Brazil Government of Brazil - Welcome Concert for all participants W4 21. American Ways: analysis of Latin American cities W3-18 41 O GLOBO, Brazil
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EVENT ROOM PAGE Tuesday, 23 March 2010 5. Land Management in Brazilian cities, an expression of the right to W3-1 63 the City EVENT ROOM PAGE The French Development Agency (AFD) and Cities Alliance 6. National and State Reports on MDGs in Brazil W3-2 63 08:00-09:00 CAUCUS MEETINGS Institute of Applied Economic Research – IPEA, Brazil Canada W3-13 7. The Right to the Ecocity, Ecocity World Summit Montréal 2011 W3-3 63 Uganda W3-18 Montréal Urban Ecology Center, Canada D aily programme African Parliamentarians W3-20 8. The users and citizens' participation as a component of the right to W3-5 63 the city Women W3-1 The French Institute for Public-Private Partnership (IGD) Youth W3-2 9. The International Conference of Innovative Cities Results W3-6 63 09:00-11:30 DIALOGUES Industrial Federation of Paraná State, Brazil
1. Taking Forward the Right to the City W4-1 26 10. Launching the HIC publication: “Cities for All Now!” W3-12 63 Habitat International Coalition (HIC) 2. Bridging the Urban Divide: Inclusive Cities W4-4 27 19. Cities and Climate Change Initative Partners and Cities Meeting W2-16 65 09:00-11:30 TRAINING EVENTS UN-HABITAT 1. How to green large-scale urban design projects W2-7 70 12:30-13:30 11. Lecture on Madrid Manzanares River Park Project W2-2 64
aily programme D aily Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn Burgos & Garrido Arquitectos, Spain 2. How to assess cities’ vulnerability and adaptation to climate W2-14 70 12. Influencing Character Through Edutainment and Sports W2-3 64 change Youth Initiative Canada United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 13. Sustainble Cities Programme/Localizing Agenda 21: Lessons for W2-4 64 3. Towards preventive housing policies to mitigate informality W2-15 70 the cities and climate change initative and sustainable urban Lincoln Institute of Land Policy development network (SUD-NET) 4. UNICEF Urban Centre Platforms: participating methodology W2-2 71 UN-HABITAT for local development 14. Promoting Energy Efficiency in Buildings in Developing Countries W2-5 64 UNICEF UN-HABITAT 5. Gender budgeting in local governments W2-3 71 15. Child Friendly Cities: Experience and Results of a Global W2-7 64 Metropolis Women International Network Partnership 6. How Community Stakeholders can design safe, inclusive W2-4 71 UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, New York and Geneva neighbourhoods 16. Municipal Platforms for Local Strategic Development W2-13 64 Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) MASHAV - Israel’s Agency for International Development International Cooperation
7. How to effectively incorporate sustainability into urban W2-5 71 T uesda 17. Rehabilitation Plan of Salvador Old Downtown (PRCAS) – Bahia W2-14 64 governance Office of Reference for Salvador Old Downtown, Brazil United Nations Global Compact Cities Programme 18. Violence Prevention through Urban Upgrading W2-15 65
8. Climate Smart Green City Planning for City Planners W2-13 71 y, 23 M arch 2010 German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and International Urban Training Center Development (BMZ)/ KfW Development Bank 12:00-13:30 SIDE EVENTS 13:30-15:00 THEMATIC OPEN DEBATES 1. Social Inclusion from Urban Interventions W3-13 62 Whose City: Excluded Groups and the Right to the City W4-1 26 y, 23 M arch 2010 y, Caixa Econômica Federal, Brazil Income Inequalities in Cities W4-4 27 2. United Nations Pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010 W3-18 62 United Nations Pavilion 13:30-16:00 ROUNDTABLES T uesda 3. Brazilian Challenges for the World Cup 2014 W3-19 62 Global Parliamentarians on Habitat Climate Change and Human W3-11 35 SINAENCO - Sindicato Nacional das Empresas de Arquitetura Settlements e Engenharia Consultiva, Brazil 13:30-16:00 SPECIAL SESSIONS 4. Public Private Partnerships for Sustainable Urbanisation W3-20 62 Special Session on Haiti: Building Back Better W3-14 31 Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), India
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EVENT ROOM PAGE EVENT ROOM PAGE 14:00-16:00 Seminars 53. Sustainable urban responses to climate change: vulnerable W2-7 46 populations Evaluating results and impact of clusters in sustainable local W3-7 74 Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, USA development Coordination of Postgraduate Programmes in Engineering / Federal 54. Improved Urban Governance and Sustainable Development using W2-13 46 University of Rio de Janeiro (COPPE/UFRJ) Technology Cooperative Housing Fund (CHF) International Woodrow Wilson NETWORKING EVENTS Center and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
39. National Slum Upgrading Policies – IBSA´s Experiences W3-13 44 Development (HUD), USA D aily programme Ministry of Cities, Brazil 55. Bridging the North-South Divide in Sustainable Urbanization W2-14 46 40. Sport for Safer Neighbourhoods W3-18 44 The International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP), Kilimanjaro Initiative, Switzerland The Netherlands
41. Reinventing sustainability? International urban workshops & W3-19 44 56. Lessons from practice: toward climate change resilient cities W2-15 46 decentralized cooperation The Rockefeller Foundation, USA Les Ateliers, France 57. Access to security of tenure and housing finance W2-16 46 42. Marabá and Acará: two challenges within the Urban Amazonian W3-20 44 The Swedish Government, Lantmäteriet - the Swedish mapping, region cadastral and land registration authority, and the National Housing Governo do Pará - Sedurb and The National Movement of Housing Credit Guarantee Board, Sweden Vindication in Brazil (MNLM), Brazil 15:30-17:00 THEMATIC OPEN DEBATES aily programme D aily 43. Slum Upgrading and Prevention in ACP countries W3-1 44 Innovative Approaches to Realizing the Right to the City W4-1 26 European Commission - African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States Secretariat (EC-ACP) Beyond Income and Consumption Inequalities W4-4 27
44. Bicentennials in Action: The Challenge of Urban Governance W3-2 44 16:30-19:00 ROUNDTABLES Observatory on Latin America, The New School, USA. Civil Society and Non Governmental Organizations’ Roundtable on W3-11 35 45. Affordable housing and sustainable cities development W3-3 45 the Right to the City with Social Justice Ministry for Regional Development, Russian Federation Indigenous Peoples in Urban Areas Roundtable Indigenous Peoples, W3-7 35 46. Localizing the Habitat Agenda Indicators: Lessons learned W3-5 45 Sustainable Urban Development with Culture and Identity The Municipality of Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia 16:30-18:30 SPECIAL SESSIONS 47. Emerging Challenges and New Perspectives for Monitoring and W3-6 45 Sanitation, Wastewater and Solid Waste Management: Linking the W3-14 32 Achieving the Millennium Development Goals issues for a liveable city National Front of Mayors (FNP), Brazil, IPEA - Institute of Applied Economic Research, Brazil and Secretariat of Social Development of 16:30-18:30 NETWORKING EVENTS Mexico 58. State of Cities Reports: a tool for better understanding the urban W3-13 47 48. Angola, Brazil and Mozambique: Bridging back two continents W3-12 45 divide
Ministry for Coordination of Environmental Affairs, Mozambique Polis Institute of Social Policy , Cities Alliance, T uesda and Ministry of Cities, Brazil UN-HABITAT – ROLAC, Brazil
49. Big cities facing the challenge of social cohesion W2-2 45 59. Informal Settlements Regularization: City Right’s Entrance Door W3-18 47
The Association of Mayors of Large French Cities, France Fundação Bento Rubião, Brazil, DPU Associates (Developing y, 23 M arch 2010 Planning Unit, University College London), UK, Centre National 50. Mega Cities in the Arab World: Challenges and Opportunities, W2-3 45 de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France, Ministry of the Cities/ the Case of Cairo, Egypt Secretary of Urban Programs, Brazil and Building Social Housing General Organization for Physical Planning (GOPP) - Ministry of Foundation (BSHF), UK Housing, Utilities and Urban Development, Egypt y, 23 M arch 2010 y, 60. Urban guidelines for housing developments W3-19 47 51. Balanced participation of men and women - a basis for economic W2-4 45 Ministry of Social Development, Mexico development KS - The Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities, 61. City Regeneration with an Integrated Approach W3-20 47 T uesda MOLOJ, Guatemala and The Spanish Federation for Municipalities Spanish Ministry for Housing and Provinces (FEMP), Spain 62. Local Leadership Priorities, Practices and Partnerships for Building W3-1 47 52. African Urban Futures: Promoting Urbanization Strategies W2-5 46 Resilient Cities: Driving the Local Implementation of the Hyogo African Centre for Cities, South Africa Framework for Action The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) Geneva and Panama, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway, UN-HABITAT, EMI and Huairou Commission
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EVENT ROOM PAGE Wednesday, 24 March 2010 63. Inclusive cities for all: UNESCO/ UN-HABITAT/ UCLG initiatives W3-2 47 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) EVENT ROOM PAGE
64. Safety and Urban Spaces: Targeting Fear and Insecurity W3-3 47 08:00-09:00 CAUCUS MEETINGS Inter-American Coalition for the Prevention of Violence (IACPV), Canada W3-13 USA Uganda W3-18 65. Gender and Race – Building an inclusive urban space W3-5 48 United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), Brazil Women W3-1 D aily programme
66. Democratizing decentralization: women take the lead W3-6 48 Youth W3-2 The Huairou Commission, USA 09:00-11:30 DIALOGUES
67. Systematization of participatory budgeting methodologies W3-12 48 3. Equal Access to Shelter and Basic Urban Services W4-1 27 RED FAL, Fondo Andaluz de Municipios para la Solidaridad Internacional (FAMSI – Andalucía Solidaria), Plataforma 4. Cultural Diversity in Cities W4-4 28 Internacional por los PPs, Diputación Provincial de Málaga, Spain 09:00-11:30 TRAINING EVENTS
68. Energy Efficiency and Climate Protection: Challenging our W2-2 48 9. How to foster livelihood strategies in slums/ informal W2-13 71 Assumptions US Conference of Mayors and US Green Building settlements Council, USA International Labour Organisation (ILO), World Bank
aily programme D aily 69. Participatory budgeting 20 years after the African experience W2-3 48 10. How to improve water efficiency in water utilities W2-2 71 Enda Ecopop, Senegal UN-Water Decade Programme on Capacity Development 70. Campaign for Decent Work in Urban Inventions: Fair Games Fair W2-4 48 (UNW-DPC) Play 11. How to implement the right to the city W2-3 71 Building and Wood Workers International and the International Polis Institute, Habitat International Coalition (HIC), Alianza Labour Organization (ILO) Internacional de Habitantes (AIH), Centre on Housing Rights 71. Dysfunctional Property Markets: A Development Challenge W2-5 48 and Evictions (COHRE), Asociacion Latinoamericana de International Housing Coalition, USA Organizaciones de Promocion (ALOP), United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 72. Incremental Housing – An Urban Proactive Strategy to Meet the W2-7 49 Brazilian Urban Reform Forum, Instituto Brasileiro de Direito Growth Challenges of the Next 20 Years Urbanístico (IBDU) University Consortium on Incremental Housing, MIT-SIGUS, USA 12. How to prepare education for a changing urban environment W2-4 72 73. Best Practices in Financing Slum Upgrading W2-13 49 United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Development Innovations Group, USA Organization (UNESCO)
74. Future-proofing our cities: establishing a global standard for W2-14 49 13. Working to improve the competitiveness of cities in the W2-14 72 measuring and reducing GHG emissions global and regional market United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), France World Bank Institute and International City Managers W ednesda 75. Cross-sectoral cooperation and citizen engagement – key factors W2-15 49 Association (ICMA) for urban sustainability! 14. Planning for cities in the transition towards a green economy W2-15 72 Government Offices of Sweden United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
76. Count me in, for planning my city W2-16 49 15. How cities approach ecosystems and poverty with W2-5 72 y, 24 M arch 2010 Community Organizations Development Institute (CODI), Thailand ecoBUDGET 17:30-18:30 THEMATIC OPEN DEBATES ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability 16. Equiurbe, achieving equitable distribution of costs and W2-7 72 y, 23 M arch 2010 y, Thematic Concluding Session - Taking Forward the Right to the City W4-1 26 benefits Thematic Concluding Session- Bridging the Urban Divide: Inclusive W4-4 27 IHS, the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies cities at Erasmus University Rotterdam T uesda From 20:00 Reception 09:00-12:00 BUSINESS CAUCUS W3-14
Hariri Award Dinner (by invitation) 12:00-13:30 SIDE EVENTS
20. Historical Inner-City Revitalization: An Approach Focusing on the W3-13 65 Right to the City French Ministry for Energy, Ecology, Sustainable Development and Sea
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EVENT ROOM PAGE EVENT ROOM PAGE 21. Urbanization and Climate Change, Implications for Urban W3-18 65 12:30-13:30 37. Assessing Child Friendliness of Cities and Communities: A Toolkit W2-15 67 Governance and Responses for Local Users PAIRVI Associates, India UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre and Children’s Environments Research Group (CERG) 22. Inaugural Meeting of the Advisory Committee of the Local W3-19 65 Action for Biodiversity Initiative 13:30-15:00 THEMATIC OPEN DEBATES ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability Access to Serviced Land W4-1 27 23. Cities and Climate Change in Asia W3-20 65
The Various Identities in the City W4-4 28 D aily programme German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) / Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische 13:30-16:00 ROUNDTABLES Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH Universities’ Roundtable: Bridging the Gap between Research and W3-11 36 24. Launch of the Portuguese Version of the Publication“Emerging W3-1 65 Action at City Level - The Role of Universities Cities” Habitat Professionals W3-7 35 Institut des Sciences et des Techniques de l’Equipement et de l’Environnement pour le Développement (ISTED), France 14:00-16:00 SPECIAL SESSIONS
25. City Development - The Role of National Government W3-2 65 The Latin American Consultation. Actualizing the Right to the City W3-14 32 German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and 14:00-16:00 NETWORKING EVENTS Development (BMZ) and Cities Alliance (CA) 77. Right to the city and governance in metropolis Local Urban W3-13 49 26. Architecture and Engineering Consulting Meeting W3-3 66
aily programme D aily Observatory – Metropolitan Buenos Aires, (CIHaM/ FAD/ UBA), SINAENCO-Sindicato Nacional das Empresas de Engenharia Argentina Consultiva, Brazil 78. Lusophone metropolises: genesis and patterns of urban sprawl W3-18 50 27. Displacement in Urban Areas: Challenges and Responses W3-5 66 Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Portugal United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) 79. Online Peace Tools: Engaging Urban Youth through Technology W3-19 50 28. Bright Green Cities W3-6 66 The U.S. Department of State EUBRA - Euro Brazilian Sustainable Development Council 80. Strategic planning, response to the right to the city in W3-20 50 29. 100 per cent renewable energy and beyond for cities HafenCity W3-12 66 developing countries University Hamburg and World Future Council, Germany The French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, France 38. Panel Discussion on Living Cities W2-16 67 81. Cities, Food and Agriculture Resource Centre on Urban Agriculture W3-1 50 Institute of Water Policy, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, and Food Security (RUAF), The Netherlands National University of Singapore 82. Social risk management, energy companies, and local development W3-2 50 12:30-13:30 30. Reducing human vulnerability through better access to basic W2-2 66 Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, Brazil services United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) 83. Local Authorities promoting the Right to the City W3-3 50 UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Spain 31. SUD-Net, bringing multi-sectored approaches to urban W2-3 66 W ednesda development 84. Facing Climate Change: Is there a right to the green city? W3-5 50 UN-HABITAT Heinrich Böll Foundation, Germany
32. Cities and Climate Change Initiative Tools for training of Local W2-4 66 85. Interactive Session on Bridging the Urban Divide and the W3-6 51 Government officials and professionals (CCCI) Tools for Training of Challenge of Forced Evictions y, 24 M arch 2010 Local Government Officials and Professionals National Union of Tenants, Nigeria UN-HABITAT 86. Bridging the Divide: Improving Water and Sanitation for the W3-12 51 33. Self-help Housing Projects in Guayaquil, Ecuador: Impact W2-5 66
y, 24 M arch 2010 y, Urban Poor Evaluation Water and Sanitation Programme (WSP), World Bank, Kenya Universidad Catolica Guayaquil, Ecuador, Ministerio de la Vivienda, 87. HIV and urban informal settlements - Exploring the interface W2-2 51 Chile and Lund University HDM, Sweden The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Kenya 34. HIV/AIDS-Tanzania Participation at World Urban Forum 5 W2-7 67
W ednesda 88. Right to the City: The Case of Jerusalem International Peace and W2-3 51 HIV/AIDS Anonymous International (HIVAI), Tanzania Cooperation Center, Palestinian Territories 35. Helping Bridge the Urban Divide in Rio de Janeiro Through W2-13 67 89. Legal reform and land policy in Central America W2-4 51 Projects that Foster Adolescent Participation Association for Land and Territory Management (AGISTER), Coordination of Policies and Intersectoral Activities of the Guatemala Municipal Secretary of Health of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 90. Urban Poverty and Social Inclusion in Bangladesh and Nepal W2-5 51 36. Lessons Learned in Squatter Upgrading - Publication Release W2-14 67 Local Government Division (LGD/ LCGWG Urban), Bangladesh Inter-American Development Bank, Cities Alliance, Ministry of Cities of Brazil and Federal Savings Bank (CEF), Brazil
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EVENT ROOM PAGE EVENT ROOM PAGE 91. Climate change, Governance and Social equity W2-7 51 103. Intermediate cities panel W3-5 53 URBAN-NET, Sweden Catedra UNESCO Ciudades Intermedias and Programa Uia-Cimes, LLEIDA, Spain 92. Affordable Housing W2-13 51 Wilton Park, UK 104. The impact of decentralisation on basic public services W3-6 53 Barcelona Provincial Government (Diputació Barcelona), Spain 93. Mapping the Urban Divide W2-14 52 Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission, Italy 105. The right to housing in the city Swedish Cooperative Centre W3-12 53 (SCC) and Housing Development and Management (HDM), Lund
94. City Indicators and Comparative Measurement W2-15 52 D aily programme University, Sweden Global City Indicators Facility (GCIF), Canada 106. Inclusive Urban Planning for the Working Poor W2-2 54 95. Urban Biodiversity: Local Solutions to Global Challenges W2-16 52 WIEGO, South Africa Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI), Africa Secretariat, South Africa 107. Urban Violence Reduction: From Local to Global W2-3 54 Geneva Declaration Secretariat/ Small Arms Survey/ UNDP/ QUNO 15:30-17:00 THEMATIC OPEN DEBATES 108. Bridging the Education-Community Divide: Two Approaches W2-4 54 Affordable and Adequate Housing W4-1 27 Global Studio, Australia From Indifference to Tolerance W4-4 28 109. Post Conflict Urban Development Experience: The Afghanistan W2-5 54 16:30-19:00 ROUNDTABLES Case Ministry Urban Development, Afghanistan Gender and Women’s Roundtable: Towards Safer Cities for Women W3-11 36 aily programme D aily 110. Food security : bridging the urban-rural divide W2-7 54 Urban Researchers’ Roundtable: Bridging the Urban Transport Divide W3-7 36 Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 16:30-18:30 SPECIAL SESSIONS 111. Climate Neutral Homes W2-13 54 South-South Cooperation Special Session: The Right to the City - W3-14 32 United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Bridging the Urban Divide 112. The Convention of Right of the People with Disabilities and W2-14 54 16:30-18:30 NETWORKING EVENTS the Right to the City Deaf Aid and Disabled Child Monitor (DCM), Kenya 96. Can Volunteers Bridge the Urban Divide? Habitat for Humanity, W3-13 52 Costa Rica 113. Comparative Assessment of Metropolitan Planning System in W2-15 55 Emerging Economies: Case of Indian and Brazilian Metropolis 97. Cultural Heritage and the Challenge of Urban Management W3-18 52 Faculty of Planning and Public Policy, CEPT University, India, and National Institute for the Historical and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN), Geo-Sciences Institute, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil Brazil 114. Reimagining Older Industrial Cities: Perspectives From The US, W2-16 55 98. Metropolitan Regions Management: National and International W3-19 52 Germany, and Italy Experiences, Advances and Challenges U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary of Federative Affairs of Ministry of Institutional Relations of The Presidency of the Republic of Brazil, 17:30-18:30 THEMATIC OPEN DEBATES W ednesda Ministry of Cities of Brazil , Ministry of Social Development of Thematic Concluding Session: Taking Forward the Housing Agenda W4-1 27 Mexico, Forum of Federations, National Forum of Metropolitan Entities, Brazil, National Front of Mayors, Brazil, Thematic Concluding Session - Cultural Diversity in Cities W4-4 28 Metropolitan Agency of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Great Recife Transport Consortium, Brazil, International Association of Public y, 24 M arch 2010 Transport, Observatory of Metropolis, Brazil, Inter-American Development Bank and Caixa Econômica Federal – CAIXA, Brazil
y, 24 M arch 2010 y, 99. Govern to succeed with sustainable city development W3-20 53 United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), Municipality of Rosario, Argentina
100. Housing, HIV/ AIDS: Sharing Knowledge, Making W3-1 53 Connections Rooftops Canada-Abri International, Canada, W ednesda CONGEH,Cameroon, National AIDS Housing Coalition, Inc (NAHC), USA., Red Hábitat, Bolivia and State of Alagoas Union of Homeless Groups, Brazil
101. Framework for Collaboration: Designing Sustainable Plans W3-2 53 American Institute of Architects NYC, USA.
102. Building Sustainable - Cities as Centers - of Diversity, W3-3 53 Inclusivity, and Innovation National League of Cities, USA
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EVENT ROOM PAGE Thursday, 25 March 2010 41. Noise from the Wind Turbines and Its Effect on the Urban Dwellers W3-19 68 Nigeria Wind Energy Club EVENT ROOM PAGE 42. Joint Work Programme on Successful Approaches to Scaling Up W3-20 68 08:00-09:00 CAUCUS MEETINGS National Slum Upgrading and Prevention - Recent Experiences in 15 Countries Canada W3-13 The World Bank Institute Uganda W3-18 43. Contemporary Discussions on the Diffusion of the Urban Media W3-1 68 Women W3-1 Digital Artisans, Brazil D aily programme
Youth W3-2 44. Community Engagement in Local and National Decision-Making W3-2 68 Canadian Environmental Network 09:00-11:30 DIALOGUES 45. Ecological Safety and Urban Sustainable Development W3-3 68 5. Governance and Participation W4-1 28 International Eco-Safety Cooperative Organization 6. Sustainable Urbanization: Cities in a Changing Climate W4-4 29 47. Place on Earth Haring Woods Studio, UK W3-6 68 09:00-11:30 TRAINING EVENTS 48. Knowledge for Cities UN-HABITAT W3-12 68 17. How to leverage local assets for strategic local development W2-3 72 57. Community Action Planning (CAP) – Community W2-16 69 Weitz Center for Development Studies Participation for a Sustainable Urban Development 18. How to use participatory GIS for targeting vulnerability and W2-5 72 Urban and Regional Development Institute and the China aily programme D aily inequality at neighbourhood-city level Academy of Planning and Urban Design, China Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation 12:30-13:30 49. Use Bike Project: Sustainable Transportation in Sao Paulo W2-2 68 (ITC), the University of Twente Instituto Parada Vital, Brazil 19. Urban cultural heritage area planning and management W2-7 73 50. Book Launch: Integrated Urban Water Management in the W2-3 68 Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) Humid Tropics, UNESCO-IHP Urban Water Series University United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 20. How to strengthen social cohesion and manage conflict in W2-13 73 UNESCO cities 51. Habitat Partner Universities W2-4 69 The Hague Academy for Local Governance UN-HABITAT 21. How to define strategic spatial interventions as a medium of W2-14 73 52. Lake Victoria W2-5 69 Integration UN-HABITAT Catholic University of Leuven - Department of Architecture, Urbanism, and Planning (ASRO) - Research Group Urbanism 53. Book Launch - "Women in the City" Women and Habitat Latin W2-7 69 and Architecture (OSA) America Network (UNIFEM)
22. Training tools and methods for participatory Budgeting. W2-15 73 54. Urban Renewal Project in Zimbabwean Cities: Building a New W2-13 69 Special emphasis on Paulo Freire’s educational perspective Urban Human Settlement T hursda and methods Government of Zimbabwe, Ministry of National Housing and Social Development Planning Unit - University College London Amenities
23. How to process oriented incremental housing surveys W2-4 73 55. Launch of the State of the Latin American and Caribbean Cities W2-14 69
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - The 2010 Report y, 25 M arch 2010 Special Interest Group in Urban Settlement (SIGUS Group) UN-HABITAT
24. How to plan collaborative governance W2-2 73 56. Presentation of the Urbanization Programme of the Industrial City W2-15 69 Centre for Human Settlements, University of British of Cumbica - Guarulhos y, 25 M arch 2010 y, Columbia Secretaria de Habitação de Guarulhos, Brazil
09:00-12:00 BUSINESS CAUCUS W3-14 13:30-15:00 THEMATIC OPEN DEBATES
12:00-13:30 SIDE EVENTS Effective Citizen Participation W4-1 29 T hursda 39. Is an Incremental Core Housing Approach the Way to Re-Establish W3-13 67 Reducing Vulnerabilities to Climate Change W4-4 29 Communities in Haiti? 13:30-16:00 ROUNDTABLES Global University Consortium Exploring Incremental Housing, SIGUS MIT, USA Business W3-11 36
40. Housing Demands of "Allegados" in Chilean Metropolitan Areas W3-18 67 Global Land Tool Network Piloting of a GLTN Land Tool: A Practical W3-7 37 Ministerio de la Vivienda de Chile Way to Ensure Gender Equality
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EVENT ROOM PAGE 128. Cultural intelligence, Cross-cultural peace building with W2-5 57 Culturally Diverse Cities 14:00-16:00 SPECIAL SESSIONS Rock.Paper.Scissors Inc., Canada
Integrated Slum Upgrading in Brazil W3-14 32 129. City planning and environmental changes in LAC W2-7 57 14:00-16:00 NETWORKING EVENTS The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN-ECLAC) 115. Targeting methodologies for housing subsidies W3-13 55 Ministry of Social Development, Mexico 130. Housing Sector Profiling for Improved Shelter Delivery W2-13 57 Government of Malawi D aily programme 116. The public property democratization W3-18 55 Secretariat of Federal Real Estate (SPU), Brazil 131. Enhancing Social Inclusion: Building Capacity for W2-14 57 Collaborative Governance 117. Quality of life in cities: Building cities, building W3-19 55 Centre for Human Settlements, Canada neighbourhoods Inter-American Development Bank (IBD), Fiscal and Municipal 132. Ensuring Participatory Sustainability of Critical Lifelines: W2-15 57 Management Division (FMM), Brazil Megacities’ Experiences German Network of Future Megacity projects 118. Critical assessment of international influences on urban W3-20 55 133. Práticas Artíticas Contemporâneas - Processes engaging in W2-16 58 policies urbanism, the city and sociability National Association of Post-Graduated Studies and Research in La Asociación Mujeres Cabeza de Familia (ASOMUCAF), Urban and Regional Planning (ANPUR), Brazil and University of Colombia and Centro de Intercambio y Referencia Iniciativas Buenos Aires, Argentina aily programme D aily Comunitarias (CIERIC), Cuba 119. Which cities for the twenty-first century? W3-1 55 15:30-17:00 THEMATIC OPEN DEBATES Swiss Federal Institute Technology, Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland Revisiting Urban Planning W4-1 29 120. A critical assessment of the urban neoliberal hegemony – change W3-2 56 accepted by the organization Promoting Inclusive and Environmentally Sustainable Cities W4-4 29 Housing and Human Settlements Centre, Faculty of Architecture, 16:30-19:00 ROUNDTABLES University of Sao Paulo, Brazil Youth Empowering Youth through Sports in the Urban Environment W3-11 37 121. Informal Land Markets in Consolidated Settlements in Latin W3-3 56 American Cities: Market Dynamics, Structural Characteristics and SPECIAL SESSIONS Residential Mobility of the Poor Real Estate Observatory for Land Policies, Brazil, and Pro-Urbana 16:30-18:30 Building with Energy Efficiency and Sustainability: a contribution of the W3-7 32 Programme, Chile Americas to the debate on urban development in low-income areas Energy Department, Ministry of External Relations, Brazil 122. Nutrition in cities W3-5 56 Standing Committee on Nutrition (SCN), Switzerland 16:30-18:30 Local Government Special Session: Operationalizing the International 32 Guidelines on Decentralisation and Access to Basic Services for All W3-14 123. Delivery of Municipal Services through Pro-Poor Public- Private W3-6 56 Partnerships NETWORKING EVENTS The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Public 134. Hip Hop and urban arts as a tool for crime prevention and W3-13 58 T hursda Private Partenerships (PPP) for Service Delivery, South Africa youth participation 124. Local knowledge: innovation and violence prevention in cities W3-12 56 Fundación Artística y Social La Familia Ayara, Colombia United Nations Latin American Institute for the Prevention 135. UniverCity: Towards city-university co-production and W3-18 58 y, 25 M arch 2010 of Crime – Ilanud, Brazil and Urban Age Program from the co-using of urban knowledge London School of Economics (LSE), UK International Mistra Center for Urban Futures, Sweden
125. Best Practices Transfer - Lessons Learned W2-2 56 136. Local Economic Development to Integrate the Urban Divide W3-19 58
y, 25 M arch 2010 y, Best Practices Hub Vienna, Austria, and Fundacion Habitat, Veracruzana University, Xalapa, Mexico Colombia 137. Are Cities Safe and Inclusive for Women? WICI and WHN-Lac, W3-20 58 126. Kandahar Upgrading and Properties Registration W2-3 56 Argentina, Network for Human Municipality of Kandahar, Afghanistan Development, Brazil and Espaço Feminista, Brazil T hursda 127. Historic City Centers: spaces for regeneration W2-4 57 138. Giving cities the means to build sustainable projects W3-1 58 Hebron Rehabilitation Committee, Center for Cultural The French Development Agency, France Heritage Preservation, The Old City of Jerusalem Revitalization Program - The Welfare Association, and Riwaq - 139. Is a New City possible? Practices and Utopias W3-2 59 Center for Architectural Conservation, Palestinian Territories State, Work, Territory and Nature Centre, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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EVENT ROOM PAGE 140. Urban Conflicts: Mega Events and Evictions W3-3 59 Habitat International Coalition (HIC), Chile and Forum Nacional de
Reforma Urbana (FNRU), Brazil O pening and c losing Ceremonies
141. Rolling Best Practices on Audio-visual Innovation W3-5 59 El Agora Civil Association, Córdoba, Argentina
142. People’s organizations and the struggle for the inclusive city W3-6 59 Urban Poor Fund, The Netherlands
143. Participatory Budgeting: current challenges W3-12 59 Development Planning Unit, University College London (UCL), UK and Brazilian Network on Participatory Budgeting, Brazil
144. Better Understanding and Engaging Urban Youth W2-2 59 University of Colorado, Canada
145. Integrated Approach for Sustainable Rehabilitation of Human W2-3 59 Settlements in Near East Countries: Lebanon, and occupied Palestinian territory MAJAL Academic Urban Observatory-IUA-ALBA- University of Balamand Beit bil Jnoub NGO, Lebanon
aily programme D aily 146. Making of Urban Space: Transcultural and Interdisciplinary W2-4 60 Approaches Latin American Studies Institute Berlin, Germany Opening ceremony, Nanjing Forum 2008. Photo © City of Nanjing 147. Human Settlements: Formulations and [re]Calibrations W2-5 60 KU Leuven, Department of Architecture, Urbanism & Planning, OSA (Research Group Urbanism & Architecture), Belgium Opening Ceremony 148. Impact of Habitat for Humanity Housing Projects on Poverty W2-7 60 Reduction and Sustainability Habitat for Humanity (Asia Pacific), Thailand
149. Inclusive and Sustainable Urban Infrastructure W2-13 60 The Opening Ceremony on 22 March will mark the official opening of the Forum after the Youth and Gender All India Housing Development Association (AIHDA), India Assemblies held on 19-20 March. It will be held under the Chairmanship of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva 150. ‘Right to the City’ and the Informal Economy W2-14 60 of Brazil, who will be accompanied by several Heads of State and Government to deliver key remarks to the Inclusive Cities, UK Forum. The Opening ceremony will also feature two awards namely the Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al Khalifa Award for good governance and equity in housing and urban development policies and practices; and the Rafik 151. Upgrading Informal Settlements through Socio-ecologic W2-15 60 Hariri UN-HABITAT Memorial Award for outstanding contributions to human settlements development Infrastructure Provision including reconstruction and peace building Urbaninform-network, Dirty Work, Germany
152. “Gendered” City through Land, Housing and Housing Finance W2-16 61 Kenya Women Land Access Trust 17:30-18:30 THEMATIC OPEN DEBATES Closing Ceremony Thematic Concluding Session - Governance and Participation W4-1 29
Thematic Concluding Session - Sustainable Urbanization: Cities in a W4-4 29 Changing Climate y, 26 M arch 2010 y, The Forum will be closed under the Chairmanship of the Minister for Cities of the Federative Republic of Brazil - Mr. Marcio Fortes de Almeida who is also the Chair of the Advisory Board of the Forum. The Closing shall F rida Friday, 26 March 2010 mark the launch of the World Urban Campaign which aims to elevate the importance accorded to sustainable urbanization in public policy and public and private investment. A summary of the report of the Forum will be presented to the audience by the Chair of the Advisory Board of the Forum and key Habitat Agenda Partners EVENT ROOM PAGE will also make remarks. The curtain will be drawn on the Forum with the announcement of the host for the Sixth Session of the World Urban Forum. 10.00-12.30 CONCLUDING SESSION AND CLOSING CEREMONY W4 25 “From WUF 5 to WUF 6”
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Coalition (LAC), Brazil; Mr. Miguel THEMATIC CONCLUDING SESSION: Provision of adequate housing is Baldez, Universidade Candido Mendes, BRIDGING THE URBAN DIVIDE: the greatest challenge of the 21st Brazil; Ms. Zoubida Allaoua, World INCLUSIVE CITIES 17.30 - 18.30 century. In an age where widespread D ialog u es and Thema Bank, USA; Mr. Shi Nan, Secretary - Room: W4-4 urbanization is only matched by sharper inequalities in cities, it is General of Chinese Urban Planning t es The concluding session will bring paramount to address the shelter Association, China; Mr. Augusto panelists together to identify lessons dimensions of the urban divide. The Barrera, Mayor of Quito, Ecuador; Mr. learned from the Dialogue and Open Dialogue will review the various types Raphael Bostic, Assistant Secretary for Debates and the key elements of a of constraints that keep the poor out Housing and Urban Development for strategy for Bridging the urban divide: of adequate housing and often make Policy Development & Research, USA Inclusive Cities. informal settlements and slums the Moderators: Neal Peirce, Washington only alternative available to them. The Post, USA; Elizabeth Longworth, Speakers: Mr. Juan José Daboub, panel will then identify the policies and Executive Director of the Office of Managing Director, World Bank; Ms. practices required to broaden access to serviced land and housing and prevent Director-General, UNESCO; Alison Judith Rodin, President, Rockefeller Foundation; Hon. Robinson slum formation. t i c O pen D eba Brown, University of Cardiff, UK Njeru Githae, Minister for Nairobi Metropolitan Development, Kenya; THEMATIC OPEN DEBATE 5: ACCESS DIALOGUE 2: BRIDGING THE Ms. Ann M. Veneman - Executive TO SERVICED LAND URBAN DIVIDE: INCLUSIVE CITIES Director UNICEF (TBC); Mr. Christer 13.30 - 15.00 - Room: W4-1 09.00 – 11.30 - Room: W4-4 t i c O pen D eba Hallerby, State Secretary for Integration The session analyses the major Informed by the presentation of key and Gender Equality, Sweden; Ms. constraints on the supply of serviced findings of the 2010/11 State of the Somsook Boonyabancha, Asian land before turning to the policy World’s Cities Report, the morning Coalition for Housing Rigths, Bangkok, responses best able to improve supplies session will look to pinpoint the deep- Thailand; Ms. Ermínia Maricato, of both land and basic urban services rooted causes of urban inequality, against the background of buoyant Dialogue at the Vancouver Forum 2006. Photo © Globe Foundation University of São Paulo, Deputy poverty and slum incidence, together formal and informal land markets. The Minister of Cities (2003-2005), Brazil; with their impact on cities, and to session aims at a better understanding Ms. Abha Joshi-Ghani, Manager identify the policies, approaches and of the way land markets operate, the actions most apt to set in motion the of Urban Development, World impact on supply of serviced land and Dialogues and thematic open debates self-reinforcing mechanisms that can Bank; Mr. Joachim Prey, Member overall housing prices, as well as their t es help overcome the urban divide. of the Committee of Executives, determinant role in the social and
D ialog u es and Thema GTZ, Germany; Mr. Edgar Pieterse, spatial structures of cities. THEMATIC OPEN DEBATE 3: Director of the African Centre for At each Dialogue session, generally open to all, a special focus of relevance to the Right to the City: Bridging the INCOME INEQUALITIES IN CITIES Cities at the University of Cape Town, THEMATIC OPEN DEBATE 6: 13.30 - 15.00 - Room: W4-4 AFFORDABLE AND ADEQUATE Urban Divide will be discussed. Each Dialogue is linked to two Thematic Open Debates, in-depth discussions on South Africa; Ms. Bijal Bhatt, Co- ordinator of Self-Employed Women’s HOUSING 15.30 - 17.00 the specific themes addressed by each Dialogue, and a Concluding Session. The debate will identify the practices and policies that enable cities to Association, Bank in Ahmedabad, - Room: W4-1 bridge the income and consumption India; Mr. Peter Lanjouw, Research The session reviews the best ways of inequality gaps. Based on the findings Manager, Poverty Group, Development providing affordable and accessible TUESDAY, MARCH 23 THEMATIC OPEN DEBATE 1: WHOSE The concluding session will bring of UN-HABITAT’s latest State of the Economics Research Group, World housing for all segments of society. CITY: EXCLUDED GROUPS AND panelists together to identify lessons World’s Cities Report, panelists will Bank; Mr. Adam Kimbisa, Mayor of The debate focuses on the delivery learned from the Dialogue and Open DIALOGUE 1: TAKING FORWARD THE RIGHT TO THE CITY review the factors that exacerbate the Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania; Mr. Edín of housing formats that best meet Debates and the key elements of a unequal distribution of wealth and THE RIGHT TO THE CITY 13.30 - 15.00 - Room: W4-1 Martínez, Deputy Minister of Housing, low-income households’ needs and strategy for Taking forward the right to opportunities in cities, focusing on the 09.00 – 11.30 - Room: W4-1 San Salvador; Prof. Peter Marcuse, aspirations. This session will focus on who can the city. best ways of tackling such ongoing Dialogue 1 focuses on the Right to access the benefits of urban life, who Professor Emeritus of Urban Planning polarization. THEMATIC CONCLUDING SESSION: the City. To activists, the Right to the cannot and why. Speakers: Mr. Edesio Fernandes, at Columbia University in New York City calls for a paradigm change to Brazil; Mr. David Harvey, City University City; Mr. Pasqualino Procacci, Director TAKING FORWARD THE THEMATIC OPEN DEBATE 4: HOUSING AGENDA 17.30 - 18.30 address the injustices and exclusion THEMATIC OPEN DEBATE 2: INNO- of New York, USA; Ms. Beatrix BEYOND INCOME AND of the Italian Cooperation, Embassy of that characterize modern urban life. - Room: W4-1 VATIVE APPROACHES TO REALIZ- Corredor, Minister of Housing, Spain; CONSUMPTION INEQUALITIES Italy, Kenya. For others, the concept instills fear ING THE RIGHT TO THE CITY 15.30 Ms. Esther Brimmer, Assistant Secretary The concluding session brings together that creativity, entrepreneurship and 15.30 - 17.00 - Room: W4-4 - 17.00 - Room: W4-1 of State for International Organisation Moderators: Steve Bradshaw, all the speakers and panelists to draw markets will be stifled by increased the main conclusions and address the state intervention. Yet others simply Affairs, USA; Ms. Rose Molokoane, The second debate will gauge the producer, BBC Panorama, Investigative The session will explore innovative critical issues raised during the previous dismiss the Right to the City as a Chair of South African Urban Poor, deprivations experienced by the urban Journalist for the BBC, Ben Dotsei mechanisms such as City Charters, discussions. This session will outline utopian vision – a vague aspiration South Africa; Ms Kumari Selja, Minister poor against an expanded set of Malor, UN Radio, United Nations, the Statute of the City, land value possible avenues to provide equal that lacks practical value. Set against capture and civil society initiatives that of Housing and Poverty Alleviation, dimensions. Panelists and the audience will be invited to think about different opportunities to shelter and basic the backdrop of the global financial are turning the Right to the City from India (TBC); Mr. Michel Destot, Mayor WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24 “forms and places of deprivation” services in cities. crisis, the tense debate over the concept to reality. of Grenoble, France; Mr. Marcello within and among cities. This session role of migrants and the day-to- Balbo, Università IUAV di Venezia, Italy; DIALOGUE 3: EQUAL ACCESS Speakers: Mrs. Dilma Roussef, day exclusion of vulnerable groups, will identify public policies, welfare THEMATIC CONCLUDING SESSION: Ms. Margareta Wahlstrom, Assistant TO SHELTER AND BASIC URBAN Minister of Civil Affairs of the Dialogue 1 will invite leading thinkers, mechanisms and specific actions that TAKING FORWARD THE RIGHT TO Secretary-General for Disaster Risk allow for fairer distribution in the SERVICES 09.00 - 11.30 Presidency of Brazil, former Minister activists, professionals and policy- THE CITY 17.30 - 18.30 makers to debate the challenges Reduction, International Strategy various dimensions of inequality of - Room: W4-1 of Energy and Resources, and - Room: W4-1 and opportunities involved in taking for Disaster Reduction, Austria; Mr. opportunities. Coordinator of Brazil’s Programme of forward the Right to the City. Enrique Ortiz, Habitat International
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Accelerated Growth-PAC; Mr. Jaime DIALOGUE 4: CULTURAL DIVER- Speakers: Minister Clifford participation in local democratic THEMATIC CONCLUDING DIALOGUE 6: SUSTAINABLE A. Fabiaña, Chief Executive Officer of SITY IN CITIES 09.00 - 11.30 Warmington, Jamaica President of decision-making, and explore how SESSION: GOVERNANCE AND URBANIZATION: CITIES IN A “Home Development Mutual Fund” - Room: W4-4 UN-HABITAT Governing Council; this participation fosters equal PARTICIPATION 17.30 - 18.30 CHANGING CLIMATE D ialog u es and Thema (Pag-IBIG Fund), the Provident Fund Amb. Joan Clos – Former Mayor, opportunities, transparency and - Room: W4-1 The Dialogue will examine the cultural efficiency in urban management and 09.00 - 11.30 - Room: W4-4 and Home Financing Institution of the Barcelona and Chair of UNACLA; Dr. t es dimension of the urban environment planning. It will explore the dynamics The concluding session brings together Philippines. Ricardo de Ungria, Commissioner The Dialogue will focus on how and build an understanding of its of using governance and participation speakers and panelists to draw cities, governments and communities Mr. Adolfo Carrión, Urban Planner, impact on sustainable, equitable of the National Commission for as key elements for promoting the main conclusions and address are facing the challenges of climate Director of Urban Affairs of the White and inclusive urban development. Culture and the Arts, Republic of the “inclusive cities” and closing the urban the critical issues raised during the change. As hosts to vulnerable House, Government of the United Focusing on one of the main elements Philippines; Mr. Paul Murrain, New divide, and highlight the essential previous discussions. This session will populations and sources of greenhouse States of America; Mr. Eric Makokha, of the “right to the city” approach, Urbanism Movement and author elements of a participative city. outline possible avenues for improved gases, cities have a special role to play this Dialogue will bring the interface governance and participation. Chief Executive of Shelter Forum NGO, of the Responsive Environment; Dr. in the climate change debate. Local Co-chair, Land Sector Non-State Actors between cultural and physical/spatial Nicephore Soglo, Mayor of Cotonou, THEMATIC OPEN DEBATE 9: dimensions to the forefront in order Speakers: Prof. Michael Cohen, leaders stand more at the forefront Network and Chairman of Board of and former Prime Minister and EFFECTIVE CITIZEN of efforts to increase resilience to better to highlight how cultural The New School, New York;Prof. Directors of Social Rights Foundation, President of Benin; Ms. Ariane Salmet, PARTICIPATION 13.30 - 15.00 extreme climate events and cut carbon diversity can help bridge the urban Philip Harrison, University of the t i c O pen D eba Kenya; Mrs. Kecia Rust, Coordinator divide. Chief of the Department of cultural - Room: W4-1 emissions by reaching out to new Witwatersrand,Johannesburg; Ms. partners, setting ambitious targets of the Centre for Affordable Housing diversity in the French Ministry of The session will delve into the Maria Otero, Under-Secretary of State and embracing new tools. Participants Finance in Africa, part of FinMark THEMATIC OPEN DEBATE 7: THE Culture; Brigitte Colin, International normative and operational bearings for Democracy and Global Affairs,USA; will explore cutting-edge, integrated Trust, South Africa; Mrs. Raquel Rolnik, Migrations and Multiculturalism of civic participation. The various VARIOUS IDENTITIES IN THE Min. Brigitte Grouwels, Minister of approaches that enable cities to adapt Special UN Rapporteur on Right to Section, Architecture and Cities, procedures and channels enabling civil t i c O pen D eba CITY 13.30 - 15.00 - Room: W4-4 Public Works, Transport, the Port of to the impacts of climate change and Adequate Housing; Mr. Graham Division of Social Sciences, Research society participation in the governance, Cultural diversity is a defining Brussels, and ITC, Brussels; Ms. Sonia reduce greenhouse gas emissions while Tipple, Professor from the University and Policy, UNESCO; Former- Minister planning, decision- and policy-making, characteristic of humankind. The Dias, Women in Informal Employment: bridging the urban divide. of Newcastle, United Kingdom, Meuttia Hatta Swasono, Minister of resource allocation, management of debate will identify the types of urban public space will come under scrutiny. Globalizing and Organizing, Belo author of books on housing; Mrs. Women Empowerment; Indonesia; Dr. policies that pave the way for effective Individual country and city experiences Horizonte;Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, THEMATIC OPEN DEBATE 11: Banashree Banerjee, Indian scholar and cultural inclusiveness and diversity Mona Serageldin, Vice President of will be shared, challenges identified Governor of Lagos State, Nigeria; REDUCING VULNERABILITIES TO international consultant on land and among the population, taking in the Institute for International Urban and innovations highlighted. It will Mr. Claudio Orrego, Mayor of CLIMATE CHANGE housing; Mr. Gustavo Gonzalez Soto, the local and the global dimensions. Development, Egypt; Hon. Arkebe discuss whether participation has Peñalolén, Santiago de Chile; Ms. 13.30 - 15.00 - Room: W4-4 housing cooperative campaigner and The main question here will be, Oqubay, Minister of State for Urban resulted in more inclusive, tolerant Barbara Lipietz, African Centre The debate focuses on the social leading Latin American practitioner in ‘How can cities promote the various Development, Ministry of Federal and equitable cities and dwelling for Cities, London; Sen. Art incidence of rising sea levels, heat t es cultural dynamics at work among environments, and if so, what is the self-help and land and housing; Mr. Affairs and Former Mayor of Addis waves, increased cyclonic activity and their populations for the benefit of best practice and the best way to Eggleton,Senator, Canada; r. Olivio Martim Smolka, leading land scholar Ababa, Ethiopia; Américo Córdula - changing rain patterns. The poor and D ialog u es and Thema sustainable development of local assess the extent of such participation, Dutra, Former Minister of Cities, and Director of the Latin American Secretary in charge of identity and marginalized are the typical victims of communities, peoples and nations?’ and to balance public and special Brazil; Mr. Jesse Robredo, Mayor and the Caribbean Programme of the cultural diversity - Brazilian Ministry of floods, landslides and other disasters as This will include the notion of ‘cultural interests? of Naga City, Philippines; Mr. Tarso Lincoln Institute of Land Policy; Mr. difference’ as another driver of Culture; Mr. Tokio Sexwale, Minister they can only afford to build homes in Genro, Former Mayor of Porto Alegre; Mark Napier, Director of LandMark development. of Human Settlements, South Africa; unsafe slums and informal settlements THEMATIC OPEN DEBATE 10: Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Chairman, think-tank on urban land markets for Mr. Jorge Jose; City of Mumbai, India; that lack basic services, secure tenure REVISITING URBAN PLANNING General Organisation for Physical the poor; Mrs. Evaniza Rodrigues, THEMATIC OPEN DEBATE 8: FROM Dr. Hector Castillo Berthie, Expert on and access to finance and insurance. 15.30 - 17.00 - Room: W4-1 Planning,Egypt; In such precarious settlements, social National Forum of Urban Reform in INDIFFERENCE TO TOLERANCE Urban Arts with Youth; Dr. Shamsul and environmental vulnerability come The debate will reassess the current Mr. Jan Olbrycht, Member of the Brazil, Civil Society Representative 15.30 – 17.00 - Room: W4-4 Amri Baharuddin, Malaysia; Ms Jan together. Therefore, any responses to status of urban planning, particularly in European Parliament and President of at the Council of Cities of Brazil; Mr. Petersson, Huairou Commission climate change must acknowledge Being spaces of multicultural terms of its normative and operational the URBAN Intergroup, Brussels;Ms. Dan Ericsson, State Secretary and the urban divide, embracing social expression, cities are characterized by underpinnings. The extent to which Sheela Patel, Founding Director of Deputy Minister of Finance, Member Moderators: Mr. Zeca Camargo, inclusiveness as an important part of extremely complex conditions. Cities planning can promote inclusiveness the Society for the Promotion of Area of Parliament of Sweden; Mr. David are where the major challenges of Presenter, Rede Globo (Brazilian sustainable urban development. and foster social integration will be Resource Centers (SPARC), Mumbai; Smith, Director and Founder of the today’s world can be observed close Television); Ms. Taciana Gouveia - analyzed. The broad spectrum of Mr. Jean-Pierre Mbassi, Secretary- Affordable Housing Institute, Boston, up. This is why this session will focus ABONG director (Brazilian NGOs global experiences in refining and THEMATIC OPEN DEBATE 12: General of United Cities and Local USA; Mr. Nabil Bonduki, scholar, on the question: ‘How do we sustain Association); Georgia Butina, Professor adapting planning systems around the PROMOTING INCLUSIVE Goverments-Africa (UCLG-A); Mr. housing practitioner and advisor on and facilitate the expression of cultural of Oxford Brookes University world will help shed light on the extent AND ENVIRONMENTALLY diversity and, at the same time, create Guillermo Marzioni, Comisión Nacional national housing policy and national to which the conditions and challenges SUSTAINABLE CITIES spaces for connectivity, inclusion and de Tierras para el Hábitat Social, housing plan of Brazil; Mr. Kandeh THURSDAY, MARCH 25 in cities today match the premises 15.30 - 17.00 - Room: W4-4 dialogue, if we are to move away from Argentina; Mr. Serge Tomasi, Directeur K. Yumkella, Director General of the of planning practice and theory. indifference and bring about better The institutional framework within de l’Economique Globale et des How can cities position themselves for United Nations Industrial Development DIALOGUE 5: GOVERNANCE AND low-carbon growth trajectories? It is acceptance of others?’ which planning operates, particularly Stratégies de Développement, France; Organistion; Mrs. Sonia Castedo PARTICIPATION 09.00 - 11.30 not necessarily true that reduction in the powers and capacities of local Ms. Ana Falú, Centro de Intercambio Ramos, ,Mayor of Alicante, Spain; THEMATIC CONCLUDING SESSION: - Room: W4-1 carbon emissions results in economic authorities will also be analyzed y Servicios para el Cono Sur Argentina Mr. Barry Pinsky, Executive Director of CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN CITIES from the perspective of effective loss. On the contrary, controls on The main objective of the Dialogue (CISCSA), Córdoba, Agrentina; Mr. Rooftops Canada, housing expert in 17.30 - 18.30 - Room: W4-4 participatory planning. urban sprawl and action to promote is to identify and review the building Alessandro Scotti, Photographer, grassroots, municipal cooperative and smart growth can help cities regain The concluding session brings together blocks of participatory cities and Milano, Italy the traditional economies of scale national housing. all the speakers and panelists to draw governance systems. Experiences from resulting from urban agglomeration. Moderators: Mr. Nabeel Hamdi, the main conclusions and address the across the globe will be analyzed, Inclusive urban transportation and former CENDEP/Oxford Brookes critical issues raised during the previous highlighting challenges and emerging environmentally sound basic services Director, UN-HABITAT Scroll of Honour discussions. This session will outline patterns in urban governance. The can help cities attract and retain job- Award winner possible avenues to promote cultural discussion will consider the various creating enterprises. diversity in cities. mechanisms that enable civil society
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Furthermore, “greening” of buildings Building and Construction Initiative, can reduce greenhouse gas emissions USA; Mr. Dan Hoornweg, Lead while cutting energy costs, providing Specialist, Sustainable Cities and Cities healthier, more productive work and Climate Change program, World environments. Sustainable urban Bank; Mr. Joshua C. Milberg, Chicago t es development can achieve reduced Department of Environment, First ecological footprints, opportunities for low-carbon economic growth and Deputy Commissioner, Chicago, USA; ‘green’ jobs. Mr. Ilmar Reepalu Mayor of Malmö, Sweden (tbc) THEMATIC CONCLUDING SESSION: SUSTAINABLE URBANIZATION: Moderators: Mr. John Vidal, SPE C IAL SESSIONS CITIES IN A CHANGING CLIMATE Journalist, the Guardian’s environment 17.30 - 18.30- Room: W4-4 editor (tbc); Prof. David Simon, Professor of Development Geography, The concluding session brings together t i c O pen D eba Royal Holloway, University of London; speakers and panelists to draw the main conclusions and address the Mr. Konrad Otto Zimmerman, critical issues raised during the previous Secretary General, ICLEI - Local discussions. This session will outline Governments for Sustainability possible avenues for promoting inclusive and environmentally sustainable cities.
Speakers: Mr. Ron Sims, Deputy Secretary, Dept. Housing and Urban Development, USA; Ms. Martha Delgado, Environment Secretary, Government of Mexico City, Vice-Chair of ICLEI (tbc); Mr. Jan Vapaavuori, Minister of Housing, Finland; Ms. World Urban Forum, Vancouver 2006. Photo © Globe Foundation Marina Silva, Senator, former Minister
D ialog u es and Thema of Environment, Brazil (tbc); Mr. Arvin F. Gadskill, Junior Minister, responsible for Climate Change, Norway; Ms. Khady Diagne, ENDA, Special Sessions Senegal;; Ms. Michelle Kooy, Urban Program Director, Mercy Corps urban climate change adaptation and TUESDAY, MARCH 23 The Session will open with an A formal report; the “Summary of resilience Asian Cities Climate Change introduction by the UN-HABITAT the Chair” will be passed officially to Resilience Network (Southeast Asia SPECIAL SESSION ON HAITI: Executive Director, followed by an the Prime Minister on behalf of those City Network); Mr. Alain Lecomte, BUILDING BACK BETTER opening statement by the Chair of present and the Executive Director, and General Inspector for sustainable 13.30 - 16.00 - Room: W3-14 the Session, HE Ambassador Celso will be included in the proceedings of Amorim, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Fifth Session of the World Urban development, France; Mr. Wim Elfrink, The Government of Brazil Brazil. A keynote address from HE Mr. Forum. Chief Globalization Officer, Cisco;Prof. Jean-Max Bellerive, Prime Minister of In one of the new century’s worst Mao Qizhi, Tsinghua University, Urban Republic of Haiti will be followed by a Speakers: Dr. Anna Tibaijuka, Under- disasters, some 230,000 people Planning and Urban Development, second address to the assembly from Secretary General United Nations, died in the devastating earthquake China; Mr Jan Kubis, Executive the UN Special Envoy for Haiti, William Executive Director, UN-HABITAT; of January12, 2010. The depth of Secretary, United Nations Economic J. Clinton (to be confirmed). The Ambassador Celso Amorim, Ministry destruction of Haitian cities is more Chair will invite well known experts on of External Relations, Brazil; Jean-Max Commission for Europe; Ms. Khalida comprehensive than in any other disaster risk reduction, preparedness, Bellerive, Prime Minister, Republic of Bouzar, Deputy Director, Division of urban disaster in recent history. urban systems and built environment Haiti; Mr. William J. Clinton, Special Technology, Industry and Economics Without detracting from the immense to share their advice and guidance Envoy of the SG, for Haiti; Margareta (DTIE), UNEP; Dr. Mohamed Shareef, loss of life or the despair of those on key points for consideration by Wahlstrom (Special Representative of Deputy Minister for Housing, Transport survivors, there is an opportunity the Government of Haiti, on the the Secretary General- International to take strategic decisions to apply and Environment, the Maldives; Ms. reconstruction process and ensuring a Strategy for Disaster Reduction); John non-life saving aid in a manner that Cynthia Rozenzweig, Co-Chair, New better, safer, and more resilient urban Holmes (Under-Secretary General will benefit Haitians for decades to York Panel on Climate Change, NASA environment in those cities affected by and Emergency Relief Coordinator); come. This special event, hosted by the and Columbia University, USA; Mr. the earthquake. Minister Marco Farani, Director, Government of Brazil, provides a forum Brazilian Agency for Cooperation Mongezi Mnyani, Head, Department for expert advice to the Government (ABC). of Local Government and Housing, of Haiti on planning for a better, Gauteng Provincial Government, more resilient urban environment in South Africa; Mr. Casius Pealer, US reconstructed Haitian cities. Green Building Council, Sustainable
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SANITATION, WASTEWATER AND over the world. Although focused on THURSDAY, MARCH 25 UN-HABITAT’s remarkable work on SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT: Latin America, the consultation is open decentralization and access to basic LINKING THE ISSUES FOR A to other regions, with simultaneous INTEGRATED SLUM UPGRADING IN services for all provides an adequate LIVEABLE CITY 16.30 - 18.30 translation available. It presents BRAZIL 14.00 - 16.00 answer to the search for solutions experiences on how, after 20 years towards bridging the urban divide. - Room: W3-14 - Room: W3-14 of struggles from social movements By adopting the Guidelines on The session will present and discuss the UN - HABITAT, Ministry of Cities, and organizations, the right to the decentralization and strengthening city has been introduced in legislation Brazilian experience in slum upgrading of local authorities in 2007, and the Government of Brazil, GTZ, Sus- and implemented through public policies implemented by the National Guidelines on access to basic services tainable Sanitation Alliance, Waste policies in different Latin American Housing Secretariat of the Ministry for all in 2009, members of the The session discusses key issues in countries. It will debate the political of Cities of Brazil, in partnership UN-HABITAT Governing council urban management related to solid challenges for further strategies to with State and Local Governments committed themselves to and liquid waste and how they impact take the right to the city forward. The and Caixa Econômica Federal. promote local democracy through SPE C IAL SESSIONS on cities and towns. The first session consultation will be chaired by Nelson Representatives of the Governments decentralization to improve access to comprises a high-level panel to set Saule, Polis - FNRU, and co-chaired of Brazil, Thailand, Peru, Mexico and basic services for all. The Guidelines are the political stage, where leading by a representative of Asociación Argentina, and from international designed to assist policy reforms and political figures give their responses Latinoamericana de Organizaciones institutions, such as the World Bank, legislative action at the country level in to waste management and how it de Promoción (ALOP), with an the Inter-American Development Bank two complementary areas of can be moved higher up the political introduction by Guenter Karl, UN- and Cities Alliance, will be part of the UN-HABITAT’s mandate. agenda. Other topics could include the HABITAT. A report will be prepared by discussion as panelists and debaters to relevance to climate change and the Gotzon Onandia-Zarrabe, COHRE. present their point of view about this This session serves as a forum to fragile nature of waste management in successful experience. exchange ideas and formulate small island states. During the second Speakers: Marcelo Ebrard Casaubon, recommendations on the questions: session three publications will be Head of Government of Mexico Building with Energy How can we facilitate ownership
SPE C IAL SESSIONS launched: Solid Waste Management in City, Mexico; Alberto Calla, Vice- Efficiency and Sustainability: a of these international Guidelines the State of the Worlds Cities (UN- Minister of Housing, Bolivia; Elizabeth contribution of the Americas at the country and city levels? How HABITAT), Wastewater Management Santos, Comités de Tierra Urbana, to the debate on urban can progress made implementing (UNEP and UN-HABITAT), Sanitation in Venezuela; Pedro Franco, IAI Latin development in low-income this unique framework be jointly Cities (Sustainable Sanitation Alliance/ America, Dominican Republic; areas 16:30 - 18:30, Room W3-7 monitored? How can implementation GTZ). During the final session, there Marcos Landa, Movimento Nacional of the Guidelines be financed?; and will be a discussion on key priorities for de Luta pela Moradia, Brazil; Ada Energy Department, Ministry of What innovative mechanisms can be the sector. Colau, Observatory DESC, Espai External Relations, Brazil used to achieve this goal? Social Magdalenes, Spain; Enrique During this event, hosted by the Speakers: Dr. Anna Tibaijuka, Under- Ortiz Flores, HIC-AL, Mexico; David Government of the Federative Republic Secretary General United Nations, Harvey, the City University of New York of Brazil, eight members will discuss Executive Director, UN-HABITAT; Ms. (CUNY), USA. a non-binding document on best Uschi Eid, Vice Chair UN Secretary- practices on energy efficiency and General’s Advisory Board on Water, SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION sustainability in the context of urban Government of the Federal Republic SPECIAL SESSION: THE RIGHT TO development in low-income areas. The of Germany; Mansoor Yusuf Himid, THE CITY - BRIDGING THE URBAN session, which brings together high- Minister for Water, Construction, DIVIDE 16.30 - 18.30 level representatives from Brazil, the Lands and Energy, Revolutionary - Room: W3-14 United States and other UN agencies, Government of Zanzibar; Dr. Pachauri, is open to all participants. Chair Intergovernmental Panel on The Session will provide a platform for Climate Change (TBC); Representative knowledge and experience exchange LOCAL GOVERNMENT SPECIAL of Ministry of Cities, Government of to promote a better and more SESSION: OPERATIONALIZING THE Brazil; CEO of Ove Arup & Partners; sustainable urban future for cities in Prof. David Wilson; Arne Panesar GTZ. the South. Amongst others, issues INTERNATIONAL GUIDELINES ON related to income gaps and inequality DECENTRALISATION AND ACCESS TO in cities, urban poverty, participatory BASIC SERVICES FOR ALL WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24 democracy and sustainable urban 16.30 - 18.30 - Room: W3-14 development as well as equal access THE LATIN AMERICAN to shelter, water and sanitation and The theme of the World Urban CONSULTATION: ACTUALIZING THE infrastructure services will be discussed. Forum, the right to the city – bridging RIGHT TO THE CITY The session promotes South-South the urban divide is more than a 14.00 - 16.00 - Room: W3-14 and triangular cooperation among simple appeal to open up the urban countries in the South to achieve infrastructure and markets to allow the The consultation is coordinated sustainable urbanization and shelter poor better access employment and by Centre On Housing Rights and for all. It also highlights new trends in basic services. It implies that all city Evictions (COHRE), Fórum Nacional urban development and South-South inhabitants deserve a chance to have de Reforma Urbana (FNRU), Habitat cooperation. a constructive impact on the future of International Coalition (HIC) and their city and beyond. International Alliance of Inhabitats (IAI) as part of a global strategy for the recognition of the social movements and organizations involved in actualizing the right to the city all
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ideal opportunity for partnership and Development, representing Asia- challenges facing Indigenous Peoples networking. Pacific; Kumari Selja, Minister of in cities which affect their well-being, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, culture and identity. Speakers: Moderator: Mr. Carl Minister of Tourism, Government Mossfeldt, Tallberg Foundation, Ms. of India, representing Asia-Pacific; The main objective is to reach a Inga Bjork-Klevby; Deputy Executive Constantin Traian Igas, Vice President common understanding on how Director, UN-HABITAT; Mr. Anders GPH, Senator from Romania, to improve the living conditions of Knape, President UNACLA (EU); Ms. representing Europe; Yves Dauge, urban Indigenous Peoples, and outline Elisabeth Gateau, President United Senator from France, representing recommendations on sustainable urban Cities and Local Governments (UCLG- Europe; Senator Eloy Cantu Segovia, development that will strengthen EU); Eduardo Paes, Mayor of Rio de Vice President GPH, Senator from urban Indigenous Peoples’ case in Janeiro; Mr. Joao Felipe Scarpelini, Mexico, representing Latin America the discussion to develop culture and Peace Child International, Brazil; Mr. identity, and contribute to theme Miguel Lifschitz, Rosario, Argentina; 4 CIVIL SOCIETY AND of the upcoming 9th session of the r O U ND T Mayor of Manaus, Vice President NON GOVERNMENTAL UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous of Federación Latinoamericana de ORGANIZATIONS’ ROUNDTABLE Issues. Cuidades, Municipios y Asociaciones THE RIGHT TO THE CITY WITH ABLES (FLACMA) SOCIAL JUSTICE Speakers: Mr. Sebastian Tedeschi, Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions 16.30 - 19.00 - Room: W3-11 - America, Argentina; Mr. Arif Hassan, ABLES TUESDAY, MARCH 23 Urban Resource Centre, Pakistan; The Roundtable is coordinated Mr. Bola Fajemirokun, Development 3 GLOBAL PARLIAMENTARIANS by Centre on Housing Rights and Iniatives Network, Nigeria; Mr. Serge r O U ND T ON HABITAT CLIMATE CHANGE Evictions (COHRE), Fórum Nacional Allou, Groupe de Recherche et de Reforma Urbana (FNRU), Habitat AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS d’Echange Technologiques, France; International Coalition (HIC) and 13.30 - 16.00- Room: W3-11 Ms. Mirjam van Donk, Isandla Institute, International Alliance of Inhabitants South Africa; Mr. Donizete Fernandes, (IAI) as part of a global strategy for Government of Brazil Uniao Nacional por Moradia Popular, the recognition of social movements Brazil; Mr. Rodolfo Ramirez, Habitat for The Roundtable will discuss the link and organizations involved in realizing Humanity Latin America, Costa Rica; between the climate change and the right to the city all over the Ms. Cristina Almazan, International world. The Roundtable will explore Roundtable at the Vancouver Forum 2006. Photo © Globe Foundation human settlements, building on the Alliance of Inhabitants, Latin America, last Roundtable on Cities and the the development of the right to the Mexico Climate Change. The session will city with a special focus on social Roundtables provide opportunity to take stock justice and human rights. Speakers at the Roundtable will be expected of legislation, policies and bylaws WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, passed, discussed, debated or in the to make 10-minute presentations on Roundtables provide a strategic platform for partner groups to articulate their views on sustainable urbanization pipeline in various parliaments on the following topics: (1) concept and 6 HABITAT PROFESSIONALS’ and discuss matters of coordination and collaboration. the implementation of the Habitat background; (2) examples of political ROUNDTABLE 13.30 - 16.00 Agenda and achieving Millennium and legal implementation; and, (3) - Room: W3-7 Their findings and recommendations are reflected in the Forum report which provides strategic input into the Development Goals (MDGs). The proposals for a global strategy to meeting provides an excellent take the right to the city forward. The work of UN-HABITAT The Roundtable, coordinated by the opportunity for partnership and Roundtable will be chaired by Davinder Habitat Professionals Forum (HPF), networking to replicate the best Lamba, Habitat International Coalition brings together human settlements MONDAY, MARCH 22 Urban Development, Washington, DC, 2 MAYORS’ ROUNDTABLE practices for sustainable urbanization (HIC) President, and co-chaired by professionals to discuss how they can Regina Ferreira, Coordinator of Fórum USA; Ms. Pamela Cox, Vice President 16.30 - 19.00 - Room: W3-11 and cities without slums. help bridge the urban divide. In an 1 MINISTERS’ ROUNDTABLE for Latin America and the Caribbean Nacional de Reforma Urbana (FNRU), era or unprecedented urban growth, 13.30 - 16.00 - Room: W3-11 - The World Bank, Washington, D.C.; The Roundtable will discuss how social Speakers: Chair: Peter Goetz, MP, with an introduction by Guenter Karl, better management of this growth is Mrs. Grace Ekpiwhre, Minister of State- inclusion and urban infrastructure can President of Global Parliamentarians UN-HABITAT. fundamental to international attempts The Ministers’ Roundtable makes Federal Ministry of Works, Housing and promote inclusive cities that take into on Habitat (GPH); the Panel: Eliomar to grapple with CO2 emissions, the 5 INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN recommendations to the Urban Development, Nigeria; Mr. Ji Qi, account the needs of all urban actors. Coelho, City Deputy of Rio de Janeiro, consequences of climate change, UN-HABITAT Governing Council Deputy Minister of Housing and Urban It builds on the Mayors’ Roundtable Member of the Board of Directors URBAN AREAS ROUNDTABLE and threats to food security through and the regional groups of housing Rural Development, China; Mr. Ali at WUF 4 on the role of mayors GPH-Americas; Paulo Teixeira, Federal INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, loss of farmland. Professionals’ skills ministers – AMCHUD in Africa, Nikzad Chairperson for 2nd APMCHUD and local authorities in achieving Deputy for the São Paulo State; Carlos SUSTAINABLE URBAN – planners, architects, surveyors and MINURVI in Latin America and the (Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference harmonious urbanization and social Abicalil, Federal Deputy, Mato Grosso DEVELOPMENT WITH CULTURE engineers - are crucial in managing Caribbean, APMCHUD in Asia and on Housing and Urban Development) inclusion, stressing the relevance of State about the indigenous people; AND IDENTITY this growth. To make a real difference, the Pacific, and others working to and Minister for Housing & Urban decentralization. It will draw from living Margaret Zziwa, Vice President GPH, 16.30 - 19.00 - Room: W3-7 they need to work with governments, harmonize urbanization, especially with Development Islamic Republic of practices from cities promoting physical MP EALA, Uganda, representing communities and UN-HABITAT. The regard to social and environmental Ira, Minister of Housing and Urban and social integration and highlight Africa; Mariam Nalubega, Alternate The Urban Indigenous Peoples Roundtable will debate and highlight problems. It also seeks to ensure Development, Tehran, Iran; Beatriz criteria for success, common factors, Vice President GPH, MP from Uganda, Roundtable brings together best professional practices and national and local implementation of Corredor Sierra, Ministra de Vivienda, and opportunities for developing representing Africa; Gregorio b. Indigenous Peoples’ representatives, core principles for achieving urban the Millennium Development Goals. Spain, Mr. Luis Bontempo, Secretary effective integration policies and Honasan II, Senator of Philippines, governments, UN agencies, academics, sustainability and discuss the 2010 of Housing and Urban Development, programmes for inclusive cities. It will representing GPH Vice President from civil society and non-governmental Rio HPF Charter: Vision for our Future, Speakers: Chair: H. E. Mr. Marcio Argentina also assess legislations, policies and Asia-Pacific; Mr. Ali Nikzad, Minister organizations to discuss the role Bridging Urban Gaps. Fortes de Almeida, Minister of Cities, bylaws related to implementation of of Housing and Urban Development, of national governments and local Brazil; Vice-Chairs: Shaun Donovan, the Habitat Agenda and achieving the Iran, Chair 2nd Asia-Pacific Ministerial authorities towards sustainable urban Speakers: Chair: Mrs. Louise Cox, Secretary-Department of Housing and MDGs. The Roundtable provides an Conference on Housing and Urban development, with a focus on the President, International Union of
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Architects (UIA); the Panel: Ms. Désirée representatives, activists and others Speakers: Professor Leila Christina Lighton, Vice President of Strategy and Research Center Cairo, Egypt; Mr. Siraj American Development Bank, USA Martinez, Secretary General for the from around the world, to explore Dias, Brazilian Association of Business Development for Emerging Sait, Senior Lecturer, University of East (tbc) Americas, International Federation integrated women’s safety strategies Postgraduate Programmes and Markets, CISCO, USA; Mr. Niranjan London, United Kingdom; Ms. Saskia of Landscape Architects; Mr. Nicolas and programmes. The consultations Research in Urban and Regional Hiranandani, Chairman, Real Estate Ruijsink, Urban Policy and Planning Buchoud, Advisor, Ile de France Region, will provide impetus to the Dialogues Planning and UFSC, Brazil; Professor Committee, Federation of Indian Expert, Institute for Housing and Urban France; Mr. Pablo Vaggione, Secretary on urban themes and serve as a Oyebanji Oyeyinka, Monitoring and Chambers of Commerce and Industries Development Studies, The Netherlands; General, International Society of city platform for a rich exchange of Research Division, UN-HABITAT; Mr. (FICCI), India; Mr. Stéphane Quéré, Mr. Jack Makau, Coordinator, and Regional Planners (ISOCARP); Mr. experiences around making cities Jerome Pourbaix, International Union Senior Vice President, Sustainable Pamoja Trust/Slum/Shack Dwellers Professor Stig Enemark, President, safer for women. The objective of of Public Transport (UITP); Professor Urbanization, GDFSUEZ, France; Mr. International (SDI), Kenya; Ms. Esupat International Federation of Surveyors the Roundtable is to recognize past Eduardo Vasconcellos, National Christian Kornevall, Coordinator, Urban Ngulupa, Community Leader, Tanzania; (FIG); Mr. Xavier Crépin, Director, successes on the topic of gender- Association of Public Transportation, Infrastructure Initiative, World Business Ms. Thipparat Noppaladarom, Institut des Sciences et des Techniques inclusive cities, and discuss present and Brazil; Mr. Michael Replogle, Institute Council for Sustainable Development Director, Community Organisations de l’Equipement et de l’Environnement future challenges. It will also discuss for Transportation and Development (WBCSD) Development Institute (CODI), Thailand pour le Développement (ISTED), the creation of safe, gender and Policy, USA; Professor Peter Wilkinson, r O U ND T France; Mrs. Christine Platt, President, women-inclusive communities. University of Cape Town, South Africa; 11 GLOBAL LAND TOOL NETWORK 12 YOUTH ROUNDTABLE Commonwealth Association of Ms. Maria Renny Herdanti, Institute for ROUNDTABLE PILOTING OF A EMPOWERING YOUTH THROUGH Planners; Ms. Alison Brown, Expert Speakers: Moderator: Professor Transportation Studies, Indonesia; Mr. GLTN LAND TOOL: A PRACTICAL SPORTS IN THE URBAN ABLES and Planning Advisor, Women in Ana Falu, Director of the Housing Xavier Godard, Advisor, Cooperation WAY TO ENSURE GENDER ENVIRONMENT Informal Employment Globalizing and Habitat Research Institute of for Urban Mobility in the Developing EQUALITY 16.30 - 19.00 - Room: W3-11 ABLES and Organizing (WIEGO); Ms. Désirée Architecture, National University of World (CODATU); Professor Fabio 13.30 - 16.00 - Room: W3-7 Martinez, Secretary General for the Cordoba, Argentina; Speakers: Dr. Duarte, Catholic Pontifical University of Sport can contribute significantly to Americas, International Federation of Anna Tibaijuka, Executive Director, Curitiba, Brazil The Roundtable offers a platform to international, national and local efforts Landscape Architects; Mrs. Christine UN-HABITAT; Ms. Nilcéa Freire, Minister discuss experiences and a way forward to give children a healthy start. The r O U ND T Platt, President, Commonwealth of the Special Secretariat of Policies for developing ‘land tools’ to facilitate Roundtable will focus on the role Association of Planners; Mr. for Women of the Presidency of the THURSDAY, MARCH 25 implementation of pro-poor land and potential of community sports Derek Martin, Secretary General, Republic – Brazil; Professor Caroline policies. ‘Gender evaluation criteria’ programmes in urban environments International Federation for Housing Andrew, School of Political Studies, 10 BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE are used as a practical example. particularly for children and youth and Planning (IFHP) University of Ottawa. Member, Women 13.30 - 16.00 - Room: W3-11 Huairou Commission members Espacio marginalized by poverty, gender, and Cities International, Canada; Ms. Feminista, LUMANTI and Grassroots disability, family dissolution, ethno- 7 UNIVERSITIES’ ROUNDTABLE Liliana Raneiro, Coordinator Women The Business Roundtable will convene Sisterhood Foundation have used cultural background and conflict. It BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN and Habitat Network Latin America, leaders from business and industry, the criteria to evaluate gender- will highlight the role that youth can RESEARCH AND ACTION AT Argentina; Ms. Arlene Bailey Fletchers, policy experts, representatives of responsiveness of Master Planning in play in sport for development and CITY LEVEL - THE ROLE OF President, Land Parenting Association, communities and others committed Brazil; the Land Reform Commission peace programmes and reinforce the UNIVERSITIES Huairou Commission & GROOTS to affordable solutions contributing in Nepal, and the Land Administration hypothesis that sport provides: Positive to bridging the urban divide and 13.30 – 16.00 - Room: W3-11 International, Jamaica; Ms. Rebecca Project in Ghana. Multi-stakeholders adult role models to inform and guide Reichmann Tavares, Director, South sustainable cities. It recognizes the vital (civil society, government, academia, choices; learning and skill-building Brazilian Association of Cone UNIFEM, Brazil Bridging Urban role of the private sector as part of donors, land professionals, etc.) in opportunities to build self-esteem; Gaps. the solution to address urban poverty, the Roundtable will discuss the way effective social and communication Postgraduate Programmes and climate change, and sustainable Research in Urban and Regional forward for land tool development skills, positive relationships and social 9 URBAN RESEARCHERS’ urbanization. support; opportunities to express needs Planning (ANPUR), Universidade based on these experiences. ROUNDTABLE BRIDGING THE and interests and exercise leadership; Federal Fluminense (UFF) Rio de URBAN TRANSPORT DIVIDE The Roundtable builds on urban Speakers: Moderator: Ambassador life skills to increase employability and Janeiro, and the University of 16.30 - 19.00 - Room: W3-7 sustainability issues debated at the Agnes Kalibbala, Deputy Permanent advancement; and a second chance for Auckland, (UoA), New Zealand last World Urban Forum and Habitat Representative of Uganda to UN- those engaged in delinquency, criminal A major challenge for 21st century Business Forum. It will highlight the The Roundtable will discuss the HABITAT and UNEP, Uganda; Ms. gangs and armed conflict by offering a cities is to meet the transport and best steps for helping the urban opportunities and challenges for Elina Bernal, Chef de Gabinete, path to a positive alternative lifestyle. mobility needs of their residents in an poor through bottom-of-the-pyramid universities in advancing sustainable Ministry of Cities, Brazil; Ms. Fati economically efficient, environmentally market approaches, innovation, urban development through education, Alhassan, Director, Grassroots Speakers: Chair: Mr. Antoine Tardy, and socially sustainable manner. A good local governance, and agree research, fieldwork and bridging any Sisterhood Foundation, Ghana; Mr. Programme Officer - Advocacy and complex set of financial, structural, on core business principles for research, policy and implementation Alhassan Issahaku Amadu, Chieftain, Communications, United Nations environmental and political factors sustainable urbanization. It will use gaps; and establish a broad set of Ghana; Ms. Lajana Mandahar, Office on Sport for Development and constrain the provision of adequate, recommendations of UN-HABITAT principles that underpin the efforts and Director, LUMANTI, Nepal; Mr. Raja Peace; the Panel: Mr. Luke Dowdney, efficient and safe transport private sector working groups as strategies universities use to advance Ram Chhatkuli, Director General Founder and Director, Fight for infrastructure and services in urban a basis to debate and adopt the sustainable urban development. of Survey Department, Nepal; Ms. Peace, Brazil; Mr. Anantha Krishnan, areas. This has led to severe inequities proposed for ‘core business principles’ Over 100 university leaders, scholars, Patricia Chaves, Director, Espacio Special Advisor, Youth Empowerment, and disadvantages in terms of access in corporate responsibility for researchers and other partners in Feminista, Brazil; Mr. Alexandre Zarias, UN-HABITAT; Ms. Solveig Straume, to transport infrastructure and services sustainable urbanization. the field of urban sustainability are Researcher from Federal Government Student, School of Sport Sciences and therefore access to employment expected to attend the Roundtable. Social Studies Foundation, Brazil; Norway; Ms. Christiane Paquelet, opportunities, housing and basic Speakers: Chair: Mr. Gordon Feller, Ms. Janice Peterson, Founder and Director of Education and Cultural 8 GENDER AND WOMEN services, especially for the urban poor. Chief Executive Officer, Urban Age Chair, Huairou Commission (HC), matters at the National Olympic Institute, USA; the Panel: Mr. Augusto ROUNDTABLE TOWARDS SAFER This inequity represents ‘the urban USA; Mr. Stig Enemark, President, Committee of Brazil; Mr. E. Berg, transport divide’ and is the focus of Rodrigues, Director of Communication, CITIES FOR WOMEN International Federation of Surveyors Senior Adviser, Ministry of Foreign this Roundtable. The state of the CPFL Energia, Brazil; Mr. Darin Affairs, Government of Norway; Ms. 16.30 - 19.00 - Room: W3-11 (FIG), Denmark; Mr. Alain Durand- current urban transport divide in both Gunasekaran, Director, Wiros Lokh Lasserve, Research Fellow, National Ana Moser, Volleyball Star, Brazil; Ms. developing and developed countries Institute, Sri Lanka; Mr. Dominique The Roundtable will bring Centre for Scientific Research, France; Alice Gismonti, Programme Officer, and innovative practices and policies to Héron, Vice-President for Partnerships, together politicians and policy- Dr. Ayman El-Hefnawi, Associate Nike Foundation, Brazil; Mr. Luis bridge this gap will be discussed. Veolia Environment, France; Mr. Julian makers, researchers, community Professor, Housing and Building Alberto Moreno, President, Inter-
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5. MITIGATING URBANIZATION • Maputo HomeSpace ("Espaço do 10. URBAN RESPONSES TO CLIMATE THROUGH INTEGRATED URBAN lar") - interdisciplinary research into CHANGE IN LATIN AMERICA AND RURAL STRATEGIES the practices and motivations of 14.00-16.00 - Room: W3-12 14.00-16.00 - Room: W3-1 house builders in the peri-urban areas of Maputo coordinated by International Human Dimensions Canada Mortgage and Housing, the Royal Academy School of Programme Urbanization and Canada Architecture Copenhagen, with Global Environmental Change Instituto Superior de Ciências do (UGEC) project, USA This session explores Canadian Trabalho e da Empresa (ISCTE) strategies to mitigate urbanization Lisbon and Heriot-Watt Edinburgh. The event builds on a UGEC workshop
pressures by simultaneously held in 2007 on urban responses to NE TW ORKING EVEN T S strengthening smaller and rural • Living with Floods and Disaster Risk climate change in the Americas. It communities while providing migrant Reduction project with UN-HABITAT provides an opportunity for network support. Canadian government, non that uses participatory planning members to converge and assess government and international agencies progress made in the region since will present various approaches by the original report was compiled. which community groups have been 8. ENHANCING COMMUNITIES, The event will present a synthesis of effectively assisted in improving their FOOD SECURITY, SUSTAINABLE new work in Latin America on: the communities. In addition the session AGRICULTURE THROUGH URBAN- disproportionate impact of climate will outline the various ways these RURAL LINKAGES 14.00-16.00 change, sustainable growth of urban agencies have shared their experiences - Room: W3-5 areas including the ecosystem, health internationally and how this sharing and ecosystems services within has been leveraged and adapted by United States Department of Ag- and around cities, justice in the other countries. Focus will be on those riculture, Heifer International, and distribution of environmental amenities entities and aspects which seek to International Partners for Sustain- and disamenities, recognition and balance rural and urban activities and participation of all affected parties, and
NE TW ORKING EVEN T S able Agriculture), USA Networking at the Vancouver Forum 2006. Photo © Globe Foudation which embrace special needs groups intelligent responses to the challenge such as women and youth. We will highlight the importance of of climate change. strengthening regional food systems Networking Events and urban rural links for urban food 6. THE WORKERS AND THE RIGHT TO security and for regional sustainable 11. HOW PEOPLE FACE EVICTIONS: THE CITY 14.00-16.00 economic development based on LESSONS FROM PEOPLE-LED - Room: W3-2 agriculture. The event will highlight a INITIATIVES 14.00-16.00 Networking events, organized by partners, enable governments, partners, civil society organizations, community spectrum of effective policies, practices - Room: W2-2 International Trade Union Confed- and partnerships in the United States representatives, the private sector, international, inter-governmental and national organizations, academics, UN eration (ITUC-CSI) and ABC Federal and other countries, notably Brazil and Building and Social Housing Foun- bodies and others to discuss specific issues that touch on the urban agenda in a more informal setting. University, Santo-André, Brazil Kenya. dation, and Development Planning The right to the city debate in most Unit, University College London, MONDAY, MARCH 22, 14.00-16.00 This event will be formatted as with regard to the right to the city. countries has traditionally not involved 9. BEST PRACTICES IN LOCAL UK a roundtable discussion on the Networking, exchange of experience workers unions. In WUF5 we intend URBAN OBSERVATORIES: ARAB evolution and importance of globally and interaction will be encouraged. Forced evictions are increasing 1. THE MANAGEMENT OF to incorporate ideas from the global REGION 14.00-16.00 dramatically worldwide. Despite this comparative city indicators. The need union workers in discussions on urban ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION for a standardized set of indicators - Room: W3-6 negative trend, however, many people- 4. RIGHT TO ADEQUATE HOUSING: and housing questions. We believe that led initiatives have been successful 14.00-16.00 - Room: W3-13 will be examined at both the city grass-roots participation of workers TOOLS FOR SUCCESSFUL Medina Local Urban Observatory, in reducing the number of evictions, level and the national level in Brazil. in campaigns aimed at improving Secretary of Environmental Sanita- The network event will address the URBANIZATION 14.00-16.00 Saudi Arabia developing new policies and proving their lives is essential for a strong, that alternatives to forced eviction tion, Ministry of Cities, Brazil development and dissemination of a - Room: W3-20 vibrant and democratic trade union An urban observatory is a local set of Housing Policy Indicators that can be found. This session gives voice The event will unite stakeholders in movement. network of stakeholders responsible capture national and local level policies Office of the High Commissioner to grassroots leaders facing evictions the Brazilian sanitation institutional for producing, analyzing and and regulations that apply to housing in the cities of Buenos Aires, Porto arrangement to promote international for Human Rights (OHCHR) disseminating data on a meaningful and land markets. 7. MAPUTO HOMESPACE (“ESPAÇO Alegre and Santo Domingo. Lessons debate on best practices on The event will present powerful tools set of indicators that reflect collectively DO LAR”) RESEARCH AND learned from a recent exchange management and financing sanitation. and strategies developed by various prioritized issues on sustainable between grassroots groups from COMMUNITY DISASTER 3. GOVERNANCE OF URBAN organizations to realize the human development through supporting eight cities around the world will be right to adequate housing in different PREPAREDNESS 14.00-16.00 decision-making and the formulation presented, followed by a dialogue 2. TOWARDS A COMPARATIVE SPACES: ACTIONS, CHALLENGES parts of the world. It will show how - Room: W3-3 of better-informed policies. Urban with participants, to share practical URBAN AND HOUSING SET OF AND PERSPECTIVES observatories in the Arab region 14.00-16.00 - Room: W3-19 right-holders, decision-makers, urban tools and strategies and reflect upon INDICATORS: MONITORING planners and other key actors can Maputo and Copenhagen Architec- in national and local level have experiences of struggles against PUBLIC POLICE, CITY successfully use the right to adequate ture Schools, Mozambique successfully shifted their traditional evictions. Brazilian Confederation of Munici- urban planning process using PERFORMANCE AND QUALITY palities (CNM), Brazil, Polis Insti- housing and its elements (security The event will present two OF LIFE 14.00-16.00 of tenure, affordability, protection evidence based knowledge derived tute, Brazil, Centre for Social Stud- collaborative projects undertaken from the urban indicator from city to - Room: W3-18 against forced eviction, etc.) to bring ies, Portugal and Isandla Institute, with the Faculty of Architecture and national level to promote sustainable about equal, inclusive, sustainable and Urban Planning, Eduardo Mondlane City of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Metropo- South Africa participatory urbanization. Participants urbanization in the region. The University to understand rapidly event will present best practices and lises Observatory, Brazil, Global City will identify additional tools needed The event will allow open and expanding African cities and find new highlight its collaboration with the Indicators Facility and Habitat for democratic discussion about the to address the urban divide, and map forms of sustainable urban planning out how they could be developed Global Urban Observatory programme Humanity International municipal realities of different countries that responds to climate change in of UN-HABITAT. collaboratively. Mozambique.
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12. A REVOLUTIONARY APPROACH of urban planning and adaptation to humanitarian, developmental – in 19. DONORS AND NGOS: IS Despite cultural, social and economic and urban growth. The event will focus TO URBAN UPGRADE meet and exchange. It is a milestone both the public and private sectors SHELTER A PRIORITY? differences, the main cities of Latin on how sustainability can be achieved 14.00-16.00 - Room: W2-3 towards the Resilient Cities 2010, need unified approaches to address 14.00-16.00 - Room: W2-16 America share similar problems of considering both socio-economic and the first World Congress on Cities the provision of adequate housing infrastructure. With regard to shelter, environmental aspects. Gauteng Local Government and and Adaptation to Climate Change in response to disasters. This session Habitat for Humanity International lack of habitation, favelas and Housing, South Africa event to be held on 28-30 May in seeks to identify emerging best precarious urban planning are some of Bonn, Germany. Are cities equipped to practice and opportunities. With over half the world’s population the common themes to Rio de Janeiro, 24. KOREAN GREEN GROWTH The legacy of South Africa’s adapt to Climate Change? How can living in urban areas and poverty Caracas, Buenos Aires, Santiago, STRATEGY AND ECO-CITY apartheid planning is symbolized the quality of adaptation planning be concentrating increasingly in urban Venezuela and Mexico, among others. CONCEPT 16.30-18.30 by poorly serviced, poorly planned, ensured? What guidelines and tools 17. HOUSING FOR ALL: WORLD areas, international development How is society and government facing - Room: W3-1 agencies are beginning to reassess overpopulated townships with are needed? ECONOMIC FORUM these problems? Which initiatives NE TW ORKING EVEN T S underdeveloped infrastructure, which 14.00-16.00 - Room: W2-14 their earlier focus on rural poverty and have achieved good results? These International Urban Training Cen- have been home to millions of black move their emphasis to urban poverty. and other questions are the subject ter, Republic of Korea South Africans. The 1994 democratic 15. THE SEA, THE CITY AND THE World Economic Forum, USA This event brings together international of the Caminhos da América (Latin government committed to the creation MARKETPLACE 14.00-16.00 development agency professionals and To achieve sustainable development Housing for All is a World Economic America Ways) series of reports, of sustainable, integrated human local NGO representatives to discuss and respond to climate change, - Room: W2-7 Forum project to equip business published by the O Globo newspaper settlements. With this legacy of neglect housing and its relation to broader the event highlights water quality and government leaders with the (Rio de Janeiro), in partnership with the of, the Gauteng Department of Local Commonwealth Local Government goals in community development. management and control in river knowledge and resources to engage Newspapers of America Group (GDA). Government and Housing initiated a Discussants will explore if and how basins to secure and supply water Forum (CLGF) Pacific, UN-HABITAT, in public-private partnership solutions Journalists will discuss the reports and programme towards the refurbishment international development agencies resources in a stable manner. It UNIFEM and UNESCAP Pacific Alli- to breach barriers to safe, healthy how the series was made. and development of 26 disadvantaged prioritize housing, how improved presents Korea’s comprehensive river ance, Fiji and affordable housing around the Townships. This programme seeks to housing can help meet other improvement projects to enhance the world. Project champions Habitat for upgrade infrastructure, refurbish socio For Pacific cities and local development objectives – such as 22. NINE YEARS OF THE CITY function of rivers and create green Humanity, UN-HABITAT, Rockefeller economic facilities, provide a conducive governments, the dual challenges of health and education – and how NGOs STATUTE IN BRAZIL spaces through the construction of Foundation and others will discuss environment for investment and create rapid urbanisation and climate change and their donors can work together urban ecological networks. Professor the project the topic: Housing is a key 16.30-18.30 - Room: W3-19 mixed housing developments. seem to have emerged simultaneously. to implement effective programs to Ken Yocom of the University of NE TW ORKING EVEN T S National climate strategies have not driver of macroeconomic growth, yet improve housing and reduce poverty. Cities Alliance, Brazil Washington will describe different seriously considered the impact of only 5% of families in the developing approaches to river basin management 13. PLANNING SUSTAINABLE climate change on its urban centres world have access to formal housing The event discusses the needs and and Brazilian partners will present finance. How can public, private, impact of land regulation in emerging URBANIZATION AND RIGHT TO or the role of local governments MONDAY, MARCH 22, 16.30-18.30 initiatives to create environmentally THE CITY 14.00-16.00 in addressing the issue. This event and NGO sectors innovatively and least developed countries, taking sound cities. Different theoretical unlock housing finance and support into account poverty, inequality and - Room: W2-4 explores the challenges and benefits approaches to water control and of a more integrated approach to development of safe, healthy, and 20. THE ALLIANCE OF future demographic needs. Access to good practices on environmental city Global Planners Network, USA climate change action in the Pacific, affordable housing? How can the CIVILIZATIONS AND THE LOCAL affordable, adequate and well located planning projects will be shared to in particular the type of enabling success stories from Latin America and GOVERNMENTS 16.30-18.30 land is a key issue in considering promote practical application in other Participants from all countries will the world, inform other developing future national slum upgrading and environment needed to ensure local - Room: W3-13 regions. contribute their views on the critical governments have the capacity to regions? low income housing programs and issues of sustainable urbanization in develop strong local mitigation and The Spanish Federation of their social and economic impacts. The a time of unparallel urban growth Brazilian Parliament has established 25. CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY adaptation plans that are inclusive Municipalities and Provinces and climate change. The event, of 18. INNOVATIONS IN LOCAL special earmarking for the issue URBAN CRIME PREVENTION and safeguard the interests of all (FEMP), and the National Front of particular interest to developing DEVELOPMENT FINANCE with the approval of the National INITIATIVES 16.30-18.30 stakeholders, including the most Mayors (FNP), Brazil countries, will discuss how planning vulnerable. 14.00-16.00 - Room: W2-15 Constitution in 1988, and the Statute - Room: W3-2 can help manage challenges that This event is jointly organized by of Cities in 2001. The event will The United Nations Capital confront 21st century cities: climate the Working Group on the Local introduce Brazilian expertise from a CARICOM, St. Kitts and Nevis, change, resource depletion, food 16. LINKING HUMANITARIAN Development Fund (UNCDF) Dimension of the Alliance of multi-sector side and establish a debate United Nations Latin American insecurity, population growth with other countries keen on starting SHELTER AND HOUSING Local governments in developing Civilizations (UNAOC), led by the Institute for the Prevention of and economic instability. Lessons similar processes on land regulation. DEVELOPMENT IN DISASTERS countries are increasingly assuming Spanish Federation of Municipalities Crime (Ilanud), Brazil, Alberto from the developing world will be 14.00-16.00 - Room: W2-13 a primary role in broad-based local and Provinces (FEMP) within the City discussed, both good and bad, e.g., Hurtado University, Chile and development and service delivery. Diplomacy Committee of UCLG – how planners can influence civil 23. SUSTAINABLE REGIONAL Municipality of Medellín, Colombia International Federation of Red Financing this growing role remains United Cities and Local Governments, society and government, tensions DEVELOPMENT: MUNICIPAL, Cross and Red Crescent Societies a key challenge, however, for both with support from the National Front The Thirteenth Special Meeting of the between the political and professional INDUSTRIAL AND INTRA- (IFRC) central and local governments, of Mayors (FNP, Brazil). UNAOC aims Conference of Heads of Government dimensions on the right to the city, particularly in least developed to improve cooperative relations REGIONAL COOPERATION of CARICOM (April 2008), initiated a spatial planning, the consequence of In hazard-prone countries, where countries. This event will explore among nations and peoples across 16.30-18.30 - Room: W3-20 decisive course of action to address settlement patterns and infrastructure the provision of adequate housing innovative approaches to local cultures and religions to help counter the common security threats of illegal on sustainability, legal frameworks, and is seasonally compounded by development finance, including polarization and extremism. As Embassy of Sweden in Brazil firearms, drug trafficking, homicide, social inclusion and participation in the additional caseloads of disaster- performance-based block grants, cities are the setting for building There are many challenges in planning gang and youth-related violence economic benefits of urban growth. affected households requiring shelter climate change adaptation finance new identities and managing plural large-scale industrial plants, from confronting CARICOM. Two types of assistance, a ‘one sector’ approach and commercial sources of financing and diverse coexistence, the event achieving sustainability in the actual gangs (street and prison) operate in is required to enable the integration for local level investments and service promotes the local dimension of construction and the environmental CARICOM Member States with shared 14. RESILIENT CITIES 14.00-16.00 of humanitarian shelter and housing delivery. The event will also mark the UNAOC among local governments. implications to the surrounding areas, membership and modus operandi. - Room: W2-5 development expertise and resources. launch of the UNCDF publication to the resulting urban growth due To combat this emerging threat, the Developmental approaches to address Performance-based Grant Systems – to industrialization. The Comperj region needs to merge into one space ICLEI Local Governments for inadequate or lack of housing should 21. AMERICAN WAYS: ANALYSIS OF Concept and International Experience. industrial complex in Itaboraí, Brazil, with a seamless border to facilitate Sustainability, Germany be evolved to inform post-disaster LATIN AMERICAN CITIES The panel will consist of senior experts and similar industrial planning cooperation and coordination, humanitarian shelter interventions There is a need for cities to effectively from governments, UNCDF and other 16.30-18.30 - Room: W3-18 situations in Tangshan region, China, supported by appropriate legislation and disaster preparedness measures. adapt to the impacts of climate development partner agencies. are examples of interrelated industrial and partnerships at the regional and change. This networking event will Key institutions and built environment O GLOBO, Brazil (Portuguese only) international levels. be the occasion for actors in the field sector professionals – government,
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This will help develop intervention 28. PARTICIPATORY APPROACH IN The networking event brings together The presentations will be followed 35. SLUM IMPROVEMENT: A 37. FINDING SOLUTIONS and prevention capacity to effectively BRIDGING URBAN DIVIDE IN city leaders, government ministries, the with a general discussion and DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY TO FORCED EVICTIONS respond to this criminal trend and build MEGA CITIES: EXAMPLES FROM private sector, academic institutions adoption of recommendations about 16.30-18.30 - Room: W2-13 WORLDWIDE: A PRIORITY TO on stakeholder commitment. LAGOS 16.30-18.30 and consultancies from different Arab a world charter on social housing IMPLEMENT THE RIGHT TO THE and other cities around the world, and establishment of a working - Room: W3-6 United States Agency for CITY 16.30-18.30 to present discuss and exchange group to follow up implementation 26. POST DISASTER SHELTER: International Development, USA - Room: W2-15 Institute for Environment, Research experiences about partnership of these recommendations. The A FIRST STEP TOWARDS opportunities in city visioning, strategic presentations will be followed with Urbanization challenges the and Development (IERD) and Lagos Advisory Group on Forced Evictions PERMANENT HOUSING planning, developing baseline data sets a general discussion and adoption governance, planning and service SOLUTION 16.30-18.30 State Government, Nigeria for monitoring development, climate of recommendations about a world delivery capacities of cities throughout (AGFE), UK
- Room: W3-3 Lagos, the erstwhile capital of Nigeria, change mitigation strategy formulation charter on social housing and the developing world, leading to the The event exchanges knowledge on NE TW ORKING EVEN T S is the commercial centre for West and implementation, and innovative establishment of a working group to steady growth of slums. While slums forced evictions worldwide drawing Corporative Housing Foundation Africa. Noted for gross urban decay solutions for basic urban service that follow up implementation of these present many challenges, urban from concrete experiences and the (CHF) Honduras, International in the 1980/90s, the mega city is ensure environmental sustainability. recommendations. growth can also create numerous lessons learnt from the missions carried Federation of Red Cross and Red being transformed into a modern city. opportunities to stimulate economic out by the Advisory Group on Forced Major progress has been achieved growth, improve health and education Evictions (AGFE) to Greater London, Crescent Societies (IFRC), Habitat 31. SUSTAINABLE SOLID WASTE 33. PROTOCOLS FOR UPGRADING through the adoption of innovative and alleviate poverty. This event Istanbul, New Orleans and Buenos for Humanity and National Housing DISPOSAL IN DEVELOPING LARGE SETTLEMENTS will explore the barriers to effective Institute,Cuba spatial planning using participatory Aires. Participants will discuss and and democratic approaches. This COUNTRIES 16.30-18.30 16.30-18.30 - Room: W2-5 and equitable slum upgrading in learn about strategies applied by social Over the last decade reconstruction event will attempt to address the - Room: W2-3 developing countries, identify key, movements, NGOs, governments after natural disasters and human- question: Can mega cities truly bridge Slum Dwellers International, South common elements of successful and and UN-HABITAT to prevent forced made disasters has addressed the urban divide without participatory Institut Africain de Gestion Urbaine Africa sustainable slum improvement policies evictions and develop alternatives. and programs, and highlight strategies important issues related to shelter and approaches? It will present examples (IAGU), Senegal In this session the leadership of social The event will also discuss the links other relevant urban needs. “Distress currently being employed to ensure of how public-private partnerships Landfills have become a physical, social movements and NGOs share emerging between prevention of and protection migration,” due to catastrophes, that slum improvement initiatives with inclusive public participation are and economic reality in urban areas. strategies for ways of upgrading and against forced evictions and the violence and internal upheaval has turning around the Lagos Metropolis. increase access to improved shelter and fulfillment of the right to the city. NE TW ORKING EVEN T S The impacts and pressure presented redeveloping informal settlements. been cited as a major cause of massive opportunity for the most vulnerable There will be discussion between an by the dumpsites and landfills on They will seek global agreement on migration generating a sudden segments of society. invited international discussion panel environmental resources, both at local protocols for creating a framework demand for land, housing and services. 38. HARNESSING URBANIZATION and the audience. and global level and their contribution to explore alternatives for upgrading Several international agencies have FOR GROWTH AND POVERTY to climate change highlights the and redevelopment. The event will 36. HOW CAN ASIAN CITIES tested holistic shelter approaches to ALLEVIATION 16.30-18.30 need for their rehabilitation and for look at an emerging protocol for such BECOME MORE SUSTAINABLE support well-planned settlements to 29. URBAN (IN)SECURITY the development of sanitary landfills. a process, which explores the needs - Room: W2-16 maximize people’s protection and 16.30-18.30 - Room: W3-12 AND MORE COMPETITIVE? Waste disposal and recovery have, and aspirations of the residents and security, and support them to minimize 16.30-18.30 - Room: W2-14 World Bank thus, become major issues in solid takes into account the responsibilities the spread of diseases, manage natural German Development waste planning and management. of the state to ensure basic amenities The developing world is likely to see resources sustainably, but moreover to Cooperation, Germany Asian Development Bank This event will serve as an opportunity and utilities are in place, and linked another 2 billion residents added to encourage long lasting solutions for Statistically urbanisation is to present, discuss and analyze to the rest of the city. It also advances Asian cities are the epicenters of urban area in the next twenty years. the poor and vulnerable based on self- accompanied by increasing levels experiences and practices of the cities a financial and management plan to rapid economic growth, and show Many countries have adopted policies reliance promotion. of crime, violence and lawlessness, of Dakar (Senegal), Durban (South actualize this development. agglomerated patterns. Conventional to forestall this urban transformation, often due to the exclusion of social Africa), San Fernando (The Philippines) urban development theories are not but recent economic thinking is necessarily applicable in the Asian 27. THE PARTICIPATIVE CITY AND groups from the benefits that a life Cochabamba (Bolivia) and Lima (Peru). reshaping the Bank’s understanding 34. WORKING TOGETHER – IS IT context. Yet little is known about the YOUTH 16.30-18.30 in the city could provide. Thus, it is of and approach to urbanization. widely accepted today that resolving WORTH IT? 16.30-18.30 key drivers of city development, or - Room: W3-5 The question is not how to contain this issue requires an integrated and 32. TOOLS AND METHODS - Room: W2-7 how governments and development but prepare for urbanization. The FOR ASSOCIATE SAVINGS, agencies could strategically invest World Vision USA strategic urban development approach World Bank’s new Urban and Local that follows the principles of good SUBVENTIONS AND LOANS: Mercy Corps, Indonesia to boost competitiveness and Government Strategy adopts a system sustainability of urban economies Citizen participation is the key to good governance, includes all relevant HOW TO FINANCE SOCIAL Multi-stakeholder partnerships: are of cities approach that aims to realign simultaneously—until now. The City governance. However, youth growing stakeholders and values citizenship. HOUSING IN DEVELOPING they useful, can they be effective, and the Bank’s urban work with five focus Cluster Economic Development is a up in slums are often excluded from The German Development Cooperation COUNTRIES 16.30-18.30 what are the existing and potential areas considered critical for cities pioneering approach and analytical key decision making processes. Rapid has a wealth of experience in assisting models for mobilizing diverse capacities and local governments in the decade - Room: W2-4 framework to promote sustainable urban growth combined with poor policy makers, civil society and other and different interests for sustainable ahead. This event will explore each of local economic development in Asian governance limits youth to apply their stakeholders to reduce and prevent Groupe Plaidoyer Habitat urban development? Drawing on these focus areas in turn and highlight cities by fostering SME industry- potential. By creating opportunities urban insecurity. Drawing on this experiences from urban infrastructure each through examples. Cameroun, Cameroon clusters. The approach guides for urban youth to engage in policy experience, the event will present development projects in Indonesia and identification of investment priorities issues, World Vision has contributed and discuss innovative approaches to The event will begin with a short Sri Lanka, and urban reform programs in critical enabling infrastructure, to more inclusive, tolerant, and creating safer cities. introduction by Leocadie Lushuombo, in Brazil, the panel assesses best which increases SME productivity as equitable cities. This session will Cordaid, DRC. After the introduction practices and lessons learned on how engines for employment and income introduce innovative strategies for there will be presentation of to engage multiple stakeholders to 30. PLANNING FUTURE ARAB generation. youth leadership and participation experiences from Luz Estremadoyro, address urban development challenges. CITIES: SUSTAINABILITY AND in urban governance. Young people of Centro de Promoción Urbana The panel will present results of will share their experiences, ideas and OPPORTUNITY 16.30-18.30 (CEPROMUR) Peru, Jules Dumas on-going research in these countries priorities, while participants will gain - Room: W2-2 Nguebou, Actions Solidaires de Soutien by city network teams, exchange a better understanding of how youth aux Organisations et d’appui aux lessons learned and challenges of such can create positive change in the Arab Towns Organization, Libertés (ASSOAL), Cameroon, Jean partnerships from the perspective of participative city. Government of Kuwait, and Baptiste Mangaga, Regional Electricity governments, civil society, and private UN-Habitat Kuwait Cooperation and Integration (RECI), sector actors, and identify and evaluate DRC, and Tchatchouang Marguerite, innovate partnership models for future NNIC. replication.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 14.00-16.00 41. REINVENTING SUSTAINABILITY? 43. SLUM UPGRADING AND 45. AFFORDABLE HOUSING The event is aimed at strengthening 50. MEGA CITIES IN THE ARAB INTERNATIONAL URBAN PREVENTION IN ACP COUNTRIES AND SUSTAINABLE CITIES the discussion on monitoring MDGs WORLD: CHALLENGES AND using three main approaches: (i) 39. NATIONAL SLUM UPGRADING WORKSHOPS & DECENTRALIZED 14.00-16.00 - Room: W3-1 DEVELOPMENT 14.00-16.00 OPPORTUNITIES, THE CASE OF COOPERATION 14.00-16.00 - Room: W3-3 production of monitoring systems, (ii) CAIRO, EGYPT 14.00-16.00 POLICIES – EXPERIENCES FROM Application of systems at national and - Room: W3-19 European Commission - African, - Room: W2-3 BRAZIL, INDIA, AND SOUTH Caribbean and Pacific Group of Ministry for Regional Development, regional levels, and (iii) democratization AFRICA 14.00-16.00 Les Ateliers, France States Secretariat (EC-ACP) Russian Federation of knowledge generated by monitoring General Organization for Physical - Room: W3-13 the MDGs. How can we define and implement Based on the ongoing Participatory Networking events on affordable Planning (GOPP) - Ministry of Ministry of Cities, Brazil quick changes in urban conception and Slum Upgrading and Prevention housing held since the Vancouver Housing, Utilities and Urban 48. ANGOLA, BRAZIL AND Development, Egypt (Portuguese and English) development and lead a participatory Programme funded by the Intra- Forum focused on challenges of the NE TW ORKING EVEN T S MOZAMBIQUE: BRIDGING BACK process and to build shared urban ACP Funds (European Commission countries which have already made Egypt is elaborating a Strategic Brazil, India and South Africa share projects while promoting international and Africa, Caribbean and Pacific or are in the process of making TWO CONTINENTS 14.00-16.00 similar goals, approaches and Urban Development Plan for the solidarity? Jointly with Vitoria (Brazil), Secretariat), the event will create transition toward a market economy. - Room: W3-12 Greater Cairo Region 2050. There challenges in human settlements. Porto-Novo (Benin), Dunkerque and a dialogue around the challenges This event in Rio will focus on such Their approach is guided by principles are number of challenges, specifically Cergy-Pontoise (France), “Les Ateliers” of sustainable urbanization among issues as mechanisms of affordable Ministry for Coordination how to modernize the metropolis of social inclusion and integration – a unique international network of countries in the ACP regions. Through housing finance, social rental housing, of Environmental Affairs, of governmental actions. Recently, while conserving its identity. The representatives, researchers and urban an exchange of lessons learned and affordable solutions of energy Mozambique, and Ministry of event presents current efforts to slum upgrading policies have gained planning professionals – presents its experiences, the event will provide efficiency in housing, sustainable significant priority in their national Cities, Brazil (Portuguese only) stimulate discussion on the applied “method”: urban conception through a platform for dialogue around the real estate markets, and multi-family planning methodology. The event governments’ policies. This event will The event brings together key actors international high level professional programme’s results, challenges housing management. is an opportunity to exchange ideas present recent national policies in from Portuguese Speaking Countries workshops. The event is designed to and successes. It will also evaluate and experiences on public-private integrated slum upgrading actions and with a common history to learn from encourage exchange between the the programme’s results and offer partnerships in urban planning and improvements of informal settlements 46. LOCALIZING THE HABITAT their experiences. Its objectives are to NGO Les Ateliers, and the towns possible responses to the challenges management. This planning exercise in the three countries. The outcomes AGENDA INDICAT ORS: LESSONS (i) serve as a platform for awareness where workshops already took place, encountered half way through the attempts to facilitate participatory of the discussion will support the raising and information and knowledge to strengthen recreating longer term implementation. LEARNED 14.00-16.00 planning, and enable and empower NE TW ORKING EVEN T S structuring of a cooperation and sharing between the countries; South-South-North-South dialogue. - Room: W3-5 people. mutual learning platform (India, Brazil (ii) advocate the establishment of and South Africa tri-lateral forum, 44. BICENTENNIALS IN ACTION: The Municipality of Al-Madinah National Urban Forums; (iii) facilitate IBSA) between the key actors, helping 42. MARABÁ AND ACARÁ: TWO THE CHALLENGE OF URBAN Al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia partnerships and; (iv) make use of 51. BALANCED PARTICIPATION OF them to identify areas and topics of CHALLENGES WITHIN THE GOVERNANCE 14.00-16.00 UN-HABITAT’s comparative advantages MEN AND WOMEN - A BASIS interest for exchange and possible Urban observatories and their URBAN AMAZONIAN REGION - Room: W3-2 in promoting stronger cooperation FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT cooperation projects. 14.00-16.00 indicators provide innovative urban between them. Selected papers on information tools to support decision 14.00-16.00 - Room: W2-4 - Room: W3-20 Observatory on Latin America, The good governance, gender, slum making. Most observatories use the upgrading, water and sani nce, 40. SPORTS FOR SAFER New School, USA (Spanish only) Norwegian Association of Local Governo do Pará - Sedurb and The Habitat Agenda as a reference to extreme events, environmental NEIGHBOURHOODS The Bicentennial of nine Latin identify and formulate appropriate and Regional Authorities (KS), National Movement of Housing management and adaptation to 14.00-16.00 - Room: W3-18 American countries’ independence indicators. However, it is now felt that Asociacion Politica de Mujeres Vindication in Brazil (MNLM), Brazil climate change will be presented. from Spain in the years 2009 to 2011 the existing set of urban indicators It will encourage new and stronger Mayas (MOLOJ), Guatemala Kilimanjaro Initiative, Switzerland The panel will present the Government offers an important opportunity to drawn from the Habitat Agenda and partnerships between participants. and Spanish Federation for reconsider the founding of the state, other sets of international indicators This session highlights lessons–learned of the State of Pará, Brazil’s experience Municipalities and Provinces and assess the record of economic need harmonization and more and practices sport facilities design in two Amazonian cities, Marabá (FEMP), Spain growth and social progress, as well complementary to meet the new 49. BIG CITIES FACING THE with to reduce urban vulnerability and Acará, highlight practices of as challenges for the present and the urban realities. Failing to do so will Balanced participation of men and reduction to crime and violence, inclusiveness in a region known CHALLENGE OF SOCIAL future of cities. Academic institutions undermine the ability to understand women is essential for social and particularly in poor neighbourhoods. for social and territorial exclusion. COHESION 14.00-16.00 in Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, and manage new urban trends and economic development at the local and The session will stress the legacy of In Marabá, the experience was - Room: W2-2 and Uruguay have joined with the challenges. Therefore, Al-Madinah national levels. It covers many areas, large sporting events, where security the upgrading of a traditional Observatory on Latin America of the Al-Munawarah Municipality (Saudi such as politics and decision making, investments seldom look beyond neighborhood with environmental, The Association of Mayors of Large New School University in New York to Arabia), as convener of this event, work life and family life and society the immediate area around sporting social and economic to exploit its French Cities, France launch an International Call for Papers believes that a consultative approach in general. This event will present and arenas due to the absence of citywide touristic potential. In Acará, the and Audio-visual Materials on the is necessary to review global urban In the context of rapid urbanization discuss the situation and challenges in holistic approaches. Advancing experience was to assist the population subject of Bicentennials in Action, a trends and their implications on the and half of the world population now three countries Guatelmala: Indigenous safety and security in a wider context affected by the building of a major program of research and engagement current set of indicators. living in cities, cities have become women’s participation in politics and requires new thinking and new ways road, which resettled people following with civil society. places where wealth and poverty are decision making; - Norway: Work life of recognizing sports and sports the principles of inclusion and direct participation of beneficiaries. Both concentrated. The event focuses on balance for men and women as a local spaces as tools for enhancing safe 47. EMERGING CHALLENGES how cities can preserve social unity at a and national challenge; and Spain: The neighbourhoods. It will also discuss experiences try to combine the right to the city with the respect to the cultural AND NEW PERSPECTIVES time when people are more vulnerable rapid changes in gender focus and opportunities and actions for safer FOR MONITORING AND to crises because of larger populations policies. communities towards World Cup 2014 and environmental traditions of the ACHIEVING THE MILLENNIUM and greater inequalities. How can and Olympics 2016. Amazonian region. DEVELOPMENT GOALS 14.00- cities preserve the will to live together? 16.00 - Room: W3-6 The event focuses on three main themes and proposes innovative public National Front of Mayors (FNP), policies for each: (i) employment, Brazil, Institute of Applied Eco- housing, and access to basic needs and essential services; (ii) inter-cultural nomic Research (IPEA), Brazil and relations, education and fight against Secretariat of Social Development discrimination; (ii) citizen participation of Mexico and local democracy.
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52. AFRICAN URBAN FUTURES: 54. IMPROVED URBAN 56. LESSONS FROM PRACTICE: TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 16.30-18.30 at a high price to housing dwellers, officials need new policies and tools PROMOTING URBANIZATION GOVERNANCE AND TOWARD CLIMATE CHANGE municipalities and guarantors. to effectively deal with the threats. Poor locations, high transportation Local governments in several countries STRATEGIES 14.00-16.00 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT RESILIENT CITIES 14.00-16.00 58. STATE OF CITIES REPORTS: - Room: W2-5 USING TECHNOLOGY - Room: W2-15 costs, lack of pedestrian and non are ready to build local and regional A TOOL FOR BETTER motorized mobility, insufficient public strategies in partnership with the 14.00-16.00 - Room: W2-13 African Centre for Cities, South The Rockefeller Foundation, USA UNDERSTANDING THE URBAN space, schools, medical facilities, central government and to be a major Africa Cooperative Housing Fund (CHF) DIVIDE 16.30-18.30 high maintenance costs, social actor in the implementation process. Climate change will impact urban fragmentation, and loss of agriculture The event presents a global campaign International Woodrow Wilson - Room: W3-13 This session will explore the importance populations and systems over and land or environmental amenities. The launched to promote the building of explicit urbanization strategies Center, and U.S. Department of above the existing 21st century Polis Institute of Social Policy, Cities event aims to address the following of disaster resilient cities, which Housing and Urban Development at continental and national level to challenges faced by city managers, Alliance, UN-HABITAT– ROLAC, questions: Can urban guidelines curb foster new partnerships between NE TW ORKING EVEN T S promote and support city-level urban (HUD), USA leaders, and planners. This session will Brazil these tendencies? Can they be used local communities, local and national growth and management strategies. draw on the practice and experience of The event is a culmination of effectively to generate truly sustainable authorities, and different expert It is based on the assumption that actors striving to make cities resilient to The event will: (i) present experiences from medium size cities development? What variables are groups. pan-African bodies and national climate change and climate variability. international, regional and national in the US and from a series of CHF/ important? governments have ignored the urban Panelists include representatives from experiences from the State of the WWC promoted roundtables on question for too long. It will explore the Rockefeller Foundation supported Cities Reports; (ii) discuss the role of 63. INCLUSIVE CITIES FOR ALL: WUF 5 sub-themes. Common the arguments and recommendations by the Asian Cities Climate Change State of the Cities Reports on design 61. CITY REGENERATION WITH AN UNESCO, UN-HABITAT, UCLG issues discussed relate to improved of three papers on what, ideally, Resilience Network and the North and implementation of urban policy INTEGRATED APPROACH INITIATIVES 16.30-18.30 governance and the consequences on pan-African and national urbanization American Urban Leaders Adaptation agendas; (iii) analyze the role of the 16.30-18.30 - Room: W3-20 the demands within the new urban - Room: W3-2 strategies should contain. It will be Initiative (led by Center for Clean Air report on structuring a networking of context. The problems of urbanization led Prof Edgar Pieterse and Prof David Policy). The presentations and audience agents and stakeholders on city issues. Spanish Ministry for Housing United Nations Educational, increase each year and the emphasis Simon, contributors to the papers for discussion will provide a forum to share to design new methodologies. The Integrated city regeneration constitutes Scientific and Cultural Organization the event. The event is a follow-up to processes, methods, and tools that need for well thought out systems, 59. INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS an important instrument to secure (UNESCO) an open-ended network—the Urban cities are employing to build climate tools and methods will be highlighted. the objectives of urban and spatial Innovations Workshop—convened by change resilience. REGULARIZATION: CITY RIGHT’S UNESCO and UN-HABITAT will
NE TW ORKING EVEN T S Panelist will discuss how to design sustainability which are currently the African Center for Cities. ENTRANCE DOOR 16.30-18.30 introduce the debate on enhancing interventions using technology to - Room: W3-18 high on the agenda of countries local government capacities to respond improve accountability, inclusiveness, 57. ACCESS TO SECURITY OF worldwide. This event discusses to social and ethical challenges in 53. SUSTAINABLE URBAN resource allocation, and service TENURE AND HOUSING Fundação Bento Rubião, Brazil, the importance of integrated urban 21st Century from their joint research RESPONSES TO CLIMATE delivery. It will focus on experiences FINANCE 14.00-16.00 DPU Associates (Developing regeneration in the construction of Urban polices and the right to the from Africa, India, and United States. the city to promote urban recovery CHANGE: VULNERABLE - Room: W2-16 Planning Unit, University College city. Cases will be presented from the and improve the quality of life in United Cities and Local Government’s POPULATIONS 14.00-16.00 London), UK, Centre National de environments that have deteriorated - Room: W2-7 55. BRIDGING THE NORTH-SOUTH The Swedish Government, Lant- la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), (UCLG) World Agenda Charter on the over decades. It highlights the role Human Rights in the City, Spanish, DIVIDE IN SUSTAINABLE mäteriet - the Swedish mapping, France, Ministry of the Cities/ of the city as a driver of cultural, Brazilian, French and Canadian cities Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, URBANIZATION 14.00-16.00 cadastral and land registration au- Secretary of Urban Programs, social and economic development. USA thority, and the National Housing and UNESCO’s International Coalition - Room: W2-14 Brazil and Building Social Housing Participants will hear experiences from of Cities against Racism, and the Social Credit Guarantee Board, Sweden This event addresses adaptation Foundation (BSHF), UK the Spanish Government, municipal and spatial inclusion of International and mitigation responses to climate The International Society of City associations and the Spanish Network Migrants, The Chair will animate a The event discusses theories and The event is aimed at establishing change. The impacts of global and Regional Planners (ISOCARP), of Municipalities (FEMP), and learn debate on how to build inclusive cities practice on working with a land global dialogue on regularizing warming are potentially devastating, The Netherlands from specific actions from two Spanish with The right to the city approach administration chain that combines informal settlements. It discusses especially for the most vulnerable cities. as a rights based approach to urban An inclusive urbanization process can increased security of tenure with between three similar experiences urban populations in developing development. produce substantial gains to respond increased access to housing finance involving land legalization for informal countries. Managing the risks to pressing economic, environmental targets directly, two of the largest settlements in developing countries. 62. LOCAL LEADERSHIP PRIORITIES, caused by extreme weather, including and social issues in cities where most constraints for a functioning housing It is divided into two parts: (i) three PRACTICES AND PARTNERSHIPS increased flooding, wildfires, drought, 64. SAFETY AND URBAN SPACES: people live. Sustainable urbanization market. The land market and the experiences are presented from in Rio and the exacerbation of the urban FOR BUILDING RESILIENT TARGETING FEAR AND is the ultimate goal, but there are financial market depend on each other de Janeiro in a slum called Rocinha, heat island effect requires climate- CITIES: DRIVING THE LOCAL INSECURITY 16.30-18.30 different paths to achieve it. This and both must function properly for India and Africa; (ii) the experiences conscious city and regional plans that IMPLEMENTATION OF THE event will discuss North and South the housing market to be efficient. A will be analyzed by experts (impacts, - Room: W3-3 incorporate adaptation strategies in HYOGO FRAMEWORK FOR perspectives and localized priorities in practical example will be given from similarities, constraints, forces and the location, intensity, and design of Inter-American Coalition for the urbanization, the role of planning and Ghana, where an urban management challenges), and based on this analysis, ACTION 16.30-18.30 new development and redevelopment. the tools available, as well as replicable land information system is used for a future global agenda will start to be - Room: W3-1 Prevention of Violence (IACPV), On the mitigation side, urban density, (and non-replicable) implementation efficient property registration and drafted. USA connectivity, and mix of land uses methods. Panelists from four collection of property rates, and can The United Nations International will provide opportunities for the Violence is the leading cause of death continents will combine concepts and work as a base for valuation and credit Strategy for Disaster Reduction planning and design of lower carbon among Latin Americans between the experience in a practical session that rating. 60. URBAN GUIDELINES FOR (UNISDR) Geneva and Panama, transportation, energy, and building ages of 15 and 44, mostly in urban aims to equip the audience with a HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nor- systems. environments. City-wide research palette of tactics towards sustainable 16.30-18.30 - Room: W3-19 way, UN-HABITAT, EMI and Huairou across the world shows the linkages urbanization. Commission between institutional weaknesses, Ministry of Social Development, poor service delivery, inequality and The increased number of climate Mexico exclusion, poor urban planning and related and other disasters have maintenance and increasing crime There is a tendency to increase caused wide spread damage in urban and violence levels and feeling of coverage by reducing the amount areas. Globally, these trends are linked insecurity. As a result, violence and per loan, hence cutting cost on land, to unplanned urban development, crime prevention is increasingly seen infrastructure and services. In poorly ecosystems decline and failing as a ‘component’ of urban planning regulated environments, this comes infrastructure. Local government
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policies and the impact of urban 67. SYSTEMATIZATION OF cities. It is organized with the Brazilian 72. INCREMENTAL HOUSING – AN 74. FUTURE-PROOFING OUR CITIES: 76. COUNT ME IN, FOR PLANNING planning policies on crime and the PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING Network of Participatory Budgeting, URBAN PROACTIVE STRATEGY ESTABLISHING A GLOBAL MY CITY 16.30-18.30 social ambiance in cities is becoming METHODOLOGIES 16.30-18.30 UN-HABITAT (participatory budgeting TO MEET THE GROWTH STANDARD FOR MEASURING - Room: W2-16 more evident. This seminar discusses - Room: W3-12 program in Africa), Program SAHA CHALLENGES OF THE NEXT 20 AND REDUCING GHG the urban spaces approach to security of Switzerland inter Cooperation in YEARS 16.30-18.30 EMISSIONS 16.30-18.30 Community Organizations and the right to an inclusive and safe Madagascar and the Development RED FAL, Fondo Andaluz de - Room: W2-7 - Room: W2-14 Development Institute (CODI), city. Municipios para la Solidaridad Planning Unit at University College Thailand London. Internacional (FAMSI – Andalucía University Consortium on Incre- United Nations Environment Pro- The event provides a networking 65. GENDER AND RACE – BUILDING Solidaria), Plataforma Internacional mental Housing, MIT-SIGUS, USA gramme (UNEP), France opportunity for professionals from por los PPs, Diputación Provincial 70. CAMPAIGN FOR DECENT WORK AN INCLUSIVE URBAN SPACE Informal building and expansion – an The event will bring together academia, government, community- NE TW ORKING EVEN T S 16.30-18.30 - Room: W3-5 de Málaga, Spain IN URBAN INVENTIONS: FAIR incremental pay-as-you-go process representatives from cities, based organizations, civil society and GAMES FAIR PLAY private sector, for sharing experiences The event focuses on the exchange – is the norm for the low-income in international organizations, the United Nations Development Fund about participatory enumeration, a of innovative working practice in the 16.30-18.30 - Room: W2-4 rapidly growing Third World cities. This private sector and research, to for Women (UNIFEM), Brazil community-led surveying technique. field of participatory budgeting and session will review early incremental discuss practical measures to monitor Building and Wood Workers It highlights how participatory At this event, the Inter-agency establishment of a common frame of ‘core house’ experience in 70s and climate action at the city level. While enumeration is used for city-wide slum Programme for Promotion of Gender study and international systematization International and the International 80s, present recent research on measurement should not delay action, upgrading in Thailand (CODI) and and Racial / Ethnic Equality gives a of participatory budgeting Labour Organization (ILO) incremental housing by universities cities need robust green house gas from Latin America, Africa, and Asia, emission inventories and vulnerability presents the Slum / Shack Dwellers cross-cutting perspective on gender methodologies. Local governments spend millions to and explore innovative cell-phone data assessments as a baseline to monitor International (SDI) experience in and race issues in urban contexts. The host international sports events which collection and computer modeling of climate action and for accessing supporting communities. It discusses discussion, supported by specialists they hope will result in economic gains; 68. ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND core house options. Three issues: How climate finance. Participants will discuss the way forward. Participants will be from the United Nations, the however, the builders of these facilities CLIMATE PROTECTION: do informal sectors succeed in building and review different tools available given a CD with the new book: Count Articulação de Mulheres Brasileiras and infrastructure projects reap little successful neighborhoods and good and how they can better inform me in: Surveying for Tenure Security (AMB) and the Red de Mujeres CHALLENGING OUR benefits. To ensure that these builders citizens? How can the incremental and support cities in their efforts to and Urban Land Management and two Afrolatinoamericanas, Afrocaribeñas y ASSUMPTIONS 16.30-18.30 have access to decent work, BWI process be supported and improved? Is address the climate challenge in both policy briefs published by the Global NE TW ORKING EVEN T S la Diáspora, will build a strategy that - Room: W2-2 launched the Campaign for Decent incremental housing a viable proactive developed and developing countries. Land Tool Network, with support from integrates gender perspectives in racial Work Towards and Beyond 2010 in strategy to cope with rapid urban Cities Alliance. matters, and reflects racial perspectives US Conference of Mayors and US preparation for South Africa hosting growth? in gender issues. The event will also Green Building Council, USA the 2010 World Cup. The campaign 75. CROSS-SECTORAL debate public policies that contribute resulted in improved working COOPERATION AND CITIZEN to inclusive cities, taking into account Cities occupy just 2% of the world’s WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 14.00- landmass, yet are responsible for conditions, wage increases, and social 73. BEST PRACTICES IN FINANCING ENGAGEMENT – KEY FACTORS 16.00 women’s political participation. dialogue with FIFA Headquarters. With more than two-thirds of global energy SLUM UPGRADING 16.30-18.30 FOR URBAN SUSTAINABILITY! the success in South Africa, BWI is now use and greenhouse gas emissions. - Room: W2-13 16.30-18.30 - Room: W 2-15 66. DEMOCRATIZING With the percentage of the world’s looking towards Brazil, as it will host 77. RIGHT TO THE CITY AND both the 2014 World Cup and the population living in cities and towns Development Innovations Group, Government Offices of Sweden GOVERNANCE IN METROPOLIS DECENTRALIZATION: WOMEN 2016 Olympics. TAKE THE LEAD 16.30-18.30 increasing significantly in the next fifty USA 14.00-16.00 - Room: W3-13 years, cities and towns must continue This event organized by the Swedish - Room: W3-6 Best Practices in Financing Slum to grow, physically and economically, Ministry of Integration and Gender Local Urban Observatory – Metro- 71. DYSFUNCTIONAL PROPERTY Upgrading examines the housing while reducing energy use and carbon Equality, Ministry of the Environment politan Buenos Aires, (CIHaM/ FAD/ The Huairou Commission, USA MARKETS: A DEVELOPMENT challenges slum dwellers face around emissions. This event highlights large and Delegation for Sustainable Cities UBA), Argentina CHALLENGE 16.30-18.30 the world, and explores various This networking event will highlight scale efforts to measure emissions will be a forum for exchange of best urban-focused financial tools to fund Inter-jurisdictional urban spaces which mechanisms that have increased and other aspects of sustainability, - Room: W2-5 practice and discussions on how to slum upgrading. The session looks have arisen with the growth of big the quality and quantity of women’s and efforts to ensure that all sectors strengthen cross-sectoral cooperation International Housing Coalition, at how governments in two cities – cities and span states, municipalities participation in local decision- of society benefit from green built for urban sustainability. It will focus Casablanca, Morocco and Ahmedabad, and local communities, make it difficult making and debate implications environments. Speakers will present USA on how the social aspects in policies India – have managed the housing for sustainable urban development to design public policies to solve for resource and power shifts successful programs in the United Dysfunctional land and property needs of the urban poor. It describes can also stimulate economic growth those problems which go beyond towards women’s programming States and innovative projects globally markets are critical barriers to the two cities’ slum improvement and reduce climate impact. The role the scope of local management. This and leadership. Representatives of that demonstrate that cities can grow economic development, the availability strategies and selection of financial of citizens is central. To enable direct poses difficulties in the resolution grassroots women’s organizations, in ways that are “climate positive.” of affordable housing and well- tools, including housing microfinance, comparisons, innovative examples of inter-jurisdictional problems and local authorities and researchers will managed urban growth. By contrast, micro-mortgages, savings, guarantees, from cities in South America as well affects the conditions and rights of provide case examples of initiatives efficient and transparent property 69. PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING and subsidies. Presenters also introduce as in Sweden will be presented and citizens in urban settlement in these created under decentralized markets result in reduced real estate systems that have opened space for 20 YEARS AFTER THE AFRICAN the concept of “metafinance,” the discussed. urban spaces. There are strategic transaction costs and facilitate pooling of individuals’ resources decisions that governmental and women’s participation in decision- EXPERIENCE 16.30-18.30 investments in commercial, industrial making and led to improvements in - Room: W2-3 to secure previously inaccessible non-governmental organizations must and residential property. This event high-value loans for community take to mainstream sustainable growth citizen engagement, transparency, will describe how formal and informal accountability and service delivery. The Enda Ecopop, Senegal infrastructure projects. which improves the inhabitants’ living property markets function in selected standards. session will highlight opportunities developing-country cities, analyzing within the context of decentralization The key objectives of the session are to promote exchange of experiences, common impediments to their effective for multi-stakeholder collaboration and operation. Presenters will suggest debate barriers and future trends. dialogue and cooperation between Brazilian and African cities practicing actions that can be taken by local and participatory budgeting and national governments to encourage inclusive governance. It is targeted greater efficiency in real estate at local authorities, civil society transactions and that benefit the poor and professionals of participatory through lower land prices and costs of budgeting from African and Brazilian home ownership.
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78. LUSOPHONE METROPOLISES: Development Strategies. Built through general. Invited participants include 85. INTERACTIVE SESSION ON retroviral therapy adherence rates 90. URBAN POVERTY AND SOCIAL GENESIS AND PATTERNS OF wide and democratic consultation local governments, energy companies’ BRIDGING THE URBAN DIVIDE lower in urban slums than in other INCLUSION IN BANGLADESH URBAN SPRAWL 14.00-16.00 processes, they sought a balance leaderships, CEOs, City Councils, AND THE CHALLENGE OF urban or rural areas. UN-HABITAT and AND NEPAL 14.00-16.00 - Room: W3-18 between competitiveness, inclusiveness environmental agencies and social risk FORCED EVICTIONS UNAIDS have jointly commissioned a - Room: W2-5 and sustainable development. managers and professionals. global working paper on HIV in Urban 14.00-16.00 - Room: W3-6 Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Can these approaches become a Informal Settlements to establish the Local Government Division (LGD/ Portugal (Portugues only) key tool to promote the right to National Union of Tenants, Nigeria scientific baseline between urban LCGWG Urban), Bangladesh the city? The event will raise the 83. LOCAL AUTHORITIES slum settlements and HIV/AIDS and This event will explore the topic of following key issues: (i) promotion PROMOTING THE RIGHT TO THE The event is aimed at enhancing influence development planning of By 2050, socio-economic city centre decline and expanding of multi-stakeholder participation CITY 14.00-16.00 understanding of the theme of the HIV and urban actors so that these transformations, climate change and
metropolises. It is a starting point for a to strategic planning; obstacles and - Room: W3-3 Forum and will elicit answers to the two constituencies can develop a population growth will have gathered NE TW ORKING EVEN T S research project that aims at studying implementation plans; (ii) strategic challenge of equal right to cities in more focused, holistic response and some 3.3 billion citizens in Asia’s urban urban growth through a comparative planning and sectoral development UCLG Committee on Social Inclu- the urban regeneration effort. The improve collaboration around HIV and areas. In Bangladesh and Nepal the analysis of urbanization processes policies (basic services, housing, sion, Spain event examines the fundamental urban development. The event invites majority of urban dwellers live below in eight lusophone cities: Brasília, land policies, mobility, economic flaws of modern approach to urban experts’ inputs for the draft Working the poverty line. Governments of the This event aims to be a meeting point Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Salvador development, urban security); (iii) fast divide, highlights pro-poor aspects of Paper and provides an opportunity to two countries have prepared strategies for local governments and urban policy (BR); Macao (CN); Maputo (MZ) and urban growth, politics, economy and bridging this divide. It recognizes that forge partnerships between HIV and to address this issue. The strategies practitioners who are committed to Lisbon and Oporto (PT). Through the long-time process of consultation and governments of developing countries urban development constituencies. and pilot projects will be presented making the right to the city a reality. lusophone metropolitan experience, sustainable development. are faced with the significant challenge by Mr. Hossain, Secretary of the Local the debate will allow to link the The activity is organized jointly by of bridging the divide between Government Division Bangladesh and research on shrinking European cities, UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion the formal and informal cities, and 88. RIGHT TO THE CITY: THE CASE Mr. Gyawali, Permanent Secretary of to the studies on the unprecedented 81. CITIES, FOOD AND AGRICULTURE and Participatory Democracy and managing this without forced eviction OF JERUSALEM 14.00-16.00 the Ministry of Local Development growth witnessed in emergent 14.00-16.00 - Room: W3-1 the Secretariat on Human Rights and of the poor. It will create awareness - Room: W2-3 from Nepal to kick-off a debate on countries. The event will promote the Local Governments, Nantes - Pays de of how bridging the urban divide and good urban governance and poverty debate among partner research groups Resource Centre on Urban Agricul- la Loire. Taking the World Charter- preventing forced eviction of the poor International Peace and Coopera- reduction strategies as a crucial factor and other professionals and academics ture and Food Security (RUAF), The Agenda on Human Rights in the City can be harmonized to achieve equal tion Center, Palestinian Territories for social cohesion and sustainable NE TW ORKING EVEN T S interested in the future of urban Netherlands (in progress) and the European Charter right to cities. development. Two basic principles determine the development. on Human Rights in the City as a In this session important experiences starting point, the goal of this event right to the city: right to participation regarding the role of urban and peri- is to foster a dialogue among local 86. BRIDGING THE DIVIDE: and right to appropriation. Yet in a 91. CLIMATE CHANGE, 79. ONLINE PEACE TOOLS: urban agriculture in enhancing urban authorities and international experts IMPROVING WATER AND city experiencing political struggle, GOVERNANCE AND SOCIAL ENGAGING URBAN YOUTH food security, poverty alleviation, regarding local human rights policies in SANITATION FOR THE URBAN ethno-political segregation, and EQUITY 14.00-16.00 climate change adaptation and socioeconomic gaps such as Jerusalem, THROUGH TECHNOLOGY order to draw lessons that can enrich POOR 14.00-16.00 - Room: W2-7 nutrient recycling will be shared, future local policies and to promote right to the city is almost non-existent. 14.00-16.00 - Room: W3-19 - Room: W3-12 and accepted principles for the them worldwide. This event includes a lecture on URBAN-NET, Sweden development of pro-active policies Jerusalem as a bi-national city dealing The U.S. Department of State Water and Sanitation Program on resilient and equitable urban food with absence of all elements of right How can cities respond equitably The panel will highlight how youth systems discussed. Main presenters 84. FACING CLIMATE CHANGE: IS (WSP), World Bank, Kenya to the city and a debate on how the to climate change and resource are using connective technologies to of the event are: Dr. Patrus Ananias, THERE A RIGHT TO THE GREEN Equitable provision of water supply ongoing non-fulfillment of the rights degradation? Visions are important effect positive change at a grassroots Minister of Social Development, Brazil; CITY? 14.00-16.00 and sanitation services to all city to the city is leading to intensification but change involves actors with level. 21st century online movements Dr Paul Munro Faure, FAO-Food - Room: W3-5 dwellers is an important component of conflict. Lessons learned will be differing motives, skills and have mobilized thousands to take for the Cities; Dr Judy Baker and Dr. of cities without divisions. Poor analyzed as essential key for securing resources. Discrimination and weak action through mobile, Facebook, Dan Hoornweg, Urban Development Heinrich Böll Foundation, Germany sanitation services in particular, not the Palestinian rights in the future. representation of women in urban Twitter and other platforms. Our Unit, World Bank; Dr Juan Izquierdo, power structures are serious obstacles The event will feature a discussion uncommon in cities in the developing panel will investigate how technology FAO Regional office Latin America; to solutions that involve everyday with Marta Delgado (Secretary world, can result in negative health can be used to engage urban youth and Mr Gunther Merzthal, Regional 89. LEGAL REFORM AND LAND practices, which are closely connected of Environmental Policy, Mexico- and economic impacts for the entire on critical issues, and how youth Coordinator RUAF at IPES, Peru. urban population. The safe disposal of POLICY IN CENTRAL AMERICA to water and energy use, mobility can use technology to promote City, tbc), Gaston Chilliers (CELS, 14.00-16.00 - Room: W2-4 and waste production. Researchers Argentina), Pablo Bertinat (Argentina human excreta and other wastewater social equity, cohesion, and peace in continues to be a major challenge and urban planners from different urban areas. Panelists will showcase 82. SOCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT, Sustentable) and Judith Utz (Heinrich Association for Land and Territory continents will discuss how to manage Böll Foundation, Germany) on the in developing countries. The event efforts in Brazil, particularly how local ENERGY COMPANIES, AND will bring together key experts Management (AGISTER), Guate- the complexity of urban issues whilst NGOs have engaged youth in favela LOCAL DEVELOPMENT commitment to sustainability outlined mala (Spanish only) ensuring transparency; to allow in the charter on the right to the city. It from different regions to frame the communities. The interactive event will 14.00-16.00 - Room: W3-2 discussion around opportunities for due time for participation whilst be livestreamed. covers possibilities for change in cities’ Central American countries are maintaining efficiency; to empower energy supplies, inclusion of ecological addressing the challenges of expanding characterized by a weak state presence Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, sanitation services to the urban poor. and motivate participation by Brazil aspects in low income housing in the economy: low tax and low marginalized groups. 80. STRATEGIC PLANNING, projects and radical experiments on investments in infrastructure and RESPONSE TO THE RIGHT TO This event will gather PETROBRAS and public transport promotion; lobbying 87. HIV AND URBAN INFORMAL urban services. The event looks at THE CITY IN DEVELOPING others major energy companies from to convince city-administrations to SETTLEMENTS - EXPLORING THE recent efforts to build public capacity 92. AFFORDABLE HOUSING different parts of the world to share include more ecological aspects in their to intervene in cities to mitigate the COUNTRIES 14.00-16.00 INTERFACE 14.00-16.00 14.00-16.00 - Room: W2-13 experiences of Social Risk Management projects; and positive experiences of existing wide regional inequalities, and - Room: W3-20 in the energy industry and discuss civil society participation. - Room: W2-2 attempts to reform or institutionalize Wilton Park, UK how these actions may contribute new legal frameworks. It will propose The French Ministry of Foreign and The Joint United Nations Pro- not only to social - economic evaluation of these public entities to The event will cover: (i) part of the European Affairs, France growth and reducing poverty - but gramme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), promote more socially and politically BBC World TV Debate on affordable housing shown worldwide in mid-2009 During the 2000s, new ‘strategic also to developing the relationship Kenya inclusive cities and territories, and (produced by tve during the Wilton planning’ approaches were between these companies and local achieve economical and environmental HIV prevalence rates have been found Park conference co-sponsored with implemented, as with City governments and balance business in sustainability. to be significantly higher, and anti UN-HABITAT(ii) short contributions
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from speakers including Somsook 95. URBAN BIODIVERSITY: LOCAL National Institute for the Historical 99. GOVERN TO SUCCEED 101. FRAMEWORK FOR The event will present studies of Boonyabacha, Secretary General, SOLUTIONS TO GLOBAL and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN), Brazil WITH SUSTAINABLE CITY COLLABORATION: DESIGNING International Union of Architects Asian Coalition for Housing Rights and various UNESCO Chair groups. CHALLENGES 14.00-16.00 IPHAN formulated a huge programme DEVELOPMENT 16.30-18.30 SUSTAINABLE PLANS and Keshav Varma, Sector Director, - Room: W2-16 - Room: W3-20 16.30-18.30 - Room: W3-2 The majority of urban settlements Urban Development Sector Unit, East with 173 municipalities to discuss how are intermediate cities that perform Asia and Pacific, World Bank and UN- best to promote local investment while mediating roles in their respective Local Governments for Sustainabil- conserving the Cultural Heritage as a United Cities and Local Govern- American Institute of Architects HABITAT; and (iii) an open discussion ity (ICLEI), Africa Secretariat, South ments (UCLG), Municipality of NYC, USA territories. According to data from on strategies for affordable housing in component of the Accelerated Growth UN-HABITAT, over 60% of the world’s Africa Rosario, Argentina different contexts. Programme (PAC) launched by the The consortium of UN, institutional, urban population lives in cities with At the Bonn Mayors Conference Brazilian Federal Government. By now, Nobody lives in a continent or in a professional, and academic fewer than 1 million inhabitants. 165 municipalities are finalizing this at the ninth Conference of the province, everybody lives in a city. organizations responsible for the Intermediate cities serve local rural NE TW ORKING EVEN T S 93. MAPPING THE URBAN DIVIDE Parties (COP9) of the Convention process. The Panel wishes to share and A city is like a human being, first a Sustainable Urbanization in the or territorial populations. There are 14.00-16.00 - Room: W2-14 on Biological Diversity (CBD) in compare these cases with international child, then it grows, gets old and Information Age conferences at the almost 10 intermediate cities with over 2008, local governments called for experience. It discusses the institutional might die. Local Governments are UN will focus on the nexus between 100,000 inhabitants for every large Joint Research Centre (JRC), Euro- action to highlight their critical role limits for articulating sectoral initiatives the key for achieving broader political education, health, architecture and city. A universe of local diversity and pean Commission, Italy in global biodiversity protection. An in the territory, opportunities and goals. You cannot have sanitation planning, and discuss the methods relationships between city and country, important outcome was Decision conflicts between urban dynamics and unless there is LG commitment. of development of city-specific plans, intermediate cities represent the way For bridging the urban divide it is cultural management paradigms, and essential to locate it. Since urban IX/28 recognizing the important role We, local governments identify such as PlaNYC in New York. Panelists forward for urbanization to generate of local government. To build on this possible roles for promoting the Right similar challenges, we learn, get will go beyond best practices to development, particularly in Latin inequality is also manifested in the to the City. spatial pattern and the structure important breakthrough, a CBD Plan renewed through exchange. (Mayor achieve a more generally applicable America. of a city, it can be mapped by of Action on Cities and Biodiversity of Johannesburg 13-2-2010 at CDS framework for planning. Connections analyzing Earth Observation data and will be drafted for the Parties (national 98. METROPOLITAN REGIONS launching in Lilongwe). The event between issues of social justice, including access to information and 104. THE IMPACT OF Geographic Information, to complete governments) at COP10 in Nagoya in MANAGEMENT: NATIONAL AND presents UCLG’s work to position 2010, with an appeal by representative globally, local governments in strategic environmental justice have animated DECENTRALISATION ON BASIC currently used census and survey INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES, information. The event demonstrates mayors to accept this plan. As the planning and urban development. the conferences of the Consortium. PUBLIC SERVICES 16.30-18.30 CBD drafts their plan and lobbies ADVANCES AND CHALLENGES Through the committee on urban We will address a framework for - Room: W3-6
NE TW ORKING EVEN T S the use of Earth Observation and Geo 16.30-18.30 - Room: W3-19 information for urban poverty mapping national governments, ICLEI and others strategic planning, local authorities planning specific to particular are rallying the Local Government have been evaluating their experiences- municipalities that has the potential for Barcelona Provincial Government with a special focus on analysis of the Secretary of Federative Affairs of latest generation satellites which have Biodiversity Roadmap to support local political and other impacts. The event, replication. (Diputació Barcelona), Spain and regional governments around the Ministry of Institutional Relations led by Miguel Lifschitz, Mayor of a very high spatial resolution. The session will discuss the impact world. of The Presidency of the Republic Rosario, Argentina, will present the 102. BUILDING SUSTAINABLE- of decentralization on basic public of Brazil, Ministry of Cities of Brazil results as well as practices by cities in services, stressing the need to create 94. CITY INDICATORS AND five regions. CITIES AS CENTERS-OF , Ministry of Social Development permanent forums of discussion COMPARATIVE MEASUREMENT WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 16.30- of Mexico, Forum of Federations, DIVERSITY, INCLUSIVITY, AND INNOVATION 16.30-18.30 amongst the different levels of 14.00-16.00 - Room: W2-15 18.30 National Forum of Metropolitan government. The main goals of the 100. HOUSING, HIV/ AIDS: SHARING - Room: W3-3 Entities, Brazil, National Front session are to: discuss advantages Global City Indicators Facility KNOWLEDGE, MAKING 96. CAN VOLUNTEERS BRIDGE THE of Mayors, Brazil, Metropolitan CONNECTIONS 16.30-18.30 National League of Cities, USA and risks posed by decentralization (GCIF), Canada processes; identify coordination URBAN DIVIDE? 16.30-18.30 Agency of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, - Room: W3-1 Cities, as centers of diversity, leadership tools among different levels of Global cities, urban practitioners and - Room: W3-13 Great Recife Transport Consortium, international organizations will meet Brazil, International association of Rooftops Canada-Abri Internation- and innovation, are places where government; disseminate the UN- inclusiveness is an everyday priority. HABITAT Decentralization Guidelines to discuss the importance of globally Habitat for Humanity, Costa Rica Public Transport, Observatory of al, Canada, CONGEH, Cameroon, The event will focus on the importance and International Guidelines on comparative indicators. This event will Metropolis, Brazil, Inter-American National AIDS Housing Coalition, introduce the Global City Indicators There are more than one billion slum of social inclusion and equity in Access to Basic Services for All; and Development Bank and Caixa Inc (NAHC), USA, Red Hábitat, Facility to cities and provide members dwellers around the world, and every building sustainable cities. It will transfer of the experience that the with an opportunity to share their day that number grows larger. If we Econômica Federal – CAIXA, Brazil Bolivia and State of Alagoas Union provide an opportunity to develop UCLG Committee on Decentralization hope to bridge the urban divide, we knowledge about the value of cultural experiences in the Program. The Global This topic holds major importance for of Homeless Groups, Brazil and Local Autonomy has developed need to forge relationships between diversity and expression, ethnicity, to support municipalities and their City Indicators Program provides global dialog on urban management, What is home based care without a socioeconomic levels, and break down language, and gender in bridging the associations. cities with a standardized web- especially in developing countries home? HIV/AIDS is an urgent housing physical and social walls segregating urban divide. Panelists will discuss based relational database that allows where the metropolis covers a large issue especially among women and slum dwellers from the rest of the housing, transportation, education, cities to enter city data and draw population and has to deal with many children living in urban slums. Many city. We need to look beyond our and other urban planning choices that 105. THE RIGHT TO HOUSING IN comparability between and among urban problems such as housing, dimensions of HIV/AIDS have forced programs and engage the public in promote inclusivity and immigrant THE CITY 16.30-18.30 cities globally. The comprehensive sanitation, urban mobility, social housing actors to re-think their ways more meaningful than simply integration. Successful efforts to build - Room: W3-12 web-based database enables cities to exclusion and violence among others. strategies. Starting with experiences donating money. This session will bring inclusive communities across the globe measure, report, and improve their The event shall be held in a roundtable from Cameroon, Bolivia and Brazil, the together representatives from several will be highlighted, and panelists will Swedish Cooperative Centre (SCC), own performance in the areas of city format with specialists, practitioners, first half will draw out participants’ organizations to examine the role share ideas that can be applied by and Housing Development and services and quality of life. Preliminary public managers and academics experiences of human settlements of volunteers in development work, leaders in hometowns everywhere. Management (HDM), Lund Univer- first year data will be presented by discussing experiences on management related impacts and responses to HIV/ and how the participation of those the city panelists as Comparative City of metropolitan regions, forms of AIDS in Africa and Latin America. sity, Sweden Reports. This event is open to all cities volunteers is more meaningful than coordination and horizontal and Small group discussions will unpack 103. INTERMEDIATE CITIES PANEL Adequate housing is a human right, and interested international and local simply ‘free labor.’ vertical cooperation between national, networking, policy and advocacy 16.30-18.30 - Room: W3-5 and not primarily a product. The organizations and citizens. regional and local government, and around HIV and AIDS in practical Swedish Cooperative Centre (SCC) 97. CULTURAL HERITAGE AND successful experiences and solutions to terms for human settlements actors. Catedra UNESCO Ciudades Inter- presents the cooperative housing THE CHALLENGE OF URBAN respond to problems generated by the Participants will receive training medias and Programa Uia-Cimes, model born in Uruguay (FUCVAM) MANAGEMENT 16.30-18.30 lack of joint and coordinated action in materials and be invited to join an LLEIDA, Spain characterized by self-management, metropolitan territories. - Room: W3-18 international e-network of practice. self-help and cooperative ownership. The model is used in many countries in Latin America.
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Environmentally, socially and provoke strategic and critical reflection needed to : bridge the urban-rural 113. COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT Thursday, MARCH 25, 14.00-16.00 specialists from Europe, Asia, Africa economically sustainable and inclusive on how metropolitan institutions and divide by promoting locally grown OF METROPOLITAN PLANNING and Latin America. Questions to be improvement of housing conditions is actors can influence and mobilize food; connect urban and rural considered include: (i) What type of SYSTEM IN EMERGING 115. TARGETING METHODOLOGIES a complex task. Housing Development national policies and multilateral communities and shape reciprocal ECONOMIES: CASE OF INDIAN cities and neighborhoods would we and Management (HDM) presents 15 initiatives like the Geneva Declaration. economic relationships; better respond FOR HOUSING SUBSIDIES like to build? (ii) How do we deal with AND BRAZILIAN METROPOLIS years of experience from PROMESHA, during crises and determine how 14.00-16.00 - Room: W3-13 informality? (iii) How do we manage a regional capacity development natural resources are shared and 16.30-18.30 - Room: W2-15 decay and poor quality existing social program in Latin America, through 108. BRIDGING THE EDUCATION- used for a sustainable development. Ministry of Social Development, housing neighborhoods? (iv) What Faculty of Planning and Public a film Better Homes – Better Cities COMMUNITY DIVIDE: TWO Commitments of all actors are needed, Mexico lessons learned in the LAC region are and a panel discussion on the topic APPROACHES 16.30-18.30 both public and private sectors, as Policy, CEPT University, India, and useful for rapidly urbanizing countries? Geo-Sciences Institute, Federal Uni- In every country, part of the population afterwards. well as the civil society, from local to NE TW ORKING EVEN T S - Room: W2-4 has insufficient income or is unable global level, aimed to dialogue, action versity of Minas Gerais, Brazil to access credit and hence needs Global Studio, Australia planning and policy formulation. 118. CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF 106. INCLUSIVE URBAN PLANNING A significant feature of urbanization government support. Limited funds INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCES in emerging economies like India FOR THE WORKING POOR Improved urban planning and good for these sections of society must be ON URBAN POLICIES design are central to inclusive, and Brazil is the increase in urban distributed effectively. Mostly, subsidies 16.30-18.30 - Room: W2-2 111. CLIMATE NEUTRAL HOMES 14.00-16.00 - Room: W3-20 sustainable urbanization. This session 16.30-18.30 - Room: W2-13 agglomerations characterized by are only used to complement or as a continuous urban spread of towns WIEGO, South Africa profiles two participatory design and strategic resource to attract additional National Association of Post- planning education models that bring and adjoining outgrowths. These funding. Issues to be discussed include: United Nations Economic Commis- Graduated Studies and Research The right to the city creates a new global South and North participants sion for Europe (UNECE) agglomerations are both urban and Is poverty or income used to target paradigm which empowers urban together, build local capacity and rural and need a wider regional subsidies? How is this identified? Is it in Urban and Regional Planning workers to refashion their city, and international networks, and offer UNECE is contributing to climate metropolitan planning perspective. based on a per capita measurement, (ANPUR), Brazil and University of promotes rights to participation, self- innovative approaches for NGOs, neutral homes through its activity The urbanization and development parents’ income or that of the chief Buenos Aires, Argentina determination and empowerment. universities, local government, and on Energy Efficiency in Housing, and planning processes in these countries of the household? How are minimum Concepts on urban space and This event explores how member- the design and planning professions. its advice governments in the region are marginalizing the poor because of and maximum subsidies defined? Are intervention proposals are not new. based organizations of the working The Columbia University-University of on how to reduce CO2 emissions inappropriate planning strategies and subsidies proportional to poverty? However, progressive urbanization of
NE TW ORKING EVEN T S poor are strengthening rights, and Nairobi pilot project in Ruiru, Kenya by improving energy efficiency institutional structures. The event will Are unsatisfied needs also taken into national territories, growing spatial reframing the dialogue between facilitates crucial engagement with in buildings. The event provides look at how the whole urban planning consideration? mobility, widening socio-spatial informal economy workers and government, private industry, NGOs participants the opportunity to share pedagogy and practice in these inequalities, improved transportation city governments. Drawing on the and other groups of importance to experiences on the environmental, countries can be improved to make and communication, and the multitude experience of the global coalition local and regional planning efforts. economic and social benefits of it more sustainable and inclusive. It 116. THE PUBLIC PROPERTY of forums and international agencies Inclusive Cities, and its members the Global Studio is an interdisciplinary greening homes. National case brings experiences and lessons of two DEMOCRATIZATION that have the city as their main focus Self-Employed Women’s Association of design and planning project with three studies will be presented, offering the emerging economic hubs Hyderabad 14.00-16.00 - Room: W3-18 demand that we understand the India, waste picker coalitions of India years experience in Johannesburg with opportunity to discuss policy measures Metropolitan Planning, India, and ways these concepts are streamlined, and Latin America, and home-based plans to work in India. promoting climate neutral buildings. Belo Horizonte Planning, Brazil. Secretariat of Federal Real Estate and the social impacts of the most workers in Asia, the event explores A regional Action Plan and a UN Experts involved in the planning of (SPU), Brazil widespread forms of intervention on initiatives to create an enabling policy television documentary on energy the two diverse cities will facilitate the The event will feature a roundtable urbanization and on urban policies. environment, and strengthen access to 109. POST CONFLICT URBAN efficiency in housing will also be interactive event, highlighting planning and dialogue between representatives Five papers will be presented by urban services for the working poor. DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE: presented. issues, methods and approaches. THE AFGHANISTAN CASE of the Brazilian, Latin American speakers from Mexico, Argentina, and European governments, civil India, South Africa and Brazil followed 16.30-18.30 - Room: W2-5 107. URBAN VIOLENCE REDUCTION: 112. THE CONVENTION OF 114. REIMAGINING OLDER society and academics. It presents by an interactive debate. FROM LOCAL TO GLOBAL Ministry Urban Development, RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE WITH INDUSTRIAL CITIES: innovative experiences in democratic 16.30-18.30 - Room: W2-3 DISABILITIES AND THE RIGHT PERSPECTIVES FROM THE US, management of public property to Afghanistan help realize of housing rights as a 119. WHICH CITIES FOR THE TO THE CITY 16.30-18.30 GERMANY, AND ITALY Afghanistan has traveled a reasonable component of the right to the cities. TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY? Geneva Declaration Secretariat/ - Room: W2-14 16.30-18.30 - Room: W2-16 Small Arms Survey/UNDP/ Quaker distance in a short period of time Topics to be debated include the 14.00-16.00 - Room: W3-1 Brazilian experience on urban federal United Nations Office (QUNO) in terms on urban development. Deaf Aid and Disabled Child Moni- U.S. Department of Housing and This event will give Afghanistan, land regularization for social interests, Swiss Federal Institute Technology, tor (DCM), Kenya Urban Development (HUD), USA The Geneva Declaration on Armed as a country, a chance to share its integrated management of maritime Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland Violence and Development is an and fluvial coastlines, and providing experience in the field of urban This event is a forum for sharing Many older cities are struggling to find How has urbanization evolved international process with over 100 federal public housing in downtown development. Afghanistan will experiences on how the right of people their place in the new global economy. with globalization in such key states and backing by the UN Secretary areas of cities. showcase achievements in term of with disabilities in cities is translated From smart growth to land banking areas as urban governance, General and UN General Assembly. making policy, shelter provision and into the fulfillment of their right to the to intentional “right-sizing” policies, security, participatory democracies, It supports practical policies and urban services. city. It is also an arena to reflect on the older industrial cities across the world decentralization, environmental programmes to reduce insecurity, 117. QUALITY OF LIFE IN CITIES: two conflicting models for an Inclusive have adopted and implemented a sustainability, and the MDGs? What including in cities. Rapid urbanization is BUILDING CITIES, BUILDING Urbanization: one of a universal design variety of economic development and are cities like after post-colonial times often accompanied by complex forms 110. FOOD SECURITY : BRIDGING NEIGHBOURHOODS at grassroots level which prioritizes the re-visioning strategies to attract and in a new globalised and not exclusively of armed violence. Yet the Declaration THE URBAN-RURAL DIVIDE uplifting of human capabilities through retain dynamic new industries in order 14.00-16.00 - Room: W3-19 western-oriented world? The event will has yet to fully take account of the 16.30-18.30 - Room: W2-7 a sustainable model and the other to successfully transition into the new present major challenges that world capacities and experiences of mayors, Inter-American Development Bank focusing merely on the application of global economy. With panelists from cities are facing since Vancouver 1976 public servants, and civil society actors Food and Agriculture Organization international standards for physical North America, Europe and Australia, (IDB), Fiscal and Municipal Man- to the era of emerging cities in China, in cities seized with armed violence. (FAO) intervention. This event will ask the this session will address cross-national agement Division (FMM), Brazil Brazil and India. The event will present This seminar invites two mayors and question: how do we enforce the right approaches to the challenges of older Feeding the expanding urban The IDB is the main source of and discuss conceptual ideas and case- two civil society activists working to the city for the disabled for an all industrial cities from the perspective of populations is a key challenge in multilateral financing for Latin America studies from mainly South cities in this on the front line of armed violence inclusive urbanization? addressing the right to food and both academics and practitioners. event by the international authors of prevention and reduction to discuss and the Caribbean and a provider of contributing to sustainable cities. a book to be published in Rootledge local and global activism. It will knowledge and technical assistance on A coherent, holistic approach is development issues. A panel with a key edition this October. note speaker will be followed by an interactive led by urban development 54 The Right to the City: Bridging the Urban Divide The Right to the City: Bridging the Urban Divide 55 The fiFth session of the World Urban Forum The fiFth session of the World Urban Forum
120. A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT The recent food price crisis has such as urban planning, transport, property tax. 129. CITY PLANNING AND 131. ENHANCING SOCIAL OF THE URBAN NEOLIBERAL exacerbated food security and nutrition housing, etc. The session will stimulate ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES IN INCLUSION: BUILDING problems in cities and the growing debate among participants – other HEGEMONY – CHANGE 127. HISTORIC CITY CENTERS: LAC 14.00-16.00 CAPACITY FOR ACCEPTED BY THE prevalence of obesity and diet-related mayors, local governmental officers, - Room: W2-7 COLLABORATIVE diseases is also of increasing concern, NGO representatives, among others – SPACES FOR REGENERATION ORGANIZATION 14.00-16.00 GOVERNANCE 14.00-16.00 particularly in urban areas of Latin creating a wider landscape to discuss 14.00-16.00 - Room: W2-4 - Room: W3-2 The United Nations Economic - Room: W2-14 America. This event, organized by the kind of problems and solutions Commission for Latin America and the UN Standing Committee on municipalities face and how they Hebron Rehabilitation Commit- Housing and Human Settlements the Caribbean (UN-ECLAC) Centre for Human Settlements, Nutrition raises awareness of municipal handle prevention of violence. It will tee, Center for Cultural Heritage Centre, Faculty of Architecture, authorities and partners on food and also highlight the role of municipalities Preservation, The Old City of Jeru- As a result of threats posed by climate Canada University of Sao Paulo, Brazil nutrition challenges highlighting the as relevant actors in violence and crime salem Revitalization Program - The change, energy insecurity, water This event focuses on prospects NE TW ORKING EVEN T S After 25 years of the “new city model” role and responsibilities of urban prevention. Welfare Association, and Riwaq - stress, deteriorating ecosystems, and for enhancing social inclusion by hegemony, it is time to take stock. stakeholders. Urban nutrition, in spite Center for Architectural Conserva- food insecurity, Latin American and strengthening collaborative governance of its relevance to urban populations Caribbean (LAC) cities face additional in metropolitan areas. It opens with a Are our cities more inclusive, equal, 125. BEST PRACTICES TRANSFER - tion, Palestinian Territories democratic, convivial and sustainable and local authorities, has not been challenges to the usual challenges presentation on lessons learned from LESSONS LEARNED today? Are cities in central countries given explicit attention so far by urban The event will present a film and of poverty, urban informality and the project on New Public Consortia more likely to incorporate migrants planners. 14.00-16.00 - Room: W2-2 presentations from four organizations segregation. Natural disasters for Metropolitan Governance in Brazil. pursuing a place in the promised land working on regeneration and cultural (hurricanes, floods, or water scarcity) In Belo Horizonte, for example, the Best Practices Hub Vienna, Austria, heritage protection in historic city have been increasing, raising climate project helped municipalities jointly of developed capitalism? Were cities 123. DELIVERY OF MUNICIPAL lying in the periphery able to broaden and Fundacion Habitat Colombia centers in the West Bank: Jerusalem, related disaster costs as a percentage establish a shelter for women who SERVICES THROUGH PRO- Bethlehem, Hebron and Birzeit. It urban citizenship and democracy The Best Practices and Local Leadership of GDP. The networking event is a are victims of domestic violence, and POOR PUBLIC-PRIVATE will critically discuss planning and and reduce poverty and inequality? Programme (BLP) is a global network platform to share knowledge and delivered innovative capacity-building conservation works in historic centers Are we closer or further from the PARTNERSHIPS 14.00-16.00 of organizations that documents best practical experiences on the green and courses. Discussants will compare this as means for inclusive sustainable universalization of the right to the city? - Room: W3-6 practices, analyzes and disseminates brown agendas, with special emphasis experience with needs and actions urbanization, good governance lessons learned, and helps apply on climate change. ECLAC’s data, and in other countries. Possibilities for The United Nations Development and participation, as well as access indicators and outputs in terms of their furthering this dialogue, e.g., through NE TW ORKING EVEN T S them to policy review, capacity 121. INFORMAL LAND MARKETS to shelter. The event is funded by Programme (UNDP) Public Private building and direct exchanges. BLP policy implications for a sustainable the ‘Habitat Exchange’ initiative of UN- SIDA - The Swedish International IN CONSOLIDATED Partnerships (PPP) for Service Deliv- partner institutions are from all the development agenda, will be analyzed HABITAT and the University of British Development Cooperation Agency. SETTLEMENTS IN LATIN ery, South Africa world regions. During a decade and discussed. Columbia, will be explored. AMERICAN CITIES: MARKET of involvement in best practice- Formally opening up the provision of DYNAMICS, STRUCTURAL related activities, the Programme municipal services to a broader range 128. CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE, 130. HOUSING SECTOR PROFILING 132. ENSURING PARTICIPATORY constantly reviews how to adjust to CHARACTERISTICS AND of non-state actors together with CROSS-CULTURAL PEACE FOR IMPROVED SHELTER SUSTAINABILITY OF CRITICAL changing times, trends, priorities and RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY OF establishing policy and regulatory BUILDING WITH CULTURALLY DELIVERY 14.00-16.00 communication technologies. Network LIFELINES: MEGACITIES’ THE POOR 14.00-16.00 frameworks to support adequate members and other stakeholders will DIVERSE CITIES 14.00-16.00 - Room: W2-13 EXPERIENCES 14.00-16.00 - Room: W3-3 capacity building and strong poverty share lessons learned and deliberate on - Room: W2-5 - Room: W2-15 eradication incentives, can deliver Government of Malawi options for sharing, capacity building, Real Estate Observatory for Land tangible economic, social and peer learning, policy development, Rock.Paper.Scissors Inc., Canada German Network of Future Policies, Brazil, and Pro-Urbana environmental benefits to the society. Slums are a tangible manifestation of a scaling up and transfers. Megacity projects Programme, Chile (Portuguese Such an approach is stimulated by and Cities are now the home to 50 percent housing sector that has failed to house of the world. As city populations the urban poor and play its central only) instrumental to multi-stakeholders This event presents six projects increase due to global migration, role in the economy of developing partnerships including pro-poor 126. KANDAHAR UPGRADING AND of the German megacity research The event researches the behavior of challenges and opportunities arise countries. The Housing Sector Profiling public-private partnerships. The PROPERTIES REGISTRATION initiatives on addressing aspects of informal urban land markets in Latin for urban governance, policies, and initiated by UN-HABITAT and pioneered various critical lifelines, covering event will provide an opportunity 14.00-16.00 - Room: W2-3 American countries to identify informal for stakeholders to showcase and sense of civil identity. One effective in Malawi is a powerful analytical tool infrastructures such as water or energy methods and policies that regulate tool for advancing the benefits of to conduct comprehensive assessments learn how involvement of non-state Municipality of Kandahar, supply, access to shelter, sanitation, the different transactions (buying, culturally diverse cities lies in increasing of the whole housing delivery system. solid waste services and urban actors through partnerships with the Afghanistan selling, renting) of sub-markets. The state can boost delivery of municipal ones cultural intelligence. From It identifies bottlenecks and provides agriculture, among others. It analyses main goal is to make a diagnosis services, whilst creating economic and In Kandahar city, southern increasing a sense of inclusion and key recommendations for policy how challenges posed by climate of the functional shape of informal livelihoods opportunities to the poor. Afghanistan, the municipality of civic participation to decreasing urban reforms that support housing delivery change are addressed on different urban land markets in the last decade Kandahar, with support from UN- violence, cultural intelligence and and local economic development. The continents. Particular emphasis placed to formalize and/or regulate these HABITAT, and funding from the cross-cultural conflict resolution skills event will facilitate mutual learning on how a participatory approach can informal land markets. Our approach 124. LOCAL KNOWLEDGE: Canadian Government, is engaged are increasingly important. Cultural among all actors of the housing lead to a successful implementation is to conduct a comparative study INNOVATION AND VIOLENCE in incremental regularization of an intelligence includes a combination of sector who will discuss the Housing of sustainable lifelines. Megacities among some of the main important PREVENTION IN CITIES informal settlement inhabited by cultural knowledge, intercultural skills Sector Profile methodology and on- represented include: Addis Abeba Latin American countries and identify 14.00-16.00 - Room: W3-12 around 100,000 people. In the area, and cultural meta-cognition, all which going policy reforms in participating (solid waste), Casablanca (urban differences and similarities. many Community Development promote culturally intelligent behavior. countries. agriculture), Lima (water/sanitation), United Nations Latin American In- Councils (CDCs) of approximately This session promises to be engaging, Santiago de Chile (risk), Shanghai interactive, practical and fun! 122. NUTRITION IN CITIES stitute for the Prevention of Crime 250 households each have been (urban development), Ürümqi (resource created and are actively involved in efficiency). 14.00-16.00 - Room: W3-5 – Ilanud, Brazil and Urban Age Program from the London School the development of the settlement Standing Committee on Nutrition of Economics (LSE), UK and receive block grants to undertake infrastructure projects. Security of (SCN), Switzerland Three mayors and former mayors, tenure is improved by surveying all the Malnutrition is a result of a known for their innovative and parcels of land in the area and granting combination of factors related to food, effective strategies to face and prevent a type of occupancy title (notebook) by and health care, and requires an inter- urban violence present cases from the municipality to genuine occupants. disciplinary approach. their cities as well local government Inhabitants are required to pay policies implemented in different areas
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133. PRÁTICAS ARTÍTICAS 135. UNIVERCITY: TOWARDS CITY- 137. ARE CITIES SAFE AND 139. IS A NEW CITY POSSIBLE? from others’ experiences, has produced 144. BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND CONTEMPORÂNEAS - UNIVERSITY CO-PRODUCTION INCLUSIVE FOR WOMEN? PRACTICES AND UTOPIAS three audio-visual Best Practices stories/ ENGAGING URBAN YOUTH PROCESSES ENGAGING IN AND CO-USING OF URBAN 16.30-18.30 - Room: W3-20 16.30-18.30 - Room: W3-2 tales on arts and social transform 16.30-18.30 - Room: W2-2 URBANISM, THE CITY AND KNOWLEDGE 16.30-18.30 How to film Best Practices. Part of the event will examine the backstage SOCIABILITY 14.00-16.00 - Room: W3-18 WICI and WHN-Lac, Argentina, State, Work, Territory and Nature University of Colorado, Canada and systematization of the workshop - Room: W2-16 Network for Human Development, Centre, Federal University of Rio de Statistics reveal that there are more International Mistra Center for Brazil and Espaço Feminista, Brazil Janeiro, Brazil “rolling best practices on audiovisual innovation” organized by El Agora. youth in the world today than ever La Asociación Mujeres Cabeza Urban Futures, Sweden The event will feature a panel Of all triumphs of conservative thought before, and most are living in urban de Familia (ASOMUCAF), Colom- This event highlight how new modes discussion which will highlight tools in the last three decades, none was settlements. These demographics bia and Centro de Intercambio y 142. PEOPLE’S ORGANIZATIONS demonstrate the need to better of collaboration can lead to more and experiences from around the as profound and of such serious NE TW ORKING EVEN T S Referencia Iniciativas Comunitarias relevant urban knowledge being globe that aim to create safe and consequences as the death sentence of AND THE STRUGGLE FOR THE understand how youth can be (CIERIC), Cuba co-produced and co-used between inclusive cities. There will be a debate all utopias. Yet they survive, emerging INCLUSIVE CITY 16.30-18.30 meaningfully engaged in their cities, universities and other actors in on the fundamental elements of the in the garrets of our cities through - Room: W3-6 communities to become agents for Artists are citizens as much technicians, urban development. There is a great participative city from a gender and creative experiences of solidarity that positive change. This session will politicians and social workers. Through potential in establishing stronger race perspective. The Letter for the defy individualism and competition, Urban Poor Fund, The Netherlands profile cutting edge research on artistic practices they strive for urban links and bridging the gaps that Women’s rights to the City will be used the construction of new life and youth, highlighting for example the and local development, human This event brings together a number sometimes make universities distant as a framework to discuss strategies to sociability spaces and the invention just released State of the Urban Youth values and Rights to the City. Their of networks of community, grassroots from urban policy and practice, and ensure women’s safety. of an insurgent planning professing Report as well as research on youth skills can be applied to many areas and popular organizations who cities obsolete from the frontiers in alternatives to market fundamentalism gathered through new geospatial alternative education, capacity-building are struggling against exclusion, urban knowledge. Invited speakers and urban overflow that recolonize our methods such as community mapping. strategies, urban interventions, discrimination and/or disadvantage in will present progressive initiatives from 138. GIVING CITIES THE MEANS TO cities. What are the paths of this new A report will be provided following this community practices or exhibitions. towns and cities in the Global South. Africa, Europe and Asia and inspire the BUILD SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS urban utopia? session that will build on a previous What is important in the process Participating organizations include discussion. The organizers welcome a 16.30-18.30 - Room: W3-1 research meeting held on World of creating artistic initiatives and StreetNet, HomeNet, Weigo, Shack- broad spectrum of urban development Habitat Day 2009. spatial interventions is to involve the Slum Dwellers International, the actors – producers and users – to a The French Development Agency, 140. URBAN CONFLICTS: MEGA
NE TW ORKING EVEN T S community when determining what is Asian Coalition for Housing Rights, discussion on new ways to promote France EVENTS AND EVICTIONS needed, desired and built. This event and the Waste Pickers movements of 145. INTEGRATED APPROACH FOR UniverCity cooperation. 16.30-18.30 - Room: W3-3 focuses on artistic practices, citizenship Most cities in the world contain Latin America and Egypt. Movement SUSTAINABLE REHABILITATION and urban improvements. isolated urban areas which concentrate Habitat International Coalition leaders will make presentations about OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS 136. LOCAL ECONOMIC social and urban issues. Some countries (HIC), Chile and Forum Nacional de their work, struggles and successes. IN NEAR EAST COUNTRIES: have implemented a national-wide The event is a space for them to share DEVELOPMENT TO INTEGRATE Reforma Urbana (FNRU), Brazil LEBANON, AND OCCUPIED policy to bridge this urban divide by experiences. THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 16.30-18.30 THE URBAN DIVIDE PALESTINIAN TERRITORY initiating integrated and sustainable The event is organized by Asociación 16.30-18.30 - Room: W3-19 urban renewal projects. The event Latinoamericana de Organizaciones de 16.30-18.30 - Room: W2-3 134. HIP HOP AND URBAN ARTS will present France’s technical and 143. PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING: Veracruzana University, Xalapa, Promoción (ALOP), Centre On Housing MAJAL Academic Urban Observa- AS A TOOL FOR CRIME financial tools which allow for national Rights and Evictions (COHRE), Habitat CURRENT CHALLENGES PREVENTION AND YOUTH Mexico and international action in the field of for Humanity LAC, Habitat Internation- 16.30-18.30 - Room: W3-12 tory-IUA-ALBA-University of Bala- PARTICIPATION 16.30-18.30 This event presents results LED sustainable urban renewal projects. al Coalition, International Alliance of mand Beit bil Jnoub NGO, Lebanon Development Planning Unit, Uni- - Room: W3-13 strategy implementation in different The French Development Agency and Inhabitats (IAI), the UN Special Rappor- Lebanon and occupied Palestinian regions using a participatory planning the National Urban Renewal Agency teur on Adequate Housing of OHCHR, versity College London (UCL), UK territory suffer from regional, national Fundación Artística y Social La approach. The approach involves local will give two short presentations and local social movements and orga- and Brazilian Network on Participa- and local instability that are the Familia Ayara, Colombia (Spanish development stakeholders: citizens, to introduce these tools. Several nizations involved in the Urban Social tory Budgeting, Brazil source of devastating conflicts. This local authorities, academics, private experiences of urban renewal will also Forum (FSU). It debates: (i) violations only) Over the last 20 years, Participatory event is an opportunity to bring sector, NGOs, etc, to address urban be presented during the event (Fort-de of the human right to housing and the Budgeting has been expanding from a together experts and stakeholders This event brings together young segregation and identify successful France, overseas France and the Cities right to the city; (ii) successful inter- couple of experiments in Brazil to more representatives to discuss issues people, public institutions and private replicable practices. Speakers will of Rio de Janeiro and Paris). national strategies to resist evictions; than 1,300 cities in all regions of the related to post-conflict reconstruction and social sector organizations. Youth present the methodology and and, (iii) a global strategy toward the world with a reasonably high level of management practices and leaders will present their best practices processes of cases and their urban- right to the city, in preparation for the success. This swift expansion comes at sustainable interventions in post- for the creation of safe environments social-economic context as well as next Urban Social Forum at the World a time of increasing urban challenges crisis reconstruction situations. The and effective youth participation at the social participatory structure Social Forum in Dakar. It is chaired by and threats. After a brief presentation event will provide an overview of community, city and national level used. A network of cities to build a Orlando Junior, FNRU, and co-chaired on the expansion of PB, involved actors the methodologies and projects through arts and culture. The event common agenda and framework will by Salih Booker, COHRE with Dem- from Africa, Latin America, Europe supporting the response to shelter will stimulate dialogue between young be launched on a web-based platform ostenes Moraes, Habitat for Humanity and Asia will describe the challenges crisis undertaken by UN-HABITAT people and policy makers in order to to facilitate exchange of experiences, as rapporteur. and how cities in their regions design joint strategies for creating localize principles, promote dialogue address them. This will be followed public security policies that include the with experts and show successful LED 141. ROLLING BEST PRACTICES ON by exchange among participants perspectives and proposals of youth practices to help reduce the urban AUDIO-VISUAL INNOVATION to enrich the debate on how to leaders and their organizations. divide. 16.30-18.30 - Room: W3-5 continue deepening and scaling up PB processes. El Agora Civil Association, Córdoba, Argentina El Ágora, the Southern cone node of the Ibero-American and Caribbean Forum on Best Practices responsible for providing meeting places where social agents can debate and benefit
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146. MAKING OF URBAN 148. IMPACT OF HABITAT FOR 150. ‘RIGHT TO THE CITY’ AND THE 152. “GENDERED” CITY THROUGH SPACE: TRANSCULTURAL HUMANITY HOUSING INFORMAL ECONOMY LAND, HOUSING AND AND INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECTS ON POVERTY 16.30-18.30 - Room: W2-14 HOUSING FINANCE APPROACHES 16.30-18.30 REDUCTION AND 16.30-18.30 - Room: W2-16 - Room: W2-4 SUSTAINABILITY 16.30-18.30 Inclusive Cities, UK - Room: W2-7 The ‘right to the city’ creates a Kenya Women Land Access Trust Latin American Studies Institute new paradigm empowering urban Despite legal progress on women’s Berlin, Germany Habitat for Humanity (Asia Pacific), workers to refashion their city, rights, women’s access to land and The session focuses on the Thailand encompassing rights to participation, housing remains limited in many self-determination and empowerment. interdependence between urban Habitat for Humanity maintains that parts of the world. The experience of NE TW ORKING EVEN T S This event explores how member- space and its symbolic, cultural and housing is an important platform Women Land Access Trusts (WLATs), based organizations of the working social production and appropriation, for community development and Self-Employed Women’s Association poor are strengthening rights, and employing multiple methodological transformation. Partnering with Arup (SEWA) and Women’s Bank, Sri reframing the dialogue between backgrounds such as ethnography, to use ASPIRE, Arup’s software-based Lanka, can provide information on informal economy workers and discourse analyses or visual tool for assessing the sustainability of the effectiveness of providing secure city governments. Drawing on the anthropology. Based on insights from infrastructure projects with poverty- land and housing tenure in protecting experience of the global coalition, empirical studies on foundational reduction goals, Arup examines the and realizing women’s rights. The Inclusive Cities, and its members the myths, urban narratives, religious social, environmental, economic discussion will address various Self-Employed Women’s Association of practices, ethnoscapes and grassroots and institutional dimensions of entrepreneurial development initiatives, India, waste picker coalitions of India communication strategies, it exposes sustainability of Habitat for Humanity’s available finance mechanisms, best and Latin America, and home-based how the right to the city can be Medium Rise Buildings in Manila, practices and lessons learnt to shed workers in Asia, the event explores studied and understood in different Philippines. It also carries out a light on the policy or legal framework initiatives to create an enabling policy national, socio-political and economic Sustainability Assessment of Habitat’s required for an accessible ‘gendered’ environment, and strengthen access to contexts within Latin American Cities. post-tsunami shelter program by city. urban services for the working poor. Researchers associated to the Latin analyzing the extent by which these NE TW ORKING EVEN T S American Studies Institute, FU Berlin, shelter interventions have contributed will contribute to an interdisciplinary to long-term sustainability of its 151. UPGRADING INFORMAL and trans-regional discussion on these assisted communities and whether SETTLEMENTS THROUGH issues. these shelter interventions contributed SOCIO-ECOLOGIC to the sustainability of families’ livelihoods INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION 147. HUMAN SETTLEMENTS: 16.30-18.30 - Room: W2-15 FORMULATIONS AND [RE] CALIBRATIONS 16.30-18.30 149. INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE Urbaninform-network, Dirty Work, - Room: W2-5 URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE Germany 16.30-18.30 - Room: W2-13 The event discusses the different KU Leuven, Department of Ar- challenges and opportunities for chitecture, Urbanism & Planning, All India Housing Development As- infrastructure provision in informal OSA (Research Group Urbanism & sociation (AIHDA), India settlements. Today it is recognized Architecture), Belgium The event shall examine the role of that functioning infrastructure is the major contribution in upgrading: The event will feature presentations urban infrastructure to bridge the basic infrastructure (access to energy, and debate the relevance and meaning urban divide and promote inclusive and water, sanitation, drainage, waste of human settlements in relation to the sustainable urbanization. It will share and food), social, cultural and discipline of urbanism from which the inter-country experience on innovations recreational infrastructure (community whole notion of human settlements and present a typology of urban centers, schools, medical centers, originates. It will focus on attempts divide and the barriers that inhibit sport facilities, public open space, of the planning professions to steer adequacy of urban infrastructure. This playgrounds and sport fields), and the worldwide transformation of the will include a typology of governance economic infrastructure (markets, built and natural environments by and partnership initiatives to improve plazas, commercial streets and light connecting the context specificity access to urban infrastructure to industry). To ensure their long- of the practice of urbanism with a cross-section of households and term maintenance, their planning, generic (social and environmental) other stakeholders. Presentations installation and organization with the non-specific issues (social exclusion, will also cover the role of urban community are of major importance. poverty, unsustainable construction, infrastructure and outline a roadmap The event compares different strategies urban growth, etc.). An introduction of to meet the ever growing challenge of of government organized and the evolution of the concepts, themes urbanization. community based projects on different and key interventions crucial for the scales focusing on six projects in Africa calibration of human settlements and Latin America. since its foundations in the 1960s, will be followed by contemporary experimental initiatives and directions for future development.
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Given the enormity of this challenge, (SEADE), Secretaria Municipal de 9. THE INTERNATIONAL the private sector must be engaged as Planejamento (SEMPLA), Instituto CONFERENCE OF INNOVATIVE partners to supplement government de Desenvolvimento Econômico, CITIES RESULTS 12.00 - 13.30 efforts to develop infrastructure to Social e Ambiental do Pará (IDESP), - Room: W3-6 ensure adequacy and efficiency of Superintendência de Estatística, urban services. The event will present Pesquisa e Informação (SEPIN), Industrial Federation of Paraná initiatives of public-private partnerships Secretaria do Planejamento Municipal State, Brazil towards sustainable urbanization (SEPLAM), Instituto de Pesquisa and deliberate on innovative urban e Estratégia Econômica do Ceará The event which will present outcomes planning and management strategies, (IPECE), Superintendência de Estudos from the International Conference housing for all, urban infrastructure, Econômicos e Sociais da Bahia (SEI), of Innovative Cities is scheduled to effective resource mobilization and UNDP. take place from 10-13 March in the cost recovery for inclusive growth. Event Center of Paraná Industries Federation whose main objective 7. THE RIGHT TO THE ECOCITY, is to establish a global network of SIDE EVEN T S 5. LAND MANAGEMENT IN ECOCITY WORLD SUMMIT people that work with cities and foster BRAZILIAN CITIES, AN MONTRÉAL 2011 12.00 - 13.30 exchange of innovation technology of EXPRESSION OF THE RIGHT TO - Room: W3-3 all types, including social innovation, THE CITY 12.00 - 13.30 and connect cities. The conference - Room: W3-1 Montréal Urban Ecology Center, presents an excellent business Canada and networking opportunity for The French Development Agency international municipals. The principal The event will highlight the links
SIDE EVEN T S (AFD) and Cities Alliance themes of CI-CI 2010 are: cities revival, between climate change, urban issues governmental innovation from the The event will debate the topic of and development processes. It will cities, governance in city development, land management in Brazilian cities. focus on urban eco-mobility (public City-network and networked cities. Public authorities are responsible and active transportation), planning Each day of the Conference will be for guaranteeing inclusive cities and designing of public space, streets, World Urban Forum, Nanjing 2008. Photo © City of Nanjing dedicated to one of the themes in a and ensuring the right to the city and green neighbourhoods. It will also multidisciplinary form. to its inhabitants within a legislative explore governance approaches and framework. However, the example democratic processes that support showing how pressure from the land eco-city evolution, urban economy in 10. LAUNCHING THE HABITAT Side events market has affected development in an eco-city, the built environment, and INTERNATIONAL COALITION São Paulo shows that in many Brazilian health. PUBLICATION: CITIES FOR ALL cities, public planning policies are not NOW! 12.00 - 13.30 - Room: TUESDAY, MARCH 23 The event will present the United education, and sports. The final powerful enough to accommodate the W3-12 Nations Pavilion at the Shanghai document summarizes the plans of rules on land and real estate markets. 8. THE USERS AND CITIZENS' PARTICIPATION AS A Expo World Expo 2010 on Better the cities to adapt to the standards The session will analyze the revised Habitat International Coalition 1. SOCIAL INCLUSION FROM URBAN COMPONENT OF THE RIGHT TO City, Better Life, which takes place required by FIFA for the World Cup. Brazilian legislative framework on city (HIC) INTERVENTIONS 12.00 - 13.30 from 1 May-31 October 2010 and is SENAENCO seeks to reinforce the need management and evaluate its impact THE CITY - Room: W3-13 expected to attract 70 million visitors. for development plans and executive on building more inclusive cities and 12.00 - 13.30 - Room: W3-5 Habitat International Coalition (HIC) The UN Pavilion whose theme is One projects, so that the works performed on public management efficiency and will launch its publication Cities Caixa Econômica Federal, Brazil Earth, One UN, will showcase the for the World Cup remain as a legacy enlarging the 'right to the city' to the The French Institute for Public- for All: Proposals and Experiences This event will present the experiences work of United Nations agencies to society. The event will also launch a majority. Private Partnership (IGD) towards the Right to the City, in towards sustainable urbanization document that presents a synthesis of English, Spanish and Portuguese. This of projects aimed at incorporating the Universal rights, such as access to through a wide variety of permanent the visits to candidate cities for future publication, produced by the HIC informal city, e.g. slums, houses on basic services, are embodied in the and changing exhibits, meetings and World Cup games. 6. NATIONAL AND STATE REPORTS General Secretariat, is a compilation stilts, irregular and illegal occupations, process of creating, processing, or cultural events. The United Nations will ON MDGs IN BRAZIL of 40 articles, which analyze the into what is recognized as the re-appropriation of urban space. It also host six major forums on urban 12.00 - 13.30 - Room: W3-2 many approaches for building the formal city. It centers on improving relies on the "participation of citizen- issues together with the Government 4. PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS Right to the City in the world. The the population’s access to better users" with local authorities. Processes of China and Chinese cities. FOR SUSTAINABLE Institute of Applied Economic various articles detail a diversity of conditions of life, public policies, and that make urban living space must civic services. It will feature projects URBANISATION Research - IPEA, Brazil achievements and challenges and be based on rules of governance, highlight new forces to support the including urbanization interventions 12.00 - 13.30 - Room: W3-20 This event presents the main results 3. BRAZILIAN CHALLENGES FOR THE transparency, participation, effect, collective rights for each and everyone in slums in Brazil. Caixa Econômica of the MDGs attainment at national WORLD CUP 2014 12.00 - 13.30 Federation of Indian Chambers of and sustainability. This should include to live in peace and with dignity in all Federal will present these projects and state level in Brazil. The project - Room: W3-19 appropriate management of basic local cities. The launch will be moderated by together with project operators and Commerce & Industry (FICCI), India combines the work of regional, state services. This side event aims to clarify Charlotte Mathivet (HIC) beneficiaries who will give testimonials. SINAENCO - Sindicato Nacional Around 27.8 per cent of India’s research and statistics institutes the following questions amongst other The Medial will also show material of das Empresas de Arquitetura e population (285 million) lives in urban working with IPEA as a research concerns: What are the different forms the experiences and achievements. network on Localizing MDGs at state Engenharia Consultiva, Brazil areas making India the second largest of participation existing in the cities?; urban habitat in the world. Key issues and national levels in Brazil. The Do local experiences that incorporate institutions involved in the project 2. UNITED NATIONS PAVILION AT Between 2008 and 2009, state and facing urban India include shortfalls in participation work better or differently local authorities, and experts visited housing, inadequate water supply and are International Pharmaceutical in different local contexts of public SHANGHAI EXPO 2010 16 Brazilian cities to discuss questions sewerage, traffic congestion, growing Excipients Auditing (IPEA), Instituto action?; What are the main difficulties 12.00 - 13.30 - Room: W3-18 of urban and regional amenities, and slums, pollution and poverty, making Paranaense de Desenvolvimento encountered in the implementation of sports infrastructure. The discussions urban governance a difficult task. Econômico e Social (IPARDES), these processes? United Nations Pavilion involved issues such as transportation, Fundação João Pinheiro(FJP), Fundação energy, sanitation, hospitality, health, Sistema Estadual de Análise de Dados
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11. LECTURE ON MADRID cities addressing the climate change provide an overview of the initiatives 18. VIOLENCE PREVENTION revitalization projects. The purpose of to consider the impact of climate MANZANARES RIVER PARK challenge. Cities are increasingly at the currently being implemented, highlight THROUGH URBAN UPGRADING the event is to present and discuss one change. On the one hand, it needs to PROJECT 12.30 - 13.30 forefront in the fight against climate concrete actions to implement the 12.30 - 13.30 - Room: W2-15 approach and its efficiency towards examine how Asian cities can adapt - Room: W2-2 change. Many cities are taking bold rights of children at local and municipal urban sustainability and equity, and to climate change and promote their action to mitigate climate change levels and describe the process of German Federal Ministry for to present concrete examples from resilience. On the other, is the role of Burgos & Garrido Arquitectos, and adapt to its impacts. Several becoming a Child Friendly City. Economic Cooperation and French and Brazilian actions, and cities in climate change mitigation. Spain organizations, including UN-HABITAT, Development (BMZ)/ KfW South American, African and European The event will present practices UNEP, The World Bank, Cities Alliance, experiences. from the support of German Federal Development Bank The event will present an overview ICLEI - Local Governments for 16. MUNICIPAL PLATFORMS Ministry for Economic Cooperation and visual presentation by authors of Sustainability, Rockefeller Foundation FOR LOCAL STRATEGIC Violence and crime in informal and Development, through the a recent project from Madrid, Spain. and others, are building partnerships DEVELOPMENT settlements are a plight for local 21. URBANIZATION AND CLIMATE Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Madrid is undertaking an important as support of local climate action. 12.30 - 13.30 - Room: W2-13 communities and a huge challenge for CHANGE, IMPLICATIONS FOR Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH, to intervention to reintegrate areas of the The event will give an overview of the many local and central governments. URBAN GOVERNANCE AND Asian countries to promote sustainable city based on landscaping and planning partnerships in this field and highlight MASHAV - Israel's Agency for The German Financial Cooperation and RESPONSES 12.00 - 13.30 inclusive urbanization taking into SIDE EVEN T S strategies. The urban infrastructure the many exciting events at World International Development partners will present two encouraging - Room: W3-18 account the impact of climate change. illustrates opportunities for greening, Urban Forum 5 dealing with this issue. Cooperation projects from El Salvador and Cape There will also be audience discussion. city cohesiveness, and historical- Town, South Africa, where crime Public Advocacy Initiatives for geographical recovery. In Madrid, the This event will focus on the structuring rates were substantially reduced, Rights and Values in India (Pairvi) river Manzanares connects previously 14. PROMOTING ENERGY of local organizational platforms for simultaneously improving the living 24. LAUNCH OF THE PORTUGUESE segregated neighborhoods and links EFFICIENCY IN BUILDINGS IN strategic development, underscoring environment of the residents. The The event will discuss climate change VERSION OF THE PUBLICATION the city to its regional surroundings. DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 12.30 the role of local government. projects follow a three-tier approach of in the context of urbanization and "EMERGING CITIES" 12.00 - The event will present an example - 13.30 - Room: W2-5 Organizational platforms presented at situational violence prevention through urban areas and the implications for 13.30 - Room: W3-1 the event include municipal strategic Municipal Governance as well as its
SIDE EVEN T S of how certain general principles of improvement of public infrastructure settlement can be translated into UN-HABITAT planning units, municipal corporations (e.g. streets upgrading, public lighting, responses. Institut des Sciences et des specific contemporary city layouts and for development, business park Urban buildings alone consume community centers and sport facilities), Techniques de l'Equipement assist in tackling past problems. management (Municipal Industrial social violence prevention through et de l'Environnement pour le over 40% of the national electricity. Park Management Authorities), 22. INAUGURAL MEETING OF Therefore, energy efficiency measures self help projects (e.g. cultural events THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE Développement (ISTED), France community based employment and founding of community groups) 12. INFLUENCING CHARACTER and practices will avail significant promotion programs and contingency OF THE LOCAL ACTION FOR The event will present the publication, energy for productive uses. Few and institutional violence prevention THROUGH EDUTAINMENT AND planning for crisis management. through participatory planning. BIODIVERSITY INITIATIVE 12.00 Emerging Cities which covers 12 topics SPORTS 12.30 - 13.30 building regulations in developing These will be presented by Israeli - 13.30 - Room: W3-19 and 12 keys on urban governance. It countries have provisions for energy - Room: W2-3 and Kenyan facilitators, representing will call on local authorities, civil society savings and the use of passive building Kisumu Municipal Council from 19. CITIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE ICLEI - Local Governments for and stakeholders in international Youth Initiative Canada systems. This side event will present Kenya, Weitz Center for Development INITATIVE PARTNERS AND CITIES Sustainability cooperation to debate with the the programme Promoting Energy Studies, Israel, and strategic planning French Urban Cooperation Network MEETING 12.00 - 13.30 The Advisory Committee for the Local Youth Initiative Canada is a growing Efficiency in Buildings in Eastern and development consultants. The and arrive at a shared vision of urban - Room: W2-16 Action for Biodiversity (LAB) initiative network of young people. It addresses Africa developed by UN-HABITAT relevance of these platforms will be issues and better understanding of includes six representatives of local a myriad of challenges facing young in collaboration with UNEP, the explored in their local contexts. the expectations of different actors UN-HABITAT governments, as well as the most people worldwide growing up in an Global Environment Fund, and the for urban development. Clearly linked senior executive representatives from: environment of dynamic change. Governments of Burundi, Kenya, This event is a working meeting for with the Forum theme Bridging the UNEP, UNDP, UN-HABITAT, Global Many youth who are productive and Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. 17. REHABILITATION PLAN OF partners and UN-HABITAT focal points. Urban Divide, it presents all the aspects Environmental Facility (GEF), Secretariat energetic remain unemployed, suffer The initiative is designed to assist SALVADOR OLD DOWNTOWN for building balanced and sustainable of the Convention on Biological from poor health and lack sufficient governments, the private sector and (PRCAS) – BAHIA 12.30 - 13.30 cities with equal opportunities for all Diversity (SCBD), International Union support. Meeting the needs of the the general public to adopt energy - Room: W2-14 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24 citizens. The event will be led by the for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), youth is critical, because their actions efficient practices, and renewable French Senator, Yves Dauge and a and ICLEI – Local Governments for will determine their countries’ future. energy technologies in buildings. Office of Reference for Salvador representative of a Brazilian university. The responsibility of ensuring that Old Downtown, Brazil 20. HISTORICAL INNER-CITY Sustainability. This event, the first aspirations and hopes of the youth REVITALIZATION: AN APPROACH opportunity for the high-level group to are met cannot be left in the hands 15. CHILD FRIENDLY CITIES: The Rehabilitation Plan's main objective FOCUSING ON THE RIGHT TO THE meet, will introduce the inner-workings 25. CITY DEVELOPMENT - THE ROLE of a single stakeholder, hence, Youth EXPERIENCE AND RESULTS OF A is the sustainability of the Old Center CITY 12.00 - 13.30 and future activities of the Local Action OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT of Salvador, the territory of symbolic Initiative Canada partners with youth GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP - Room: W3-13 for Biodiversity initiative and start 12.00 - 13.30 - Room: W3-2 organizations, promoting a peaceful, 12.30 - 13.30 - Room: W2-7 home of the first historic center of its advisory role. The meeting is by equitable, and sustainable future. Brazil, recognized by UNESCO as a French Ministry for Energy, Ecology, invitation only. A media event for the German Federal Ministry for World Heritage site. Its mission is to UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, Sustainable Development and Sea launch will be held. Economic Cooperation and preserve this site for future generations New York and Geneva Development (BMZ) / Cities 13. SUSTAINBLE CITIES making it an urban area of high Inner-city revitalization is a current PROGRAMME/LOCALIZING Child Friendly Cities (CFC) are systems cultural, social and economic dynamics and growing concern in developing 23. CITIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE Alliance (CA) of local governance for the rights of AGENDA 21: LESSONS FOR THE of the integrated city, which is good countries. This event will look at IN ASIA 12.00 - 13.30 - Room: The Cities Alliance is a growing children. The initiative, launched in CITIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE to live in, work and visit. One of its actions implemented in historical W3-20 partnership of cities and their 1996 by UNICEF and UN-HABITAT INITATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE main goals is to enhance economic inner-cities to protect and enhance development partners committed to respond to children’s needs in and cultural activities, promote heritage, develop tourism activities German Federal Ministry for to scaling up successful approaches URBAN DEVELOPMENT deprived urban areas, has grown into improvement in housing conditions or attract new residents in a way that Economic Cooperation and to reduce urban poverty. Germany NETWORK a worldwide movement promoting and attract new investments together guarantees that all citizens (especially Development (BMZ) / Deutsche is one of the founding members of (SUD-NET) 12.30 - 13.30 children’s rights and well-being. A with public and social actors in the the poorest) will benefit from these Gesellschaft für Technische the network. The event will look at - Room: W2-4 Secretariat was established in 2000 at search for a sustainable management developments. Social and functional national urban development strategies, the UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH model for the region. cohesion, as well as sustainable and an instrument which can effectively UN-HABITAT to promote knowledge brokering. This equitable development, are some of The pursuit of sustainable and inclusive support a country’s pursuit of event will outline the CFC concept, The event promotes partnerships for the principles of historical inner-cities urbanization, especially in Asia, needs sustainable and inclusive urbanization.
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Guiding questions that will be urban areas. Partner Universities and UN-HABITAT’s 34. HIV/AIDS-TANZANIA the Brazilian Federal Bank (CEF). The infrastructure development and discussed are: What can national Cities and Climate Change Initiative PARTICIPATION AT WORLD publication, based on case studies of transportation. governments do to promote inclusive and the Global Land Tool Network nine Programs of Squatter Upgrading Examples of case studies and inter-city 29. 100 PER CENT RENEWABLE URBAN FORUM 5 and sustainable urban development? will speak about what SUD-Net has to 12.30 - 13.30 - Room: W2-7 in Brazil, focuses on three aspects: comparisons are provided throughout How do the Cities Alliance and ENERGY AND BEYOND FOR offer. social/participation, institutional, and the book to give concrete evidence- Germany support partner countries in CITIES 12.00 - 13.30 HIV/AIDS Anonymous International physical (architecture and engineering). based solutions and recommendations their efforts in this regard? Practices - Room: W3-12 (HIVAI), Tanzania The publication is aimed at policy to solve the growing challenges supported by the Cities Alliance 32. CITIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE makers, academics, and specialists. brought on by rapid urbanization and from Syria and South Africa will be HafenCity University Hamburg and INITIATIVE TOOLS FOR TRAINING HIV/AIDS Anonymous International It highlights the key elements that population growth. presented. World Future Council, Germany OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT (HIVAI) is a non-governmental have caused failure and success of OFFICIALS AND PROFESSIONALS organization working to address social programs during their life cycle, from Hafencity University Hamburg and the inequalities faced by people living preparation/design, implementation, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, World Future Council present strategies 12.30 - 13.30 - Room: W2-4 26. ARCHITECTURE AND with HIV/AIDS (PLWH). It is based in and post-occupancy. The launch will be for cities in developing countries on ENGINEERING CONSULTING UN-HABITAT Tanzania, a country where 8% (over followed by a presentation of the main how to make the transition from the SIDE EVEN T S MEETING 12.00 - 13.30 2 million) of its population live with findings of the research. 39. IS AN INCREMENTAL CORE - Room: W3-3 dependence on fossil fuels to 100 per The event on climate change tools HIV/AIDS. It is estimated that 10% HOUSING APPROACH THE WAY cent renewable energy systems. This for local governments and urban (200,000) of the people living with HIV TO RE-ESTABLISH COMMUNITIES transition is urgently needed to avoid professionals will bring together SINAENCO-Sindicato Nacional are children. 37. ASSESSING CHILD FRIENDLINESS IN HAITI? 12.00 - 13.30 das Empresas de Engenharia climate change and its often disastrous key stakeholders, who are currently OF CITIES AND COMMUNITIES: A impacts. However, renewable energy developing these tools. The UN- - Room: W3-13 Consultiva, Brazil TOOLKIT FOR LOCAL USERS development in cities also has the HABITAT and ICLEI handbook 35. HELPING BRIDGE THE URBAN 12.30 - 13.30 - Room: W2-15 Global University Consortium The purpose of the event is to engage potential to increase decentralized Sustainable Urban Energy Planning DIVIDE IN RIO DE JANEIRO Exploring Incremental Housing, and create possible collaboration access to electric light, heating and will be launched here. This will be THROUGH PROJECTS THAT SIDE EVEN T S UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre SIGUS MIT, USA between invited companies working cooking facilities, electricity to power followed by a panel discussion with FOSTER ADOLESCENT and Children's Environments schools, hospitals and community short presentations on tools that on the development of engineering PARTICIPATION Research Group (CERG) A core house expandable through and architecture design, and on the centers, and to provide affordable fuels have recently been developed or are 12.30 - 13.30 - Room: W2-13 self-help offers a rapid, large-scale and challenges of creating sustainable cities for mobility. 100 per cent renewable currently under development. Priorities The event will present a toolkit low-cost intervention strategy to help energy systems significantly contribute will be explored for new tools to for all. Coordination of Policies and Inter- resulting from research on Child rebuild cities after disasters. The event to increasing cities’ future resilience. enable local governments to better Friendly Cities and Communities by sectoral Activities of the Municipal will present experiences from Banda respond to climate change. UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, 27. DISPLACEMENT IN URBAN Secretary of Health of Rio de Aceh and Pakistan and discuss the Childwatch International, the core house incremental growth model. AREAS: CHALLENGES AND 30. REDUCING HUMAN Janeiro, Brazil Children's Environments Research VULNERABILITY THROUGH 33. SELF-HELP HOUSING PROJECTS It will focus on three questions: 1) Is RESPONSES 12.00 - 13.30 The event invites professionals, Centre of the City University of New this model viable for re-establishing BETTER ACCESS TO BASIC IN GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR: - Room: W3-5 adolescents and community leaders York, UNICEF offices and the Bernard communities in Haiti? 2) What are the IMPACT EVALUATION SERVICES 12.30 - 13.30 from different organizations in Rio Van Leer Foundation. In addition characteristics of a simple core unit United Nations High Commissioner - Room: W2-2 12.30 - 13.30 - Room: W2-5 de Janeiro (government, universities, presenting the toolkit of template which combines speed of construction, for Refugees (UNHCR) NGOs, etc.) to discuss the World instruments that can be locally adapted large-scale application, local materials United Nations Institute for Universidad Catolica Guayaquil, enables participatory collection of The side event will highlight the Café Methodology. Participants will and families’ needs? 3) How would an Training and Research (UNITAR) Ecuador, Ministerio de la Vivienda, quantitative and qualitative data, work within the UN Inter-Agency exchange experiences on the question incremental process be implemented Chile and Lund University HDM, raising awareness of children's Standing Committee Working Group This event will take a rights based of how adolescents can help bridge the (roles, construction, family selection, rights, promoting positive policies for on Humanitarian Challenges in Urban approach in examining how effective Sweden urban divide in the city. The Municipal sites)? The discussions will be led by children and supporting communities Areas and the UNHCR 2010 Dialogue basic public services can contribute to Secretary of Health coordinates the the MIT faculty of the Global University The event examines impact evaluations to advocate for change, the event on Protection Challenges. It will reducing human vulnerability and how Adolescent Health Promoters Network Consortium, development agencies of two self-help housing projects in will describe the initiative and results shed light on the growing number such contributions can be maximized. (RAP da Saude - Rede de Adolescentes and NGOs. Guayaquil, Ecuador, with technical from its application in Brazil and the of refugees, returnees, internally Promotores da Saude) and has been and financial support from non- Philippines. displaced persons, and returnees in governmental organizations. The working with adolescents for more 31. SUSTAINABLE URBAN than 10 years in projects involving 40. HOUSING DEMANDS OF urban areas and confirm that this beneficiaries of the project were "ALLEGADOS" IN CHILEAN trend will further intensify. It will also DEVELOPMENT NETWORK low-income settlers of a dump site. health promotion and citizenship. 38. PANEL DISCUSSION ON LIVING The event provides an opportunity METROPOLITAN AREAS highlight the challenges this poses (SUD-NET), BRINGING MULTI- The main objective of the evaluation CITIES 12.00 - 13.30 to disseminate this experience, learn 12.00 - 13.30 - Room: W3-18 for city administrations, humanitarian SECTORED APPROACHES TO was to explore how and under what - Room: W2-16 and development actors, the URBAN DEVELOPMENT circumstances housing and housing from other experiences, integrate with new partners and strengthen the Ministerio de la Vivienda de Chile implications for city planners, and hear 12.30 - 13.30 - Room: W2-3 by people, are a positive approach to Institute of Water Policy, Lee established network. recommendations for future action and social production of habitats, and to Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, The event will present a methodology new partnerships. explore alternative housing solutions used to relieve housing demands UN-HABITAT National University of Singapore for similar populations of Guayaquil 36. LESSONS LEARNED IN SQUATTER of “Allegados” (people living in The Living Cities project aims The Sustainable Urban Development today. While a great deal has been UPGRADING - PUBLICATION the backyards of Chile’s cities and 28. BRIGHT GREEN CITIES to provide policy makers and Network (SUD-Net) is the UN-HABITAT done to promote implementation of homeless sharing houses under 12.00 - 13.30 - Room: W3-6 RELEASE 12.30 - 13.30 planners with an integrated urban network that crosses sectors, borders self-help housing processes, there are different forms of occupation) and - Room: W2-14 management framework to enable and levels to make smart partnerships still serious obstacles to be overcome, preliminary results of the research EUBRA - Euro Brazilian Sustainable cities to remain competitive, develop for Sustainable Urban Development. and renewed institutionalized self-help Housing Demands and priorities of Development Council Inter-American Development Bank, good infrastructure and information SUD-Net is the link between networks, housing processes are required. Allegados, developed in Chile in 2008. Cities Alliance, Ministry of Cities technology, and provide adequate This side event will present projects creating a space for dialogue and The research was developed to improve of Brazil and Federal Savings Bank housing and transportation services and solutions from small, medium and facilitating relationships to bring understanding of the incremental (CEF), Brazil to its citizens while ensuring big cities (Brazil, Africa and Europe) added value to programmes and phenomenon of the “allegamiento”, environmental safety. Chapters in that simultaneously contribute to much-needed capacity and quality The event will launch a joint and address issues relating to socio- 2 the book address different aspects reduction of CO emissions, generate to urban development. At this event, publication by Inter-American Bank, economic family profiles, housing of urban management, which jobs and increase the quality of life in representatives from UN-HABITAT’s Ministry of Cities, Cities Alliance and demand, and willingness to participate include housing, sustainable growth, and pay.
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The presentation will cover the context 44. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT youth to communicate their needs and The event will present the new book 53. BOOK LAUNCH - "WOMEN IN The report provides a comprehensive and hypothesis, instruments and IN LOCAL AND NATIONAL aspirations to influence international Integrated Urban Water Management THE CITY" 12.30 - 13.30 overview of current trends and methods of survey and results, among DECISION-MAKING decision-making and policy with their in the Humid Tropics co-published - Room: W2-7 conditions in Latin American and others. Professionals from the region 12.00 - 13.30 - Room: W3-2 local governments. by UNESCO Urban Water Series Caribbean cities. Highlights of the will participate. with Taylor & Francis, on water Women and Habitat Latin America report will be presented and copies of Canadian Environmental Network supply, wastewater and storm water Network (UNIFEM) the report will be available. 48. KNOWLEDGE FOR CITIES management, water-related disasters, 41. NOISE FROM THE WIND This event will explore community 12.00 - 13.30 - Room: W3-12 flood control, and water-related public The book Women in the city TURBINES AND ITS EFFECT ON engagement through three different health issues in the humid tropics. It contributes to the debate about 56. PRESENTATION OF THE THE URBAN DWELLERS models seen in Brazil, Philippines, and UN-HABITAT covers integrated water management citizen (un)safety of profound urban URBANIZATION PROGRAMME OF 12.00 - 13.30 - Room: W3-19 Canada. The event will identify the Do you have the knowledge you need in the humid tropics, illustrated by case transformations. The publication THE INDUSTRIAL CITY OF CUMBICA, different processes and steps taken to plan and manage sustainable cities? studies, predominantly from Brazil. The resulted from the exchange initiated by GUARULHOS 12.30 - 13.30 Nigeria Wind Energy Club in each country and highlight how Can you respond to urban crises? event will also present the UNESCO- the UNIFEM Regional Programme Cities - Room: W2-15 the various needs were addressed. IHP Urban Water Series for water without violence for women, safe cities A lack of proper planning of the wind The event will stimulate debate SIDE EVEN T S The discussion will expand on the and environmental specialists, policy- for all implemented by the Women farms in many major urban cities among policy and decisioni makers, Secretaria de Habitação de experience of presenters and provide makers and researchers. The series, and Habitat Network, executed by results in noise pollution from the wind urban practioners, researchers, civil Guarulhos, Brazil additional options. Presentations society and private sector and others comprising over 10 books, examines UNIFEM Brazil and Southern Cone and turbines affecting many urban dwellers This presentation will share the will elicit examples of successful on how best to provide easy access the role of water in cities, effects of funded by AECID, the Spanish Agency residing in close proximity to the wind experiences and goals achieved during community engagement from to accurante, relevant and current urbanization on the hydrological cycle for International Development for farms. This event will present different the development of the Urbanization participants. The event features knowledge on managing cities. It will and water resources, and integrated Cooperation. aspects of the topic. Programme of the Industrial City successful public community also explore efficient ways of sharing approaches for sustainable urban of Cumbica, an impoverished area engagement processes and gives knowledge among cities. Come water management. examples of success indicators. 54. URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT IN in the outskirts of Guarulhos, São SIDE EVEN T S 42. JOINT WORK PROGRAM ON and share you experiences on how ZIMBABWEAN CITIES: BUILDING Paulo, Brazil. The programme’s main SUCCESSFUL APPROACHES TO Problems identified in various processes we can harvest knowledge to build 51. Habitat Partner Universities A NEW URBAN HUMAN goals are to contribute to the social will be explored and reviewed and smarter cities. The ideas gathered SCALING UP NATIONAL SLUM inclusion of the local population solutions assessed. Resource material from the session will contribute to the 12.30 - 13.30 - Room: W2-4 SETTLEMENT 12.30 - 13.30 UPGRADING AND PREVENTION through access to social housing will be made available to participants. development of a central repository - Room: W2-13 - RECENT EXPERIENCES IN 15 UN-HABITAT and public services, and to promote of knowledge tools for all urban COUNTRIES 12.00 - 13.30 capacity building for local community stakeholders. The event will discuss ideas and Government of Zimbabwe, 45. ECOLOGICAL SAFETY AND members and direct participation in - Room: W3-20 options for strengthening the Ministry of National Housing and URBAN SUSTAINABLE all phases of the programme. Another Habitat Partner University network Social Amenities The World Bank Institute DEVELOPMENT important feature of this programme 49. USE BIKE PROJECT: and its activities. Based on a study The Government of Zimbabwe will is the coordination of social and the The World Bank Institute in partnership 12.00 - 13.30 - Room: W3-3 SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION commissioned by UN-HABITAT it will present a project to potential partners, engineering projects, which guarantees with Cities Alliance, UN-HABITAT, GTZ, IN SAO PAULO 12.30 - 13.30 look into the governance structure, International Eco-Safety donors and financiers, who wish to its development and sustainability. and the Inter-American Development - Room: W2-2 funding opportunities and priority Cooperative Organization be involved in urban regeneration Bank, is hosting an International activities in education, research and activities born out of a collaborative Instituto Parada Vital, Brazil Expert Panel meeting to discuss The event organized by the knowledge management to take the effort among governmental 57. COMMUNITY ACTION the recently developed case-study initiative to the next level. Chalmers International Eco-Safety Cooperative This event will present the challenges organizations in Zimbabwe. A team PLANNING (CAP) – COMMUNITY template and typology for national University of Architecture who Organization (IESCO) in cooperation and results of the Use Bike Project, presentation by stakeholders in the PARTICIPATION FOR A SUSTAINABLE slum upgrading and prevention undertook the study will be the main with UN-HABITAT will focus on urban implemented in the city of São urban renewal project will outline their URBAN DEVELOPMENT policies and approaches for upcoming facilitator of the event and present sustainability, urban traffic jams, Paulo since 2007 by the civil society roles and responsibilities to ensure country work. The event provides the findings and recommendations, 12.00 - 13.30 - Room: W2-16 environment pollution, urban poverty organization Instituto Parada Vital in the project’s success. A Minister from an opportunity for representatives followed by discussants' interventions. reduction, food safety and drinking partnership with the state government the Government of Zimbabwe will Urban and Regional Development of partner organizations to further water protection amongst other of São Paulo, the city authority on present the project's successes and its develop the program by incorporating Institute and the China Academy of themes. Members of IESCO presidium, urban transportation, the railroad prospects in the current socio-political the expert panel's feedback and 52. LAKE VICTORIA 12.30 - 13.30 Planning and Urban Design, China ministers, mayors, diplomats, leaders system of the greater São Paulo dispensation. The meeting will initiate learning from other events of - Room: W2-5 of international organizations, women and the private sector. The Use Bike a debate on the role of multilateral Cities and institutions in Indonesia have the WUF5. It will promote better and youth organizations, experts and Project is an initiative that promotes agencies in developing countries, low developed Community Action Planning understanding of governments’ slum UN-HABITAT scholars, representatives from under- "sustainable transportation" through cost financing models and project (CAP) approaches focusing on local upgrading and prevention policies, developed countries and the least the use of bicycles linked to the The side event will bring together management including monitoring and economic opportunities, rebuilding programs and experiences. The developed countries are invited to public transportation system, by participants to discuss ongoing evaluation. tsunami destroyed communities and initiative documents, analyzes, and participate in the event. implementing bicycle free parking and UN-HABITAT initiatives in the Lake reconstructing settlement infrastructure disseminates critical knowledge from low cost renting stops in the subway Victoria region. Lake Victoria is the after earthquakes. In China, the city 15 countries. world’s second largest fresh water 55. Launch of the State of of Yangzhou successfully introduced 47. PLACE ON EARTH 12.00 - 13.30 stations and in other critical areas of the city. body whose surface area is shared by the Latin American and CAP for the rehabilitation of the Old - Room: W3-6 43. CONTEMPORARY DISCUSSIONS three countries: Kenya, Tanzania and Caribbean Cities 2010 report. City Yangzhou supported by the Uganda. An estimated one-third of 12.30-13.30 Cities Alliance. The Indonesian Urban ON THE DIFFUSION OF THE Haring Woods Studio, UK 50. BOOK LAUNCH: INTEGRATED the combined population of the three and Regional Development Institute URBAN MEDIA 12.00 - 13.30 - Room: W2-14 Place on Earth is a new international URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT countries receives their livelihood from and the China Academy of Planning - Room: W3-1 initiative, which uses art and culture IN THE HUMID TROPICS, the lake. UN-HABITAT and Urban Design will introduce to empower young men and women UNESCO-IHP URBAN WATER three successful ways of community Digital Artisans, Brazil UN-HABITAT will launch the first State to gain a greater awareness and participation with a video presentation SERIES 12.30 - 13.30 of the Latin American and Caribbean The event will discuss mechanisms understanding of the complex issues and invite the audience to discuss the - Room: W2-3 Cities 2010 report, the second report of diffusion (and exclusion) used by of climate change, governance and positive impacts and applicability of the in a new series of regional flagship different kinds of media in large cities. urban development. Working in methodology for other communities. United Nations Educational, reports published by UN-HABITAT. A film will be presented followed by a partnership with cities around the Scientific and Cultural Organization debate. world and UN-HABITAT, Place on Earth (UNESCO) provides an inspiring new platform for
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• how the housing sector works– 6. HOW COMMUNITY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24 particularly housing supply and STAKEHOLDERS CAN demand DESIGN SAFE, INCLUSIVE 9 HOW TO FOSTER LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES IN SLUM/INFORMAL • slum prevention responses to NEIGHBOURHOODS - POVERTY increase diversified and affordable 09:00 - 12:00 - Room W2-4 SETTLEMENTS – SLUMS AND housing opportunities at scale HOUSING 09:00 - 12:00 - Room (including provision of serviced Canada Mortgage and Housing W2-13 land) Corporation (CMHC) International Participants will learn to use the International Labour Organization • impact of subsidies at local and (ILO) / World Bank national levels on land and housing charrette process to: prices and occupation • incorporate sustainable community The course will present: planning principles • tested tools on slum upgrading T RAINING EVEN S • effective payment capacity – what framework (policies, institutional/ • incorporate Crime Prevention ‘informal occupants’ already pay management/technical, through Environmental Design for land and occupation conditions, participatory tools actual land prices, capitalized (CPTED) principles transportation costs, and cost of • frameworks and tools for • address the needs of special groups having no access to services livelihood /economic and food 7. HOW TO EFFECTIVELY security initiatives in slum/informal 4. UNICEF URBAN CENTRE INCORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY settlements. PLATFORMS: PARTICIPATIVE INTO URBAN GOVERNANCE - METHODOLOGY FOR LOCAL • sustainable partnership ENVIRONMENT 09:00 - 12:00 arrangements to alleviate poverty DEVELOPMENT - YOUTH - Room W2-5 and enhance capacity to obtain 09:00 - 12:00 - Room W2-2 T RAINING EVEN S basic resources of life UN Global Compact Cities Pro- United Nations Children’s Fund gramme 10. HOW TO IMPROVE WATER (UNICEF) EFFICIENCY IN WATER UTILITIES The course will enable participants to: The course will: – WATER AND SANITATION • understand the underlying • determine the boundaries of 09:00 - 12:00 - Room W2-2 World Urban Forum, Vancouver 2006. Photo © Globe Foundation domains of sustainability (cultural, the areas of intervention in an economic, ecology and politics) and informative graphic format, UN-Water Decade Programme on how each influences sustainable showing local resources and Capacity Development (UNW-DPC) urban development. strategic problems - mapping Training Events • identify relevant city-based • Identify residents’ perceptions The course will enable participants to: indicators, enabling effective about their living conditions • better understand benchmarking measurement and reporting on within the community in order to as a tool for performance progress towards sustainable orientate the actions – perception improvement Training at the Rio Forum allows participants to learn the most current knowledge on urban issues from leading outcomes in a city. diagnosis experts. The courses offer a “how-to” approach on the many topics aimed at bridging the urban divide and • select the most appropriate • understand how this holistic • prioritize local goals and challenges performance indicators to measure achieving sustainable urban development. approach can be translated into to develop community action plans performance of water utilities assisting on-the-ground projects – community forums. TUESDAY, MARCH 23 decision-making, implementation an ecosystem and how to improve that address urban challenges. • develop their knowledge and skills and construction of large-scale the socio-ecological resilience of • prepare local action plans to on water conservation, leakage 8. CLIMATE SMART GREEN CITY 1. HOW TO GREEN LARGE-SCALE urban design project cities. confront local problems and control and demand management URBAN DESIGN PROJECTS - achieve prioritized goals PLANNING FOR CITY PLANNERS • experiences of the different actors • develop and prioritize 11. HOW TO IMPLEMENT THE RIGHT PLANNING 09:00 - 12:00 – PLANNING AND CLIMATE and backgrounds at the session. adaptation options in response 5. GENDER BUDGETING IN LOCAL TO THE CITY - POVERTY - Room W2-7 CHANGE 09:00 - 12:00 to the vulnerability and impact GOVERNMENTS – GENDER - Room W2-13 09:00 - 12:00 - Room W2-3 assessments and how to align them Center for Development Research 2. HOW TO ASSESS CITIES' 09:00 - 12:00 - Room W2-3 with the development pathways International Urban Training Center Polis Institute, Habitat International (ZEF) and University of Bonn VULNERABILITY AND chosen by the city. Metropolis Women International Coalition (HIC), International Alli- The course will discuss: The course will cover: ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE Network ance of Inhabitants (AIH), Centre CHANGE - ENVIRONMENT 3. TOWARDS PREVENTIVE • the necessity of better urban • linkages between crucial The course will: on Housing Rights and Evictions 09:00 - 12:00 - Room W2-14 HOUSING POLICIES TO MITIGATE planning for cities to achieve environmental and social INFORMALITY – LAND AND • highlight the necessity of gender sustainable development and (COHRE), Asociación Latinoameri- issues in different contexts and United Nations Environment Pro- HOUSING 09:00 - 12:00 - Room budgeting and outline the climate change adaptation and cana de Organizaciones de Pro- “green” building strategies and gramme (UNEP) W2-15 principles, terms and concepts mitigation moción (ALOP), United Nations technologies in the building sector Educational, Scientific and Cultural The course will: • explain the application of gender • climate smart green city planning • tools to facilitate the development Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Organization (UNESCO), Brazilian • improve the understanding of budgeting in budget processes and and strategies for new cities and of more natural resources and The course will cover: the relationship between gender urban regeneration Urban Reform Forum, Instituto energy efficient as well as socially tools and processes that UNEP Brasileiro de Direito Urbanístico is applying for vulnerability and • housing markets and policy budgeting, performance outcomes inclusive urban design models and indicators • good planning and design (IBDU) impacts assessments of cities frameworks and the relation models for new city and urban • challenges of a trans-disciplinary and for developing adaptation between malfunctions and • clarify roles of budget analysts and regeneration that have been discussion between actors (e.g. strategies. proliferation of informality at department staff in the process successfully applied in response to developers, planners and law different levels • explore the perspective of cities as phasing climate change, mainly in Asian makers) engaged in the design, countries
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The course will enhance participants’ equitable distribution of costs and 19 URBAN CULTURAL HERITAGE 22 TRAINING TOOLS AND METHODS to building long-term capacity capacity to: 14 PLANNING FOR CITIES IN THE benefits AREA PLANNING AND FOR PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING for strengthening collaborative governance in various contexts • organize training activities in their TRANSITION TOWARDS A GREEN • rules that can be applied in MANAGEMENT - CULTURE 09:00 - SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON countries on implementation of the ECONOMY - ENVIRONMENT growing urbanized areas to - 12:00 - Room W2-7 PAULO FREIRE’S EDUCATIONAL right to city 09:00 - 12:00 - Room W2-15 ensure that they are systematically PERSPECTIVE AND METHODS Centre for Environmental Planning developed in an inclusive fashion – PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING • analyze the basic concepts, United Nations Environment and Technology (CEPT) University principles and instruments related and land value resources are 09:00 - 12:00 - Room W2-15 Programme (UNEP) mobilised from within the The course will: to the right to the city including The course will cover: Development Planning Unit and international rules, charters and development itself • increase awareness and knowledge national legislation developed with • key urban indicators (social, about the mainstreaming University College London economic, environmental and groups, organizations, coalitions THURSDAY, MARCH 25, approaches towards urban heritage The course will help participants to: spatial), and their inter-linkages T RAINING EVEN S from civil society planning and management • understand the basics of (e.g. between energy efficiency and 17 HOW TO LEVERAGE LOCAL participatory budgeting cycles • analyze national experiences and employment generation) • cover the definitions and tools used ASSETS FOR STRATEGIC LOCAL urban policies to implement the to identify and list urban heritage • learn training and capacity building • selected principles of a “smart city” right to the city DEVELOPMENT – LOCAL elements methods and tools for citizens and ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT • specific examples from the • teach the guiding principles for communities buildings and transport sector to 09:00 - 12:00 - Room W2-3 integrating urban heritage aspects • appreciate Paulo Freire’s education 12 HOW TO PREPARE EDUCATION illustrate the impact that specific in city development planning Weitz Center for Development methods on the sustainability of FOR A CHANGING URBAN incentive measures and regulations processes ENVIRONMENT - EDUCATION can have on the transformation to Studies participatory budgeting 20 HOW TO STRENGTHEN SOCIAL 09:00 - 12:00 - Room W2-4 a smart city and green economy The course will cover: 23 HOW TO PROCESS ORIENTED COHESION AND MANAGE INCREMENTAL HOUSING United Nations Education, Sci- • the assets based approach (as CONFLICT IN CITIES? – SOCIAL
T RAINING EVEN S SURVEYS - HOUSING 09:00 - entific and Cultural Organization 15 HOW CITIES APPROACH opposed to a problem solving DEVELOPMENT AND SAFETY 12:00 - Room W2-4 (UNESCO) ECOSYSTEMS AND POVERTY mode) to local development 09:00 - 12:00 - Room W2-13 WITH ECOBUDGET - Massachusetts Institute of Technol- The course will discuss education • how to create and implement The Hague Academy for Local ENVIRONMENT 09:00 - 12:00 governance structures and ogy (MIT) - The Special Interest and training for sustainable urban Governance development. It will cover: - Room W2-5 organizational platforms in local Group in Urban Settlement (SIGUS) government to promote local The course will help participants to: Group • the concept of Education for ICLEI - Local Governments for development (beyond the mission • Understand social cohesion and Sustainable Urban Development The course will help participants to: Sustainability of service provision) related issues in their city and at and help participants launch • understand the importance and use the (inter)national level processes to create urban The course will help • creation of a draft working model of incremental housing strategies sustainability goals participants to: for establishing a Municipal • Design policies to improve social in city development policies by • integrate natural resources in public Strategic Planning Unit based on cohesion • inter-relation of the four harnessing the energies of informal management their local context and assets self-help housing builders dimensions of sustainability – • Translate policy regarding social society, culture, environment and • apply ecoBudgeting 18 HOW TO USE PARTICIPATORY GIS cohesion into practice • undertake process oriented field economy – in the urban context FOR TARGETING VULNERABILITY surveys for useful data capture • integrate ecosystems and poverty AND INEQUALITY AT • creative and innovative sustainable alleviation in city development 21 HOW TO DEFINE STRATEGIC NEIGHBOURHOOD-CITY LEVEL – • understand the technique, urban initiatives, practices, policies strategies SPATIAL INTERVENTIONS AS advantages and utility of cell-phone GIS, URBAN POVERTY and projects. A MEDIUM OF INTEGRATION ‘paper-less’ survey techniques in 16 EQUIURBE, ACHIEVING 09:00 - 12:00 - Room W2-5 13 WORKING TO IMPROVE THE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF - PLANNING 09:00 - 12:00 - data collection for housing and other data-related surveys COMPETITIVENESS OF CITIES COSTS AND BENEFITS – LAND Faculty of Geoinformation and Room W2-14 IN THE GLOBAL AND REGIONAL AND SHELTER 09:00 - 12:00 Earth Sciences (ITC) of the Univer- 24 HOW TO PLAN FOR Catholic University of Leuven - MARKET – LOCAL ECONOMIC - Room W2-7 sity of Twente COLLABORATIVE GOVERNANCE DEVELOPMENT 09:00 - 12:00 department ASRO - OSA research - GOVERNANCE 09:00 - 12:00 The course will enable participants to: - Room W2-14 The Institute for Housing and group of urbanism and architec- - Room W2-2 Urban Development Studies at • identify the most relevant aspects ture that comprise social-environmental World Bank Institute and Interna- Erasmus University Rotterdam The course will teach participants how Centre for Human Settlements, tional City Managers Association vulnerability and inequality at University of British Columbia The course will cover: neighbourhood and community to: The course will: The course will enable participants to: • the concept of equitable level • qualify the information on • understand what makes cities distribution of costs and benefits maps and other (geo) graphical • enhance understanding of • scale up the relevant indicators to competitive and the need for when dealing with growth areas, information carriers possibilities for advancing social monitor and analyze the extent of inclusion in metropolitan areas competitiveness in the rapidly where parcels have unequal • use maps and other (geo) graphical inequality and vulnerability at city by strengthening collaborative changing regional and global advantages and competing information carriers in the problem level governance environment government agencies end up formulation and project definition distributing investment costs • use spatial information and urban • learn about cutting edge of strategic urban interventions • build capacity for designing unevenly indicators for triggering action stakeholder based planning approaches to enhance the • address inclusion and development to bridge the vulnerability and processes that lead to such competitiveness of cities using • the use of tools such as land issues through the spatial inequality gap strengthening selective international experiences readjustment, inclusionary zoning, dimension and current literature vacant land taxes, selective • extend knowledge of the compulsory auctioning, and cross • design and implement City opportunities and constraints subsidization to help implement Competitiveness Strategies
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Seminars GENDER EQ U ALI T Y A CT ION ASSEMBLY
MONDAY 22 MARCH Tuesday 23 MARCH
Sustainability of water and energy resources in large Evaluating results and impact of clusters in sustainable cities 14:00 - 16:00 – Room W3-7 local development 14:00 - 16:00 – Room W3-7
General Electric (GE) and Department of Environment Coordination of Postgraduate Programmes in of Rio de Janeiro State Engineering / Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (COPPE/UFRJ) The aim of this seminar is to address issues of sustainability This seminar brings together researches, promoters and seminar of water and energy resources in large cities. The sponsors of clusters for a general analysis and debate seminar will discuss issues of distribution, generation and on practical experiences of evaluating the results and transmission of water and energy. It will show successful impact of clusters in the context of the sustainable local examples of cities that have hosted major events like development. There is some consensus in economic Beijing and London, and describe how these cities handled literature on the importance of the local dimension to these issues effectively. It will highlight the legacy of these achieve economic development in a region or country. solutions and look at how major events like the World Cup Clusters are considered an interesting alternative because, and the Olympic and Para Olympic Games can change a city through them, different actors can be mobilized in a for a better life. coordinated way to identify their collective demands, or for Roundtable participants at the Nanjing Forum. Photo © City of Nanjing induction of entities of a segment.
Gender Equality Action Assembly
FRIDAY, 19 MARCH 1. ASSESSING PROGRESS ON 2. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GENDER EQUALITY ACTION PLAN OPENING CEREMONY GENDER EQUALITY ACTION PLAN 11:00 – 13:00 – Room W3-14 08:45 – 10:00 - Room W3 -14 (GEAP): AN INTRODUCTION TO THE GENDER EQUALITY The Chief of UN-HABITAT Gender Mainstreaming Unit, Ms Lucia Kiwala, The Opening Ceremony will include WORKSHOP a welcome address from the Mayor will brief all participants not familiar of Rio, Eduardo Paes, the Executive 10:30 to 11:00 - Room W3 - 14 with the Gender Plan on the key action areas, strategies for implementation, Director of UN-HABITAT Dr. Anna The Gender Equality Action Plan Tibaijuka, the Minister for Women the role of partners, and the work of approved by the 22nd Session of UN-HABITAT on gender equality. Affairs of Brazil Nilcéa Friere and other the UN-HABITAT Governing Council invited dignitaries. aims to strengthen the agency’s work on gender mainstreaming and 3. ADVOCACY AND MONITORING Ms Christine Platt, President, the empowerment of women. This GENDER INEQUALITY IN CITIES Commonwealth Planners Association, segment will be used to introduce 11:00 – 13:00 – Room W3-13 will be the overall Chair for the the action areas of the Gender first day of the Assembly. This day Equality Action Plan and to put into Evidence-based information on the will focus on assessing progress on perspective the different topics that situation of women and girls as implementation of the Gender Equality will be presented and discussed in compared to men and boys in cities Action Plan (GEAP). the Workshops. It will also discuss is essential to improve knowledge, the objectives of the Workshops and statistics and gender analysis and explain the structure they should take. illustrate the relationships between gender equality, sustainable urbanization and poverty reduction.
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This session will focus on actions 6. ACCESS TO ENVIRONMENTALLY Moderator: Christine Platt, President name and the customary handing 14. POLICY MAKERS’ SESSION undertaken at the local and global SOUND URBAN SERVICES Commonwealth Planners Association. down of land to male heirs in many 14:00 – 15:45- Room W3 – 20 level including examples from Latin 11:00 – 13:00 – Room W3-20 societies. Even when there is joint- America, Philippines and Canada. titling, women still lack control. This This session will enable Ministers, Improving women’s access to basic 9. RECOMMENDATIONS TO POLICY situation is compounded by poverty, mayors, commissioners and GENDER EQ U ALI T Y A CT ION ASSEMBLY Moderator: Professor Dory Reeves, services and infrastructure can greatly MAKERS lack of access to credit and housing parliamentarians present to consider The University of Auckland, New enhance their quality of life and 16:30 – 17:30 - Room W3 – 14 finance, lack of awareness of women’s establishing a network of key Zealand increase their level of participation human rights and legal rights, and low policy-makers to enhance gender in other gainful activities at the local This plenary session will discuss and representation of women in decision- mainstreaming in decision-making and national level. At this session, agree on the key messages to be making bodies, including legislative on urbanisation and related matters, 4. URBAN PLANNING, GOVERNANCE partners including representatives presented to policy makers attending and other bodies responsible for the and support for implementation of AND MANAGEMENT of the Gender and Water Alliance, the second day of the Gender administration and management the Gender Equality Action Plan at the 11:00 – 13:00 – Room W3-18 Huairou Commission, and the Lake Assembly including recommendations of land and property. In some national level. Victoria Region initiatives will present on accelerating progress in countries women are discriminated experiences on what works in implementation of the Gender Equality in rental housing, yet female-headed developing community led strategies Action Plan. households constitute on average 20 15.RIO TO WUF6: STRATEGIES FOR Good governance, especially at to monitor, develop and sustain basic per cent. THE NEXT FORUM the local level, allows women and services and infrastructure including Moderator: Christine Platt, President 14:00 -15.45 Room W3–14 men to engage with the sphere water, sanitation, housing, beach and Commonwealth Planners Association. of government closest to them on river systems, sanitation for micro 12. ACCESS TO BASIC SERVICES Partners will discuss strategies for issues of accountability, transparency, 10:30 – 13:00, Room W3 – 19 credit for women, and in developing a SATURDAY, 20 MARCH action and milestones for the next participation and service delivery. In pro-poor and gender responsive water two years before the next World While women and men experience a world where most countries are far and sanitation strategy. Urban Forum. What needs to be from reaching parity between men 10.GENDER AND SUSTAINABLE the urban environment and use done to accelerate and measure urban public spaces and services and women in decision-making, it is Moderator: Ms Lowie Rosales, UN- URBANIZATION: EMERGING progress individually and collectively by differently, women and girls’ needs important that women partner with HABIATAT ISSUES women’s organisations, development and priorities are often overlooked in men in decision-making at the local 09:00 – 10:00 - Room W3 – 14 partners, governments, cities and local level to promote gender equality, public policies and programmes. In a authorities? world where most countries are far women’s rights and empowerment 7. STRENGTHENED HOUSING As the world battles to address the from reaching parity between men that can make a difference in their FINANCE SYSTEMS impact of the current financial and and women in decision-making, it is CLOSING CEREMONY daily lives. This session will focus on 11:00 – 13:00 – Room W-12 economic crisis, and climate change, actions undertaken in the areas of important that women partner with 16:00-17:00 Room W3-14
GENDER EQ U ALI T Y A CT ION ASSEMBLY participants at the Assembly including men in decision-making at the local, gender and local governance, climate Financing gender equality through land ministers, mayors and parliamentarians national and international level to This plenary session will start with a change, safety, security for women and and housing is a key component of will consider emerging issues promote gender equality, women’s presentation from the session on Rio to participatory budget and planning at the Gender Equality Action Plan. This, such as climate change, bridging rights and empowerment. This WUF6 on key decisions and strategies the local level. The women friendly city coupled with the need to economically the urban divide through gender dialogue will provide an opportunity proposed. This will be followed by the project of the City of Seoul Korea will empower women through access to responsive urban planning, and to explore strategies for improving formal closing ceremony, which will serve as an example. micro-credit to improve their working economic empowerment of girls. Plan women’s access to basic services and include the signing of a Memorandum conditions in the informal sector, will International will present key policy infrastructure in cities and towns of Understanding between UN- Moderator: Ms Rita Dandavino, form the basis for this discussion. recommendations and strategies on around the world. HABITAT and the Seoul Metropolitan Coordinator, Metropolis Women Ms Brigitte Grouwels, Minister of economic empowerment of women Government aimed at strengthening International Network Public Works, Transport and Port of based evidence and experiences from partnerships and collaboration to Brussels will discuss improved access the field. Moderator: Dr Amaryllis Torres: to sustainable financing for gender Commissioner, Philippine Commission promote women-friendly cities. The 5. LAND AND HOUSING on Women, and Dean of the College closing session will underscore the responsive and affordable housing and The sessions on second day of the of Social Work and Community key messages and recommendations 11:00 – 13:00 – Room W3-19 infrastructure. Other presentations Assembly will focus on Bridging the Development of the University of the from the Gender Assembly and will include financing land and housing urban gender divide: dialogues with Ms Raquel Rolnik, UN Special through special purpose vehicles, Philippines, Diliman. outline a roadmap for the future. Ms Rapporteur on the Rights to Adequate policy makers. Through interactive Inga Bjork-Klevby, Deputy Executive especially women land access trusts, dialogues, ministers, parliamentarians, Housing will lead panellists including and holistic and community based Director, UN-HABITAT will make closing leaders of grassroots women’s mayors and experts will discuss 13.ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF remarks. approaches to increase women’s pertinent, strategies and policy organisations to discuss progress in access to finance for secure tenure and WOMEN IN CITIES promoting women’s rights to land and implications for gender equality and economic security through public and urbanisation. 10:30 – 13:00 - Room W3 – 18 RECEPTION housing. Cases will be presented on private partnerships. building the capacity of grassroots To bridge the urban divide, women From 18:00 Presenters: Gotelind Alber, Germany, women to map their engagement in can be empowered through ownership Moderator: Ms Cecilia Njenga, UN- Professor Dory Reeves, University of land reform, housing and domestic of land and housing and increased HABITAT Auckland and Ms Emily Lundel – Plan violence policies, pilot testing of access to financial resources. Women’s International. gender evaluation criteria for large incomes in the informal sector are scale land tools, and influencing 8. PROGRESS ON IMPLEMENTATION lower than those of men’s, as women policies to address inequality in land. OF GENDER EQUALITY ACTION 11.LAND AND HOUSING tend to concentrate on micro- PLAN: WORKSHOP SUMMARIES 10:30 – 13:00 - Room W3 – 20 enterprises such as petty trading of Moderators: Ms Fides Bagasao, 14:00 - 16:00 - Room W3 - 14 fruits, vegetables and other perishable Leaders and Organisers of Community A woman’s right to land and housing goods with high levels of competition Organisations in Asia After the parallel workshops, there will is in often linked to marital property and rates of wastage. Women’s be a report back session to the plenary, and inheritance rights, and subject income from such activities tends to giving summaries of what will have to cultural and traditional practices. be extremely low and there are limited been discussed. The summaries will This is reflected in the registration of opportunities for women to break out include messages for targeted groups. land and housing in the husband’s of the cycle of poverty.
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development. Attending will be 8. ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT 11. GOVERNANCE AND ACTIVE experts and youth who will address the THROUGH IMPROVED CITIZENSHIP 11.30 - 13.30 question: What policies and practices LIVELIHOODS 09.00 - 11.00 - Room: W3-2 create the environment for cities that - Room: W3-3 are child and youth friendly? Fight for Peace Up To You Too and International
Association of Students in Youth make up the majority of citizens W ORLD U RBAN YO UT H ASSEMBLY 5. UN-HABITAT YOUTH ADVISORY Economics and Management in many of the world’s developing BOARD UPDATES: NANJING TO (AIESEC) towns and cities, yet are often the least RIO 14.30 - 16.30 - Room: W3-5 empowered to be directly involved in With issues of poverty, exclusion and decision-making affecting their lives UN-HABITAT lack of access to decent employment and communities. Recognizing the overwhelmingly affecting urban challenge of reaching consensus for Youth Advisory Board members are youth in developing countries, power-sharing between youth and required to attend this session, which programmes aimed at youth economic traditional institutions, this session is also open to all youth participants empowerment can be particularly aims to surface and examine some of interested in learning about the powerful interventions with broad- the best practices and successes in this Board’s role, progress, and future reaching social impact. This session area and to identify possible solutions vision. Outgoing Board Members features youth-led organizations to the obstacles that still exist. and UN-HABITAT representatives will identifying both the strengths of share their experiences of the past two current initiatives, and the gaps years from Nanjing to Rio and make 12. RESOURCES FOR YOUTH-LED that present opportunities for new recommendations for incoming Board approaches and models to be CRIME-PREVENTION INITIATIVES members as elections take place. 11.30 - 13.30 - Room: W3-7 developed. UN-HABITAT SATURDAY, 20 MARCH 9. BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE UN-HABITAT’s Safer Cities Programme 6. INCLUSIVE CITIES: YOUTH AS 09.00 - 11.00 - Room: W3-5 presents their newest youth UN-HABITAT Youth Event. Photo © UN-HABITAT AGENTS OF CHANGE University of Colorado (UOC) publication, the Source Book, a 09.00 - 11.00 - Room: W3-11 and Baobab Connections manual offering a wealth of strategies, W ORLD U RBAN YO UT H ASSEMBLY initiatives, best practices and examples UN-HABITAT As digital systems and technology for interventions aimed at at-risk youth change the face of cities and in cities, through cultural and creative World Urban Youth Assembly Youth across the globe are engaged increase opportunities for global programming. in innovative projects, programs and interconnectivity, many are still left initiatives. They are leaders and actors behind. This session grapples with FRIDAY, 19 MARCH All youth participants are required to 3. YOUTH AND VIOLENCE IN URBAN in cities and towns, taking ownership CLOSING SESSION EVENTS the questions of whether and how attend this opening session, which CONTEXTS 14.30 - 16.30 - Room: and finding solutions to the challenges 14.30 - 16.30 - Rooms: W3-11 includes an overview of UN-HABITAT’s information and communication OPENING ceremony 9.00 - 11.00 W3-11 they face. With representatives and W3-7 mandate and specifically the agency’s technologies can be used to fight - Rooms: W3-11 and W3-7 of youth-led organizations and Commonwealth Youth Initiative poverty and empower young UN-HABITAT youth work. The session will also practitioners, this session highlights and Peace Child International people. It also addresses the UN-HABITAT provide key information and guidelines best practices and powerful examples ongoing challenges presented by for participation in the Assembly and of urban youth as agents of change. At the closing session, there will be UN-HABITAT’s Safer Cities Programme, focusing development resources The Assembly opens with high outline the main Forum events. This The session’s theme builds upon the consultations on the Urban Youth Fund leading experts on crime prevention on communication in areas where level presentations from national session is coordinated by UN-HABITAT’s ideas explored in the Leveling the and a report from the Youth Advisory and youth-at-risk, explore the issue of essential services may not yet be governments, UN- HABITAT and Training and Capacity Building and Playing Field supplement of the State Board. The Assembly will conclude youth and violence in cities through in place, and how best to balance other inspirational speakers on the Partners and Youth branches. of the World’s Cities report. with presentations from Norway and importance of the World Urban Youth the lens of one of Rio’s most innovative development objectives to meet the National Youth Secretaries of Brazil Assembly. Dr. Anna. Tibaijuka, Under favela-based project, Projeto Queto. multiple levels of needs at once. and Paraguay, and final remarks by Secretary General of the United 2. A TALE OF FIVE CITIES: The project integrates sport, cultural 7. YOUTH, CITIES AND CLIMATE Inga Bjork- Klevby, Deputy Executive INTRODUCING THE STATE OF THE and education interventions with more Director of UN- HABITAT. A cultural Nations and Executive Director, UN CHANGE: IDEAS TO ACTION 09.00 - 10. THE ROLE OF THE ARTS IN HABITAT will launch the State of the URBAN YOUTH REPORT 14.30 - traditional prevention techniques, and 11.00 - Room: W3-7 performance by Fina Batucada of Brazil SOCIAL CHANGE 11.30 - 13.30 - Urban Youth Report – a supplement 16.30 - Room: W3-7 offers vivid examples for those wishing will close the Assembly. Room: W3-11 of UN-HABITAT’s flagship State of the to learn best practices in this field. UN-HABITAT UN-HABITAT World’s Cities Report which will also be Arts Consultancy Agency (ACA) launched at the Forum. Urban spaces, as major energy users Hegelberger, Horisont and “Leveling the Playing Field” is a 4. CHILD AND YOUTH FRIENDLY and producers of carbon emissions, UN-HABITAT groundbreaking special supplement CITIES 14.30 - 16.30 - Room: are a major part of the climate change to the State of the World’s Cities W3-3 equation. Cities are often, in turn, 1. INTRODUCTION TO UN-HABITAT Through dialogue with members of Report focusing on youth issues. Join adversely affected by weather related AND THE WORLD URBAN FORUM United Nations Children’s Fund the Messengers of Truth Programme, the authors and youth representing effects of climate change, with urban 11.30 - 13.30 - Rooms: W3-11 (UNICEF) artists, youth and UN-HABITAT the “Five Cities” as they explore the youth in developing countries being and W3-7 representatives, this session illustrates findings of the report, and discuss the the most vulnerable to these impacts. UNICEF and UN-HABITAT have worked the many facets of the Arts as a force UN-HABITAT core issue of how to increase inclusion This session, hosted by UN-HABITAT’s to develop programs that address the for social change, inclusion, and of urban youth in shaping policy and Urban Environmental Planning Branch, role of cities in engaging children and youth-led development. Participants creating the urban space. brings together youth and climate youth in cities globally. Building on this are actively engaged in shaping change experts to share best practices knowledge, this session will focus on recommendations for UN-HABITAT’s and develop new ideas for youth-led integrating the findings of researchers ongoing engagement with youth solutions for sustainable urbanization. and practitioners in the field of youth through the Arts.
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Despert, Brazil Haring Woods Associates, United African Women in Arts And Crafts Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Association (AWART), Uganda Development Innovations Group, Ireland United States of America Labhab, Brazil Heritage Strategies International, United Diagonal Urbana Consultoria Ltda., States of America Lemetro/IFCS-UFRJ, France Brazil Hogeschhol Van Amsterdam - Les Ateliers - Réseau International de Earthscan, England University of Applied Sciences, Maîtrise D'oeuvre Urbaine, France Eco Citizen Programme, Brazil Netherlands Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, United States of America Ecocity World Summit Montreal 2011, Hogeschool van Amsterdam, Canada Netherlands Livraria Cientifica,Brazil
Enda Tiers-monde, Senegal Huairou Commission, United States of Lva Logística de Valor Agregado, Brazil America
ESRI, United States of America Mercy Corps Indonesia, Indonesia E xhibi t ion Local Governments for Sustainability Ettern - State, Work, Territory and (ICLEI), Germany Ministère du Logement des Affaires Nature Center, Brazil Foncières et de L'urbanisme, Mali International City/county Management Euro Brasilian Sustainable Development Association (ICMA), United States of Ministerio del Interior, Argentina Council (EUBRA), Brazil America Ministry of Housing And Urban Federacion Nacional de Trabajadores International Medical Education Development, Islamic Republic of Iran Por La Tierra, La Vivienda y El Hábitat, Directory (IMED), Brazil
E xhibi t ion Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Aruba Inclusive Cities, South Africa Development (MOHURD), China Federal Ministry of Works, Housing & Institut Africain De Gestion Urbaine Ministry of Lands, Housing & Urban Urban Development, Nigeria (IAGU), Senegal Development, Uganda Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Institut de la Gestion Déléguée (IGD) / Ministry of Physical Planning and Europe (ABTTF), Germany Institute des sciences et des techniques Urban Development, Nigeria Cameroon de l’équipement et de l’environnement Feicom, Ministry of Public Works, Republic of pour le développement (ISTED), France Fondo Andaluz de Municipios Para la Indonesia, Indonesia Solidaridad Internacional, Spain Institute for Housing and Urban Brasil at the Nanjing Forum Exhibition 2008. Photo © City of Nanjing Ministry of Urban Development, Development, Brazil French Pavilion, France Afghanistan Institute of Housing and Urban Frente Nacional de Prefeitos, Brazil Montana State University, United States Development Studies, Netherlands of America Fundação Instituto de Terras do Estado Instituto Cultural da Dinamarca, Brazil De São Paulo - Fundação Itesp, Brazil Mozambique, Mozambique Instituto Nova União da Arte, Brazil Exhibition Ga Mashie Development Agency, Nazek Rafik Hariri Office (Lebanon), Ghana Intergrated Social and Economic Lebanon Action, United Republic of Tanzania Gangwon Province, Republic of Korea NGO Forum for Urban Water and International Art & Architecture Sanitation, Nepal The World Urban Forum exhibition PRELIMINARY LIST OF EXHIBITORS Cooperative Housing Foundation (CHF) General Organization for Physical International, United States of America Research Association (IAARA), Islamic will be fully integrated into the main Planning (GOPP), Egypt Nilai Educational Trust, India African Women's Association (AWA), Republic of Iran Forum. It will showcase some of Cities Alliance, Brazil Cameroon German Academic Exchange Service Norwegian Ministry of Local the world's premier cities and many International Urban Training Center, City of Lagos - Lagos State Government, Government and Regional innovations in urban development for Ministerio do Urbanismo E Construção, (DAAD), Germany Nigeria Jamaica Development, Norway more inclusive cities. The exhibition Angola German Pavillion (Gtz Gmbh, German Coca Cola, Brazil International Urban Training Center, will be formally opened immediately APMCHUD 2010, Indonesia Technical Cooperation), Germany Ogun State Ministry of Housing, Nigeria Republic of Korea after the Opening Ceremony. Centre on Housing Rights and Eviction Artesanato Digital, Brazil Global University Consortium on Institute for Environment Research and (COHRE), Argentina Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Incremental Housing, United States of Development, Nigeria Prime Minister Court, Bahrain Aplicada (IPEA), Brazil OPENING TIMES Companhia de Habitação do Estado do America Population Reference Bureau, United Federative Republic of Brazil, Brazil Pará, Brazil Institut de recherche pour le States of America MONDAY, MARCH 22, 12.30-18.00 Global Urban Development, United Brunel Engineering, United Kingdom of développement (IRD), France Companhia Urbanizadora de Belo States of America Prefeitura de Porto Alegre, Brazil Great Britain and Northern Ireland Horizonte (URBEL), Brazil TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 9.00-18.30 Instituto de Estudos da Religião (ISER), Global Urban Observatory Prefeitura Municipal de Suzano, Building and Social Housing Foundation, Compulearn, Aruba Brazil (UN-HABITAT), Kenya Brazil WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 9.00-18.30 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Conselho Federal de Engenharia, Israel’s Agency for International Groupe de recherches et d'échanges República do Saber, Brazil Arquitetura e Agronomia, Brazil technologiques (GRET), France Development Cooperation (MASHAV), THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 9.00-18.30 Bureau of International Organization Affairs Israel Rockefeller Foundation, United States of - U.S. Department of State, United States Convention on Biological Diversity / Habitat for Humanity International, of America America FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 9.00-16.00 SCBD, Canada Thailand Faculty of Geoinformation and Earth Sciences (ITC) of the University of Rural Organization for Development Caixa Econômica Federal, Brazil Defensoria Pública Geral de Mato Habitat International Coalition (HIC), Twente, Netherlands Action, Nigeria Cauce Ciudadano Ac, Mexico Grosso do Sul, Brazil Chile Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Al Madinah Al Monawara Municipality, Centro de Mujeres Aymaras Candelaria, Centro de Estudios y Promoción del Haier Group Electronics Industry Saudi Arabia Bolivia Desarrollof (Desco), Peru Corporation, China Kenya Women Handicrafts and Advisory Centre, Kenya
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Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Urbano da Bahia, Brazil Secretaria de Habitação, Brazil Self-help Initiative Support Services, Ghana
Servicios Educativos El Agustino, Peru Shack Dwellers International, South Africa
Social Sciences Research Institute, Brazil Swedish Cooperative Centre (Central de Cooperativas de Vivienda), Sweden Swedish Pavilion, Sweden TamUSA, United States of America Techdwell Inc., United States of America The Hague Academy for Local Governance, Netherlands
E xhibi t ion The University of Auckland, New Zealand Te Whare Wãnanga o Tãmaki Makaurau, New Zealand The World Bank, United States of America Um Teto Para Meu País, Brazil Un Techo Para Mi País, Chile United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), United States of America UNDP, Bangladesh UNEP / Urban Environment Branch (UDB), Kenya UNESCO Paris, France UN-HABITAT, Kenya UNICEF / Sesi-orbis, Brazil Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil Urban Best Practices: 25 Success Stories, Kenya World Future Council, Germany World Urban Campaign, Kenya Zerofootprint Inc., Canada
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Design and layout: andrew Ondoo
Main contributors: cecilia Martínez, Alberto Paranhos
Editors: Viivi Erkkila, Flossie Mbiriri, Jane Nyakairu, Tom Osanjo
Coordination: Silvia Ragoss, Victor Mgendi
Overall Supervision: mariam Yunusa