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I ssue N os . 18 & 19 J uly 2 0 0 8 – J une 2 0 0 9 Senior Policy Seminar on Climate Change, Housing; and Livable Cities in Africa and Asia Asfaw Kumssa (Coordinator, UNCRD Africa Office) Deputy Mayor, City of Yokohama Introduction of Planners organized a senior policy seminar from 25 to 27 June 2009 in Singapore to Table of Contents The United Nations Conference on address the issues of climate change, Environment and Development held in Rio in Senior Policy Seminar on Climate Change, Housing and housing and livable cities in developing Livable Cities in Africa and Asia ...... 1 1992 recognized the importance of African and Asian countries. Letters to the Editor...... 2 environment and called on countries to work UNCRD-Singapore-JICA Training Course on Urban & towards sustainable development. The Focus of the Seminar Regional Development Planning & Management Millennium Declaration, 2000, has been the in Singapore ...... 3 culmination of a series of major conferences The overall focus of the Senior Policy Participatory Planning: Lessons from Singapore...... 5 and resolutions of the 1990s, which placed Seminar was to discuss, exchange Training Workshop on Vision, Strategy and Programme Formulation in Plan Preparation for ENNDA Region ...... 6 emphasis on environmental concerns and information and draw important lessons Borrowing a Leaf from the East...... 8 poverty reduction, especially in sub-Saharan from best practices in combating the adverse Lessons for Ghana from the Singapore Training Course...... 9 Africa and developing Asian countries. The effects of climate change; and come up with Workshop on Human Security and Conflict in Northern United Nations Centre for Regional effective polices and strategies to address Kenya: Problem Identification, Project Implementation Development (UNCRD) has been in the climate change and create livable cities. The and Methodology...... 10 forefront in promoting sustainable seminar thoroughly discussed and examined Study Tour of North and South American Cities ...... 12 development through its professional the causes and effects of climate change and Benefits of the Singapore Training Course...... 13 The Role of Public Enterprises in Development research and training programmes. UNCRD is its impact on the economies and cities of the Planning and Management ...... 14 keenly interested in promoting an developing countries of Africa and Asia, with Training Workshop on District and Regional Development understanding of the impact of climate special emphasis on housing, livability; and Planning & Management in Botswana...... 16 change on urban development to mitigate sustainable urban development. Training of Trainers (TOT) Workshop on Regional Development Policy and Practices in Namibia: Phase III...... 18 C R the adverse effects of climate change on N Alumni Profiles ...... 19 Dcities in developing countries. In this regard, The specific objectives of the Seminar were: U Calendar of Events ...... 20 UNCRD Africa Office and Singapore Institute • To provide senior policymakers and

ISSUE NOS. 18 & 19, JULY 2008 – JUNE 2009 • 1 Letters to the Editor C R I write to express my extreme gratitude and appreciation to the organizers of N D the training workshop on Urban and Regional Development Planning and U Management held in Singapore in April 2009. The course was very educative and topics were carefully selected to cover relevant areas of interest to an urban and regional planner. It was evident that a lot of thought and experience went into the selection of course topics, resource persons, field visits and even the extra curriculum activities like the visit to Sentosa. Kudos to the staff of UNCRD, JICA, and Singapore Civil Service College who played key roles in putting together this interesting and educative training programme. So much of my appreciation also goes to the staff of the Singapore Civil Service College and Mr. Chen for the wonderful and professional manner in which they handled the participants. I can say positively, on behalf of all participants, that we were very impressed. Doris Tettey (5th ATC) Ghana Director of UNCRD, Mr. Onogawa with some of the participants I was one of the participants selected to attend the Urban and Regional Planning course in Singapore. The course was an eye-opener for me in a experts from selected African and Asian number of areas that I am responsible for, including the preparation of long- term and short-term spatial plans. I hope to apply the knowledge I acquired in countries with a forum to discuss and my country. I am also very grateful for the chance I got to attend the 11th ATC in exchange experiences and approaches to Kenya. The training course gave me knowledge and skills to execute my duties climate change; effectively, not only on theoretical concepts, but also practically as we visited different sites related to urban and regional planning. The experience I gained • To address the problem of climate change in from lectures and country case studies presented by other participants gave me Africa and develop strategies to mitigate valuable lessons to apply in my own country. Lastly, let me thank Dr Kumssa for greenhouse effects, and to discuss effective being our mentor, and Ms Francesca for her motherly love. Keep up the good methods of adapting to climate change; work; African planners still need your guidance and assistance. Let’s keep up the spirit of brotherhood and we will make Africa a tree of life where our people • To provide the participants with the will never suffer poverty. Finally, I am wishing UNCRD Africa the best of opportunity to exchange experiences in cooperation and urge her to continue equipping African planners with the effective urban planning and design of much-needed capacity. I am happy and proud to be a member of such a big urban spaces that withstand the potential family of ATC Alumni. threats of climate change; and Julia N.N. Kakwambi (11th ATC) Namibia • To provide policymakers and experts from Dear All, It has really been a long time. How are you all doing? I attended the Africa and Asia a forum to learn from best 9th ATC in Kenya when I was a Regional Economic Planner at Khomas Regional practices in planning for housing and livable Council. That training sharpened my skills in Regional Planning and cities. Development to such an extent that my work became part of my life. The skills To achieve these objectives, UNCRD Africa Office obtained from there helped me to get a number of promotions. Kind regards. and Singapore Institute of Planners invited over Alberts Kulobone (9th ATC) Namibia 100 senior scholars and policymakers from several African countries (Botswana, Ethiopia, I thank the UNCRD and the governments of Singapore and JICA for giving me Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, and C R an opportunity to participate in the Singapore ATC and the ITC in Nagoya, Uganda) as well as from Asian countries (China, N D Japan. I am now re-positioning myself for more impact-oriented planning, and I Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, U want to begin by perfecting reforms in the water sector. Although Thailand, and Vietnam) to present papers and to Singaporeans import water, they have enough; while Kenya extracts water from attend the seminar, which was also attended by the ground and yet our glasses are not full. To those of us whose skills have representatives of the World Bank, the various been revolutionalized by ATC, we may have to exercise patience in order to deal UN agencies and the Housing and Urban with temporary hiccups, bottlenecks and disappointment; but we shall surely Development Department of the US; among get there and succeed in creating real change. Once more, I thank the ATC other organizations. The delegates presented Coordinator Dr Asfaw Kumssa and his colleagues and partners, especially the Civil Service College of Singapore, for their efforts in making ATC a success their reports and shared with the participants story. The course has given us hope that there is still time for us to contribute to their country case studies on various issues a better planned Kenya and Africa. Please keep up the good work and keep ATC related to climate change and livable cities. in motion; and always remind our planners that there is no substitute for strategy and careful planning. Beatrice Olwa (12th ATC) Kenya p (Cont’d on p. 15)

 • ISSUE NOS. 18 & 19, JULY 2008 – JUNE 2009 UNCRD-Singapore-JICA Training Course on N C R DUrban and Regional Development Planning and U Management in Singapore

Asfaw Kumssa (Coordinator, UNCRD Africa Office)

Introduction successful experiences of Singapore, the course aimed at assisting African The United Nations Centre for Regional planners and administrators to Development (UNCRD) Africa Office, the acquire the skills and competences Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore; required in designing and and Japan International Cooperation implementing effective urban Agency (JICA), in collaboration with the development policies and strategies. Civil Service College of Singapore, The course is implemented within organized a training course on “Urban the context of South-South and Regional Development Planning cooperation towards enhanced and Management” in Singapore from development cooperation between 20-30 April 2009. The training course Asian and African countries, through was a follow-up of a similar one exchange of experiences in conducted in 2008 in partnership with development planning at both local the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of and regional levels. The course is Singapore. This time, the Government of specifically aimed at: a) improving the Singapore, JICA, and the UNCRD participants’ knowledge and initiated their first tri-lateral partnership understanding of the broad range of to organize the training course, which urban issues facing African countries; was offered to 20 participants from 9 Certificate awarding ceremony b) providing opportunities for African African countries (Botswana, Ethiopia, planners to learn from the effective Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, urban management experiences of Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe). Outputs of the Training Course Singapore; c) facilitating exchange of

experiences and ideas between Objective of the Course 1. Twenty African planners and African and Asian planners; and d) urban managers were trained in The main objective of the training promoting south-south cooperation the techniques and effective course was to improve the by building and strengthening methods of designing and participants’ skills and knowledge in institutional linkages between African implementing sustainable urban urban and regional development and Asian training and planning and regional development policies planning. By focusing on the institutes. and programmes. 2. The participants’ knowledge and understanding of the challenges N C R D of urban development were U broadened; 3. African planners and administrators learned from the effective urban management experiences of Singapore; 4. Exchange of experiences and institutional linkages were established between African and Asian planners; and 5. Future collaboration and partnership between UNCRD, JICA and the Government of Singapore were discussed and agreed upon. Field visit to Jurong Town Council

ISSUE NOS. 18 & 19, JULY 2008 – JUNE 2009 •  selected government agencies, statutory boards, and other relevant urban development institutions. The participants also benefited greatly by N C R D networking and sharing experiences U with their fellow planners from other parts of Africa. Following the country case study presentations, the participants brainstormed and highlighted some of the lessons learnt from Singapore’s successful urban development experience. A few of these are mentioned below: Objectives Training Training lecturers 1. The role of long-term and integrated Met methods Material plan; 2. The importance of integrating Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree environmental issues in the planning process; Figure 1: Evaluation of the Course by the Participants 3. Public participation in the planning process; 4. The importance of committed Evaluation of the Training Course fifteen per cent agreed; and five per cent leaders with long-term vision; were neutral when asked to rate their At the end of the programme, the 5. The importance of providing public relevance. Seventy-five per cent of the participants evaluated the course and housing to the public to strengthen participants strongly agreed that the were agreed that the course introduced their sense of belonging; lecturers were well-prepared and them to the tenets of theory and 6. Appropriate legislation and delivered good lectures, while fifteen practice of urban and regional enforcement of laws and plans; per cent agreed with this statement (see development planning. Seventy-five per 7. The importance of coordination and figure 1). cent of the participants said that they harmonization of policies and strongly agree that the objectives of the programmes; Conclusion and Lessons Learnt course were met, while twenty-five per 8. The importance of transparent and cent said they agree. Eighty-five per cent During the training course, the accountable public bureaucracy; of the participants strongly agreed that participants were introduced to the and the training methodologies were various concepts, theories and tools of 9. The importance of identifying one’s excellent while fifteen per cent said that urban and regional development comparative advantage and the methodologies employed were planning and management. They were capitalizing on it to achieve the set good. On the training materials used, also afforded an opportunity to make development objectives and forty-five per cent strongly agreed; field studies and had a chance to visit goals. p C R U N D

Certificate awarding ceremony

 • ISSUE NOS. 18 & 19, JULY 2008 – JUNE 2009 N C R D Participatory Planning: Lessons U from Singapore

Diana Chimhanda (10th ATC), Zimbabwe

It is a legal requirement in most Public consultations in their members countries that planners consult Zimbabwe to have hard or soft copies of the different stakeholders during papers presented by the planners. One of the areas of concern was that preparation of master plans and Obviously, the information gained spatial planners can do more in terms local plans. Public consultation in at these formal meetings will find of public consultation by networking Singapore is more comprehensive its way into the society through with stakeholders, most of whom are than in Zimbabwe. Planners in informal social networks. not well informed about spatial plans. Singapore make use of the media, They sometimes face hurdles that use flyers, three-dimensional Minimizing objections to could have been avoided had there exhibitions, and the internet, as well plans been sufficient consultations and as workshops to explain their awareness workshops and meetings. Planners can also have meetings proposals. This multi-dimensional The workshop recommended that with residents through residents approach to explain their proposals Zimbabwean planners need to associations, or through religious helps the stakeholders to network more with relevant organizations to consult them on understand the spatial plans. It also professionals like Architects and master and local plans, or to merely helps them to make informed Engineers, and other stakeholders in explain to the residents the spatial decisions should they be required to development. Although Zimbabwe planning matters that may affect make representations or objections lags behind in terms of ICT and media them; such as applications for to the planning proposals. The coverage, planners can improve on change of use of land or buildings, lesson that I learnt was that we can stakeholder consultations through and inform them of their legal right do more than what we are currently networking with stakeholder to consent, submit objections or doing to consult the public, and get organizations. Although it may be submit representations to any public participation in the planning costly to maintain a website or pay for public planning matter. Such process, right from inception of the media coverage for both the Central consultations will be useful in plans, and during the actual plan Government and Local Authorities due minimizing frivolous objections if preparation. I feel that, in my to the difficult economic situation in the stakeholders are to have a country, planners can do more than Zimbabwe, planners can however use better understanding of spatial the legal requirement outlined in other methods to ensure that planning matters. Where funds our statutes and subsidiary adequate consultation is carried out. permit, planners should work with C R legislation. These sentiments were N D They can explain issues such as zoning, other professional to come up with echoed at the Zimbabwe Institute of U special consent and change of use 3-dimensional displays, make use of Regional and Urban Planners through stakeholder organizations like the media and the internet to Annual School whose theme was: the Small and Medium Enterprises consult as well as inform the public networking for development. group, the Chamber of Commerce and of any future plans. The net result is Stakeholders in the real estate Housing Cooperatives. Planners can do that the planning process will carry sector, industrialists, housing this by asking to be involved during the people with it, and minimize developers, etc. were invited to the organizations’ workshops and/or conflicts as well as delays that share their experiences when during their regular meetings. The usually arise as a result of applying for land and building plans organizations can then organize for objections. p approval.

ISSUE NOS. 18 & 19, JULY 2008 – JUNE 2009 •  Training Workshop on Vision, Strategy; and C R Programme Formulation in Plan Preparation U N D for ENNDA Region

Asfaw Kumssa (Coordinator) and Isaac Mwangi (National Expert) UNCRD Africa Office

Group discussion at the workshop

Introduction and plan preparation. Towards this goal, strategies for natural resource UNCRD Africa Office has designed a development and environmental UNCRD Africa Office organized a capacity building programme to train management. He urged participants training workshop on Vision, Strategy planners and development managers to utilize the knowledge and skills and Programme Formulation in Plan in appropriate methodologies, they acquired during the training to Preparation for ENNDA Region from 4 emerging concepts and analytical skills assess the development vision for the to 6 February 2009 in Nanyuki, Kenya. in regional development planning and region with the community and The workshop was jointly organized by plan preparation. The training also leaders, and to come up with relevant the UNCRD and Ewaso Ng’iro North involves sensitizing policymakers on development programmes and Development Authority (ENNDA) on a regional approach to natural resource strategies. This calls for the planners cost- sharing basis and in collaboration management and development as well and development managers to with the University of Nairobi. Forty as their role in successful formulate programmes and strategies participants, comprising planners, implementation of development that best guide effective management N C R D development managers; and strategies and programmes. and utilization of natural resources for U policymakers in the region attended regional economic development and the training workshop. The workshop The Managing Director of ENNDA, Mr. poverty alleviation. Dr. Mohamed was one in a series of similar workshops Rashid Amin, opened the training Wako, Chairman of the Board of and seminars organized during the workshop and thanked UNCRD Africa Directors of ENNDA, also addressed second phase of a technical assistance Office for the Centre’s continued the participants and thanked UNCRD programme that UNCRD Africa Office support in institutional capacity Africa Office for designing a tailor- has implemented in ENNDA region. The building in ENNDA region. He noted made training programme for the first phase was implemented from 1995 that a plan for the region has to take region. He singled out the focus of the to 1999. The second phase builds on into account the fact that ENNDA training on enhancing the skills of the earlier phase and has focused on region falls within arid and semi arid planners and development managers the institutional capacity building of lands (ASALs). In addition, the region and creation of awareness among ENNDA regional development planning lacks requisite programmes and leaders and policymakers, as well as

 • ISSUE NOS. 18 & 19, JULY 2008 – JUNE 2009 consultation and their involvement in ENNDA requested UNCRD Africa • To review the spatial and sectoral plan formulation as a very important Office to design a training programme data that has been collected by the methodology in ensuring and address these challenges of taskforce members; N C R Dsustainability of the programme. He regional development. During the U noted that these would help the past training workshops and seminars, • To train planners and development board members and local leaders to planners and development managers managers in techniques of better understand and support the were trained in emerging concepts assessment and the projection of plan once it was completed. and approaches to regional regional development vision(s); development and plan preparation, Development Challenges in including stakeholders and interest • To train planners and development ENNDA Region group consultation in regional managers in techniques of strategy The critical factor that hinders development planning and formulation for regional plan development in the region is lack of a implementation. They were also preparation; readily accessible water supply for trained in analytical skills so as to domestic and livestock use. Erratic better understand issues, challenges • To train planners and development and near absence of rain makes as well as opportunities in natural managers on techniques of development a daunting challenge in resource based regional development. programme formulation for the region. Communities in the region Policymakers were sensitized on the regional plan preparation; and are predominantly pastoralist. regional approach to development, Availability of pasture for their their role in the identification and • To prepare a final draft regional livestock is the second most prioritization of development needs; development plan for ENNDA. important resource after water. and in the implementation of However, the scarcity of these two has development strategies and Participants were organized into six aggravated the region’s level of programmes. planning teams and reviewed and poverty, which is the highest in Kenya. harmonized spatial and sectoral data. Competition among communities Objectives Planning teams were: (i) physical over the few water points and The overall objective of the workshop environment and resource base; pastures for grazing that are scattered was to review spatial and sectoral data (ii) socio-cultural and demographic across the region is a common source and train participants in techniques of factors; (iii) economic sector; (iv) of inter- and intra-community assessing and projecting a vision for human settlement systems; (v) conflicts. Over the years, these the development of the region that infrastructure, service facilities and conflicts have transformed into a can provide an informed basis of networks; and (vi) institutional recurring social and political problem preparing a draft regional plan. systems. A draft regional plan for as respective communities arm and Specifically, the objectives of the ENNDA was prepared at the end of the prepare themselves against potential workshop were: training workshop. p threats from other communities over accessing available water and pastures for domestic, and livestock. In addition, livestock raids are common in the region, especially cattle raids that are organized by N C R Dmembers of one community against U another. The practice of livestock raids and counter-raids has precipitated a deep sense of insecurity that has permeated into the community living in the region. These conflicts, especially the ones associated with access to water and pasture, and livestock raids have further aggravated the incidences and consequences of poverty. These are the major causes of underdevelopment in ENNDA region. The Chairman of ENNDA giving his opening remarks

ISSUE NOS. 18 & 19, JULY 2008 – JUNE 2009 •  Borrowing a Leaf from N C R D The East U

Beatrice Olwa (12th ATC), Kenya

During the 12th ATC in Nairobi, a participant from medium for organizing local Botswana by the name Vincent, after observing the level development activities. We “matatu” mess in Nairobi, openly complained about the don’t need to copy development models blindly; there is transport system in Kenya. His advice to Kenyans was: “Go an opportunity for precision and specialization - just take to the East” full benefit of comparative advantage like the people of Okaya and Toyota City have done. We don’t have to be Engines of National Economic Growth scared of disaster; it is not the end of life and Kobe story explained it all. Finally there is no waste product; just Through UNCRD support, I literally went to the East to practice the 3R of waste management and appreciate the participate in the 36th ITC in Nagoya, Japan. True to Kaizen, Mottainai and Omoiyari philosophy. Vincent’s advice, I understood what he meant: we can actually reorganize our transport system to function as The basket is not yet full engines of national economic growth. We don’t need meanders along the highway when we can construct By the end of ITC, I thought that my basket was full. Hold tunnels. We don’t have to fly in the sky; the bullet train on, it was not full yet. Not until I participated in the ATC at (Shinkansen) does the same on the ground; and the the Civil Servants College in Singapore. The Singaporeans bicycle is not just for the low class as commonly have largely contributed to the wonders of the world perceived, but it’s a non-motorized transport that is both through the careful implementation of their integrated people- and environment-friendly. urban plans to outlay the true picture of a garden city and growth pole theories. I experienced a real Lessons Learnt commitment to urban development through continual and flexible reorganization of all land uses, taking There are numerous lessons to learn from the Japanese advantage of both local and global economic trends. development models, which are driven by specialization, pooling together and end results rather than process systems. There is power in organized community groups known as the Machizukuri. These can act as very powerful Let us go to the East. p

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 • ISSUE NOS. 18 & 19, JULY 2008 – JUNE 2009 N C R DLesson for Ghana from the U Singapore Training Course

Doris Tettey (5th ATC), Ghana

“Don’t tell me how hard you work. Tell me how much you get done.”

Every organization today wants to 3. A clear all-encompassing vision Ghana know how much you can get done provides the bedrock of human instead of telling them how hard you development, with incremental settlement policy formulation can work. This philosophy should implementations strategies and Ghana is currently reviewing its apply to the African planners who reviews creating continuity and policy and strategies for human attended training courses and progress while allowing for changes settlement planning and urban workshops that have been organized when and where needed. policy. I am participating in some of by UNCRD. We keep repeating “I the discussions of these processes. attended this and that training”, but 4. Human capital should be developed The experience gained at the our outcomes do not represent the alongside economic development Singapore training workshop has knowledge and skills we gained strategies. The experience also equipped me well enough to make during those courses. UNCRD Africa highlighted the fact that the physical credible suggestions and Office afforded me an opportunity to environment should always be contributions towards policy measure how much I can get done. protected and enhanced since it is formulation in Ghana. I hope my the future resource in the service other participants have also found Benefits of the training industry. various ways to use their rich The selection of Singapore as the experience to the benefit of their 5. The resource persons, being training venue presented a number countries, and Africa in general. At practitioners involved in the daily of benefits: my office, I am encouraging staff to administration of the topics they take interest in developing analyzed, exhibited passion, 1. Participants had the opportunity additional capacity in a second commitment and competence; and to see and experience the real discipline, or other related task so this I believed was a challenge to all benefit of holistic and integrated that they can be more versatile. participants. We must aim at being planning as contained in Technical staff that were not the best in whatever we do. literature. computer literate have started learning computer and Geographic Networks established 2. The experience demonstrated Information System, while clearly that multi-sectoral The country discussions were very development control staff have C R integration of urban planning is educative and brought to the fore the started learning archival N D essential for the success of challenges of urban development in management. p U national development. These Africa. The experiences shared also were very clear in the discussion elaborated a number of good lessons on the issues of transportation, and strategies being experimented with housing, industry and tourism in many African countries. It is my hope sectors. Further, the that through the networks that implementation strategies such participants established, we can as the formation of the continue to improve the dialogue and development authorities, share experiences further, and to provided insights into ways of influence actions and strategies in our ensuring that plans prepared can workplaces, and policy discussions in be successfully realized. our respective countries.

ISSUE NOS. 18 & 19, JULY 2008 – JUNE 2009 • 9 Workshop on Human Security and Conflict in Northern Kenya: Problem Identification, Project ImplementationC R and Methodology U N D Asfaw Kumssa (Coordinator), Isaac Mwangi (National Expert) and Elizabet Covarrubias (Intern), UNCRD Africa Office

Development of Northern Kenya and other Arid and Semi-Arid Areas gave the keynote address and officially opened the workshop. In his address, he noted that although peace and conflict resolution initiatives under the District Peace Committee Model of 1990s in Wajir District in Northern Kenya has led to many positive changes, a lot remains to be done before the security situation in that part of Kenya can improve. He urged researchers to come up with better ways of assisting the Government of Kenya and communities in the northern Kenya region to effectively address conflict resolution and impacts of climate change on natural source base, and community capabilities in wealth creation programmes and strategies designed for regional development.

Ms. Claudia Hoshino from the United Nations Centre for Regional Development – Latin America and the Caribbean (UNCRD-LAC) attended the workshop and shared Latin America’s experience in the implementation of human security projects in Chile, Colombia, Guatemala and Peru. Seven experts and researchers (two from UNCRD Africa Office, two researchers from Denver University and The Director of UNCRD, Mr. Onogawa, and the Dean of GSSW, University of Denver, Professor Williams with some of the participants three researchers from University of Nairobi) are undertaking the research. Introduction Objectives UNCRD Africa Office, jointly with the Graduate School of Social Work (GSSW), University of Denver, and College of Humanities and Social The overall objective of the workshop is to initiate understanding of Sciences (CHSS), University of Nairobi, organized a workshop on the project among researchers and stakeholders and to discuss Human Security and Conflict in Northern Kenya: Problem project implementation methodology. Specifically, the objectives of Identification, Methodology; and Project Implementation from 8–10 the workshop are: July, 2009 in Nanyuki, Kenya. The goal of the workshop was to launch • To bring together stakeholders involved in human security and a collaborative research project on “Human Security in Northern regional development issues in Northern Kenya to share Kenya: Assessment, Capacity-Building and Operational Tools to Promote Sustainable Livelihoods and Conflict Management”. Forty- one participants representing various stakeholders, community leaders; and government agencies in Northern Kenya attended the workshop. Fifteen of these participants were invited, five each, from case study districts of Garissa, Laikipia and Marsabit where field data was to be collected and focused grouped discussions held. C R Mr. Kazunobu Onogawa, Director, UNCRD; Professor Herbert Williams, N D Dean GSSW, Denver University; and Professor Isaac Mbeche, Principal, U CHSS, gave opening remarks. Mr. Julius Mathenge, District Commissioner for Laikipia East District welcomed the participants and gave a welcome speech. Hon Mohamed Elmi, Minister for the

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conflict, including competition over resources, current development Initiatives, cultural norms and traditions that cause conflicts. Issues concerning cross-border conflicts and influx of small arms to northeastern Kenya and conflicts between refugees and the local communities were handled by Thematic Group 3.

The second stage of this step was concerned with discussions of case studies and concerned issues of conflict resolution and management in the three case study districts. Discussions on Garissa District focused on: (i) conflicts between refugees and the local communities; conflict over resources and other intra-clan conflicts; (ii) Kenya-Somali cross-border conflicts; and (iii) cattle rustling and inter-community conflicts. Hon. Mohammed Elmi, Minister for Arid Lands during the opening programme Laikipia District case study discussions were focused on: (i) cattle rustling and intra-pastoralist conflicts; (ii) conflicts between experiences and exchange information on human security and agriculturalists and pastoral communities; (iii) conflicts over resources conflict in the region; and intra-ethnic strife; and (iv) human wildlife conflicts. Finally, the • To provide an appropriate forum for the researchers to present Marsabit District case study discussions focused on: (i) causes of the reports of the literature review they have compiled for conflicts in the district; and (ii) Kenya-Ethiopia cross-border conflicts. discussion and get feedback from stakeholders; and • To discuss the methodology of conducting field research during The third step was a plenary session where participants prepared the data collection exercise. field data collection programme. The discussions were built around the two stages of the second step. The way forward on how the field Workshop Methodology and Outputs research was to proceed was also discussed during the The methodology of conducting the workshop consisted of a three- workshop. p way step-dialogue. During the first step, the researchers presented initial report on the literature they had reviewed on human security and conflict management. The scope of presentations covered conceptual issues on human security, dynamics of local communities and social systems in relation to human security issues; social-cultural issues of human security; causes and effects of conflict as well as regional development and conflict management strategies. A presentation on capacity building and livelihood creation for sustainable development, and conflict resolution and management, wrapped up the first step in the training methodology.

N C R DThe second step consisted of discussions on human security and U conflict in the region and was conducted in two stages. The first stage consisted of three thematic group discussions, which organized around the fifteen participants from case study districts. Thematic Group 1 discussed social systems of communities that live in the region and their livelihoods. Thematic Group 2 discussed causes of

ISSUE NOS. 18 & 19, JULY 2008 – JUNE 2009 • 11 Study Tour of North and South American Cities C R U N D Charles Otieno Konyango (3rd ATC), Kenya

During the month of February and March 7. World class governance systems. into arterial 2009, I visited the north and southern growth corridors. American cities with a Kenyan delegation to The cities visited included Toronto, (Canada), Arterial and benchmark best practices on metropolitan Portland Oregon, Washington DC, New York feeder roadways as well as land use controls development. This is part of the (USA), Bogota (Colombia) and Curitiba on settlement densities define these government’s effort to borrow lessons to (Brazil). The specific themes of the study tour corridors. The purpose of the structural transform Nairobi into a world class African included: growth corridors was to redirect growth out metropolis. • Governance framework, including citizen of the central city and into the corridors. This participation; avoids a sharp peak in central city densities Middle income economy • Metropolitan development framework; and the concomitant traffic congestion and • Integrated transport; noise. The even density distribution reduces The transformation of Nairobi into a world • Land use planning; congestion, enough to facilitate smooth class metropolis is part of a wider effort • Development and environmental travel while maintaining passenger numbers aimed at moving Kenya into a middle conservation; at high levels to allow public transportation income economy by achieving a 10 per cent • Metropolitan planning & transport to be financially self-sustaining. growth as envisaged in the country’s Vision management 2030. Nairobi currently contributes 65 per • Provision of housing and other social The City Master Plan cent of the national Gross Domestic Product services – health, and education; (GDP). The Nairobi Metro 2030 strategy The Master Plan has the main goal of limiting • Funding framework for metropolitan focuses on seven key result areas (KRA) central area growth and encouraging development; addressing the challenges within the Metro commercial and service sector growth along • GIS application for metropolitan Region. transport arteries, radiating out from the city development and management; 1. Building an internationally competitive centre. The Master Plan also aims at • Implementation of transit-oriented and inclusive economy for the providing economic support for urban development and urban growth metropolitan region’s prosperity; development through the establishment of bounding concept; and 2. Deploying world class infrastructure and industrial zones and by providing all city • Emergency services management and utilities; districts with adequate spaces for education, metropolitan policing. 3. Optimizing mobility and accessibility health care, recreation, and park areas. The through effective transportation; Master Plan is based on the guiding principle Planning models 4. Enhancing the quality of life and that mobility and land use cannot be inclusiveness in the region; The planning models of these cities use disassociated if the city's future design is to 5. Making the Nairobi Metropolitan Region transportation and land use as structuring succeed. In order to fulfill the goals of the the place of choice; elements that guide the structure of city Master Plan, the main transport arteries are 6. Ensuring a safe and secure Nairobi development. The plan combines these tools modified over time to give public transport Metropolitan Region; and to direct growth out of the central city and the highest priority. C R U N D

12 • ISSUE NOS. 18 & 19, JULY 2008 – JUNE 2009 Land Use and Development Control Land use controls target two basic aspects such as land use type and the density of development. The four major land use categories are Benefits N C R Dresidential, commercial, industrial, and services. The permitted U densities vary in relation to available transportation. The land use of the density controls encourage a shift of development activity from the central city to and around the structural axes. This locates high density Singapore residential and commercials in the same areas and matches density to the availability of public transport. In effect, it eases traffic and human Training congestion in the central city and allows planners to convert wide central avenues in the central city into open air pedestrian malls and Course walkways. These malls and walkways reinforce the city centre as a pleasant place where pedestrians are given priority. Mugume Isaac Transport and Land Use Planning (10th ATC), Uganda Transportation is integrated with land use planning to ensure social and economic transformation of the city. It limits central area growth while encouraging commercial growth along the transport arteries The Training in Singapore on Urban and Regional radiating from the city center. The linear development along the Development Planning and Management has arteries reduced the traditional importance of the downtown area as enhanced my skills in designing effective, socially- the primary focus of day-to-day transport activity, thereby minimizing acceptable and environmentally-sound and congestion and the typical morning and afternoon flows of traffic. Instead of rush-hour into the city, there are heavy commuter sustainable development policies and programme. movements in both directions along the public transportation arteries. Our three-year district development plans now incorporate all issues that can lead to sustainable Zoning development for the people of Uganda and Land within blocks of the major transit arteries is zoned for high Kyenjojo District in particular. density, since it generates more transit rider ship per square foot. Beyond this, residential densities taper in proportion to distance from transit ways. Planners discourage auto-oriented centres and channel Experiences gained new retail growth to transit corridors. Very limited public parking is The sharing of experiences with other planners available in the downtown area, and most employers offer transportation subsidies, especially to low-skilled and low-paid from Africa was very enriching. I gained a lot in employees. terms of policy formulation and implementation. The knowledge and experiences gained from the Key Lessons Learnt from the Metropolis lectures, the field visits and discussions have also • Compliance with planning regulations should be promoted helped in strengthening my capacity to handle through incentives rather than sanctions. problems affecting my country, and Kyenjojo • Public participation in the planning process must be promoted. • Planning activities at the city level must be coordinated with a district in particular. national agency charged with the planning responsibility. • Public-private-partnerships should be promoted to hasten Increase the resource pool development and the renewal of dilapidated sections of the city. • Decentralization of government functions to underdeveloped I would like to thank UNCRD for having organized areas of the city can stimulate rapid growth of satellite towns. the training and I hope that it will go a long way in N C R D• It is not necessary to invest in expensive train and subway systems. enhancing the skills of African planners in Urban The same can be achieved through buses on dedicated lanes. and Regional Planning and Management. My U • It is possible to cost-effectively transform a Matatus system like request is that such training should be organized for ours into a modern Mass Bus Rapid Transport system. other colleagues so that the resource pool and the Success in these metro cities can be attributed to: multiplier effect can increase. In this regard, it would • Strong political will and leadership also be important to widen the search for funding • Strict control of urban growth via a land use master plan that so that participation can be broadened. I would also stresses on the development of high density activity corridors • Specialised planning units responsible for strategic land use and like to request UNCRD to extend our sincere thanks transport planning to the government of Singapore and JICA for having • Appropriate rather than high-tech solutions affording these cities supported this training. p a number of technologically sophisticated solutions to problems. The sampled cities chose different paths, but all were based on the principles of simplicity and resource conservation. p

ISSUE NOS. 18 & 19, JULY 2008 – JUNE 2009 • 13 The Role of Public Enterprises C R in Development Planning and U N D Management

Murana Justine (12th ATC), Uganda

Although, the IMF philosophy of Why should Ugandans continue to get sub- to clients. It is therefore not uncommon to promoting privatization in African standard products at unaffordable rates hear people debating whether they are countries as the means of delivering when the Singaporeans are getting value for paying for electricity or load shading. service and economic development and their money, which is attributed to effective reducing public-sector participation is and efficient public sector? Can we give Deprivation rather than privatization beginning to take root, it does not seem opportunity to public sector led Whereas World Bank assumes that to rebuild to deliver much on the promise of development in Uganda and other the economic infrastructure and the efficiency and poverty reduction. developing countries in Africa? productive sector, Uganda should privatize its non-performing enterprises, the Singapore is a small city state with a total Privatization and efficiency of experience so far reflects high levels of land area of 710.2 km2 compared to service corruption; where influential politicians have 2 become experts of deprivation instead of Uganda’s 241,038 km . This Over three decades now, the World Bank and privatization. Consequently, the real value of notwithstanding, Singapore has one of IMF have emphasized and advocated for the enterprises has not been realized, but the highest per capita GDP of privatization as a means of promoting has instead been ‘thrown away’ to close approximately $44,326 compared to less efficiency and effectiveness in resource friends, sometimes at no cost. A case in point than $400 for Uganda. The average allocation. It has been argued that is the sale of former Uganda Commercial income per month is $4,229 while privatization comes with a variety of Bank, Grain Milling in Jinja and the current unemployment is just 2.5 per cent; incentives, which the public sector rarely saga surrounding the proposed sale of compared to Uganda’s $100 and over 40 possesses, that guarantee proper Entebbe Airport. This deprivation has per cent respectively. In other words, management of enterprises. It is further resulted in excessive income inequalities in what a Ugandan earns in one month is stressed that privatization removes the Uganda, where a few people have amassed equivalent to what a Singaporean burden of financing enterprises off the wealth because of their proximity to political spends in one day. The Singaporean shoulders and pockets of the tax payers, as power, while the majority languishes in government provides housing to its well as freeing a large proportion of the poverty. Recall that poverty is one of the key population and runs one of the most national budget resources that may be concerns of human rights. Splitting public efficient railway networks in the world, allocated to other priority areas. The most enterprises for the sake of privatization has commonly referred to as Mass Rapid important notion, which I however find also increased inefficiency in service delivery, Transit (MRT) with trains operating at an wanting, is that privatization creates specifically in the electricity sector where we interval of 2-8 minutes. The economy has monetary income to the country because now have duplication of services such as been rated as the most business-friendly enterprises are sold to the highest bidder. I generation, distribution and sale of in the world by World Bank. have reservations about implementation of electricity. As a result, consumers now pay privatization in Uganda and possibly other The economic gap in service three times what they used to pay for African Countries. The fact is that several delivery electricity. former public enterprises have been ‘given N C R D This outlook tempts me to ask the away’ and not privatized as implied. I fail to Fragility of private sector led U question; What can explain the economic see the positive correlation between the economy gap and service delivery between monetary income created and the Uganda and Singapore? In terms of privatization process. The quality of services The recent international financial crisis economic systems, Singapore operates a continue to be wanting amidst inflated costs exposed the fragility of a private-led sector. largely public sector led system, or rewards to few rich individuals. Several Major banks such as Citi Group, Barclays and compared to Uganda’s apparently examples attest to this gloomy state of Bank of America all crumbled; yet, according private sector led system. Despite the affairs. Currently, the unit cost/tariff for to the World Bank, these institutions have assumed private sector led development, electricity continues to soar by day and night sophisticated management and cannot consumers in Uganda continue to get to the extent that most small scale therefore suffer a ‘meltdown.’ The US poor quality products at inflated prices enterprises and families have been government has injected billions of compared to high quality products at disconnected, simply because they can’t American tax payers’ money to prop them affordable rates available in Singapore. afford it. Ironically load shading appears to up. The Ugandan government has spent This leads me to the second question: be more consistent than actual power supply billions of shillings to ‘drip feed’ ailing private

14 • ISSUE NOS. 18 & 19, JULY 2008 – JUNE 2009 Senior Policy Seminar on enterprises, most of which are not competitive. My concern is not against Climate Change ... (Cont’d from p. 2) supporting private enterprises; but rather on the criteria used in selecting N C R Dthe beneficiaries. U The missing gap in Uganda Each of the above scenario points to the practical loopholes within privatization processes and the entire private-led development. This begs a number of questions: how can Africans access efficient and effective service delivery? What has made Singapore succeed where Uganda has failed when it comes to public sector led development? The Straits Times of Wednesday 22, April 2009 proffered an answer in an article headed “Singapore beyond Lee Kuan Yew” written by Ho Kwon Ping. I was attracted by the opening statement: ‘History judges great leaders by two criteria: First, whether they are able to engineer a transition to a succeeding leadership, and second, whether their legacy lasts beyond several generations.’ Could this be the missing gap in Uganda? The truth is Launching of the World Bank Eco2 Cities Report that Singapore has a highly efficient and effective public sector led development due to the strong political will of her leaders; leaders place their nation above everything else and have established institutions and Outputs of the Seminar structures essentials for fueling development. Their public sector, just like The major outputs of the senior policy seminar were: that in Uganda, is composed of government and statutory boards. Unlike • Impacts of climate change on Africa and Asian countries Uganda, however, Singapore has empowered its statutory boards/ were discussed; corporations with great autonomy and flexibility. They can freely decide on the internal operating rules without due influence from politicians. • Experiences in managing the impacts of climate change in Africa and Asian countries were exchanged; Singapore’s success is attributed to four key principles which African countries should integrate and internalize for future development. First, • Effective policies to mitigate adverse impacts of climate Singapore has exemplary leadership. Secondly, public enterprises can only change were discussed; remain relevant in service delivery by always anticipating change. This calls for high level innovation and creativity. Thirdly, Singaporeans believe • Best practices in urban planning and design of urban in reward for work, and work for reward. The short time I spent in spaces including housing were presented; Singapore exposed me to what an efficient public and civil service is. Employees earn a living wage and this motivates them to offer their best. • UNCRD and Singapore Institute of Planners will prepare The management is highly trained and output-oriented. Lastly, and publish the proceedings of the Seminar to Singaporeans are dedicated and committed to their country and, as was disseminate the findings and deliberations of the Seminar; rightly observed by Ho Kwon Ping, “Singapore will thrive so long as our and children know that its future belongs to them, for there is nothing stronger than the sense of ownership. What you own, you defend”. It is • UNCRD and Singapore Institute of Planners have also perhaps not surprising that Singapore is today the preferred tourist agreed to organize follow up Seminars to look into current destination in the world . The concern of Singaporeans is not about just and emerging issues in climate change and its impact on acquiring a competitive advantage, but rather a sustained competitive poverty and socioeconomic conditions of African and advantage. Asian countries. p N C R DBasing public enterprises on economic analysis U My opinion is that African countries should give public enterprises a chance to thrive. This partly calls for public sector reforms that are premised on the belief that meeting the challenges of good governance and poverty alleviation demands that modern innovations are explored, and outdated theories and assumptions critically reexamined. Deliberate capacity building through training public enterprise managers and employees, and equipping them with requisite skills and knowledge as well as attitude, will lead to efficient services to the people. As with Singapore, Africa needs to establish a code of best practices in corporate governance in public enterprises. We should base establishment of public enterprises on economic analyses preceded by careful planning, rather than on uncoordinated and haphazard response to social and political influence. African countries should eliminate ineffective laws, regulations, processes and procedures. Evidence-based decision making should be Discussions during the seminar adopted if public enterprises are to break even. p

ISSUE NOS. 18 & 19, JULY 2008 – JUNE 2009 • 15 Training Workshop on District and Regional Development Planning and Management in N C R D Botswana U

Asfaw Kumssa (Coordinator) and Isaac Mwangi (National Expert), UNCRD Africa Office

Introduction targeted district planning officers 3. To enhance the capacity of local responsible for district development authority officials and project managers To meet the demand for the increasing planning and district projects on project planning and data collection number of regional planners at the national implementation and management, as well as and analysis; and regional levels in Africa, UNCRD Africa officials responsible for the coordination of Office has been expanding its in-country 4. To develop practical skills for facilitating planning and implementation of training programme to several African effective community participation in development projects. countries such as Botswana. An example is project planning and management, implementation and management; and the UNCRD Africa Office training workshop Objectives of the training course on “District and Regional Development 5. To strengthen the capacity of Planning and Management” conducted from The main objective of the workshop was to development and project implementing 17 to 29 November at the University of train the planners and government officials institutions for effective coordination of Botswana. Thirty-two participants drawn in effective district development planning planning and implementation of from the various districts and local and project planning and management to development plans and projects. government institutions attended the support the decentralization programme of course, which was organized on a cost- Botswana. Specifically, the course was designed: Outputs of the Training Course sharing basis between UNCRD, the 1. To build the planning capacity of district Government of Botswana and UNDP. The in- 1. A total of 32 district planners and planners and officials in designing and country training programme is designed to officials were trained on techniques of implementing effective district assist the Government of Botswana in its designing and implementing effective development plans and projects as well endeavour to train the critical mass of district development plans, projects and as monitoring and evaluating them; regional planners at the district levels, programmes; especially since districts have a shortage of 2. To build the capacity of district planners 2. Improvement of the capacity of district trained manpower, particularly in the area of for giving technical advice and guidance district development planning, project in district and local development plans planners to give technical advice and planning and management; and data and projects, as well as in monitoring guidance in district and local collection and analysis. The training course and evaluation; implementation of development plans

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Participants of the training course

16 • ISSUE NOS. 18 & 19, JULY 2008 – JUNE 2009 good by seventy-three per cent, and good by twenty-three per cent of the participants. The participants appreciated the group N C R discussions and exercises that enabled them D to share experiences and learn from each U other; and to internalize what was taught during the plenary sessions. The training materials, especially the textbooks on project planning and management and on data collection and analysis were well-received and appreciated by the participants. Eighty per cent of the participants said that the themes and modules selected were very good while twenty per cent said that they were good. Group exercise Challenges of District Planning in and projects, including monitoring and Evaluation of the Training Botswana and Lessons Learnt evaluation; Course After discussing the various issues and challenges of district and regional 3. Capacity of local authorities and project To assess the impact of the training, an development planning, the participants managers on project planning, evaluation exercise was undertaken at the concluded the followings: implementation and management was end of the course. As indicated in figure 1, 1. Participation of the district population in enhanced; seventy-nine per cent of the participants development planning is minimal and rated the training course as very good, hardly exceeds the consultation exercise. 4. Skills of district planners in data while twenty-one per cent said the course This consultation process is directed collection and analysis were enhanced; was good. In their written comments, the towards an identification of the participants indicated that the training 5. Capacity of project implementing population’s needs for social services course improved their competency and agencies and institutions for and physical infrastructure only, skills and knowledge in district planning in coordination and harmonization of resulting in shopping lists from the general, and project planning and data development activities was villages; collection and analysis in particular. They strengthened; and also noted that the course is practical 2. The vertical integration between district 6. Capacity of Local Authorities to identify oriented, helping them to link what they and national development planning is opportunities for and drive the local had learnt from the course with what they still problematic. The essence of this economic development effort in their are doing on the ground in their respective problem is the fact that district plans do respective districts was strengthened. districts. The training methodology used not receive full appreciation at the during the training course was rated very central government level other than funding;

3. Sectoral development planning remain the primary form of planning, which results in district development plans that are often more than an accumulation of N C R sectoral plans; and D 4. Projects are rarely completed on time U and within the given budget and time due to many institutional and capacity problems. p

Overall Training Training Theme Time Assessment Methods Material Selection Allocation

Very Good Good Average Poor

Figure 1: Evaluation of the Training Course

ISSUE NOS. 18 & 19, JULY 2008 – JUNE 2009 • 17 Training of Trainers (TOT) Workshop on C R Regional Development Policy and Practices U N D in Namibia: Phase III

Asfaw Kumssa (Coordinator) and Isaac Mwangi (National Expert), UNCRD Africa Office

Introduction challenges of planning and implementation for decentralized UNCRD Africa Office, in collaboration with development. These problems hinder the Ministry of Regional and Local policymakers from playing their role in Government, Housing and Rural policy formulation and mobilization of Development (MRLGHRD), the resources effectively. Government of Namibia and the Finnish Government organized a “Training of During the training course, participants Trainers (TOT) workshop on Regional were trained on concepts and theories Development Policy and Practices in of regional development; project Namibia” to strengthen the institutional planning and management and data capacity of the Government of Namibia in collection and analysis. Budgeting, regional development planning and bookkeeping and accounting principles management. Thirty-eight participants and practices in Namibian public sector consisting of planners from the thirteen were also covered during the course. regions of Namibia and line ministries The participants were trained on and policymakers from the regions training of trainers (TOT) techniques attended the workshop. The workshop and acquired skills that they would was the third phase of this collaboration The Permanent Secretary giving his opening remarks apply on returning to their workstations. and was held in Oshakati, Oshana Region Each participant prepared a re-entry plan that would assist them in from 23 February to 7 March 2009. The first and second phases of applying the TOT skills they had acquired. the training workshop were held in 2006 and 2007, respectively, at Greiter Training Centre, Windhoek. Objectives Background to policy issues The overall objective of the training workshop was to train the planners on effective regional development policies and practices, Over the years, the development agenda of the Government of and to sensitize policymakers on their role in policy formulation Namibia has focused on addressing issues of disparity among the and implementation. The following outputs have been achieved: thirteen administrative regions. The government is concerned 1. Participants have been provided with new skills, knowledge that sixty-seven per cent of the population live in rural areas and and information to enable them perform their tasks is in need of effective basic services such as affordable health and competently; education. Towards this, the government has embarked on 2. The capacity of planners to establish a mechanism for guiding decentralization to empower regions and bring services closer to and co-coordinating the decentralization process has been the people. In addition, the government has formulated Vision enhanced; 2030 to provide a long-term framework for national and regional 3. The skills of the planners in project planning and management development. Human resource development and institutional C R has been enhanced; N D capacity building is one of the pillars for achieving the goal of 4. The participants have been trained in data collection and U decentralized development in the context of long-term analysis; budgeting and basic principles of book-keeping and development framework provided in Vision 2030. accounting; 5. The participants have been trained on TOT techniques and However, planners that work for the regional councils and line methodologies of organizing and implementing effective ministries lack requisite analytical skills that are necessary for training programmes; regional development planning and implementation. The lack of 6. Policymakers have been sensitized on their role in policy skills undermines their role in formulating and implementing formulation and implementation for effective regional strategies and programmes for decentralized development. Given planning and implementation; and that the role of planners is key in achieving decentralized 7. The capacity of planners and policymakers for effective development; the government has identified their training as an resource utilization and environmental management, proper important step towards equipping them with requisite skills. planning and implementation at the national and regional Moreover, policymakers in the regions also need the necessary levels to alleviate poverty and spur economic growth has been awareness and sensitivity to policy issues; problem and strengthened. p

18 • ISSUE NOS. 18 & 19, JULY 2008 – JUNE 2009 C R Alumni Profiles U N D

Doris Tettey (5th ATC) Ghana Haileyesus Dinka, 5th ATC, Ethiopia Currently the Deputy Director of Planning at Having left World Vision International Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Ms Tettey trained Ethiopia Office in July, 2008, where I served in Regional Development Planning and as emergency response programmes and Management. She has over twenty years of early warning department manager, I professional experience in development joined United Nations Population Fund planning and management working with the (UNFPA), an international development Town and Country Planning Department in agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child Ghana. She has experience in planning administration and to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity, in the same year. management, settlement planning, action planning, I am now working as a National Programme Officer and Head participatory planning, development control, socio-economic of the Humanitarian Unit of the Country Office. and social impact studies. She is also proficient in Auto-cad and GIS. My main duties among others are: to provide guidance to and participate in rapid assessments in case of emergency Timothy Waiya Mwangi (3rd ATC) Kenya outbreak to identify the needs of affected population in Timothy was promoted to Senior Assistant Director of Physical Planning is now in charge terms of reproductive health needs, HIV/AIDS and gender of one of the department’s policy divisions including gender-based violence; communicate and that handles development control and coordinate with other UN agencies and NGOs in the field and planning enforcement. develop strategic partnerships to ensure an effective humanitarian response for affected populations in the stated Alberts Kulobone (9th ATC) Namibia areas; provide guidance and support programme planning An alumnus of 9th ATC, Mr. Kulobone was and implementation to support affected populations; provide promoted a few months after returning from advice to UNFPA Country Representative on humanitarian the UNCRD course to a Senior Researcher in affaires; participate in the planning, design and the Ministry of Health and Social Services, a implementation of projects related to emergency post he held for two years before moving on to preparedness and response and disaster management as a local NGO in the field of HIV/AIDS as a required; provide technical support to local authorities and to Programme Manager. After a year, he was promoted to the other partners during emergencies; lead and participate in position of Executive Director of the Joint Consultative Council advocacy and training activities with partners (government, (JCC), a network of service providers to small and medium UN, NGOs) in the field on the need to address reproductive enterprises in Namibia. The main role of JCC is to ensure that health, HIV/AIDS and gender-based violence in the network partners and subscribers are effective channels of humanitarian response; and conduct monitoring and service delivery to the market. evaluation activities related to projects implementations and ensure follow-up of the same. Mugume Isaac (10th ATC) Uganda Currently working as the District Planner for As I witnessed during the past 10 years, The UNCRD Kyenjojo District responsible for coordinating organized ATC course and experience made me competent in development planning activities at the district moving from one organization to another and take on higher level. He is also assisting lower level local C R governments to come up with sound plans responsibilities in international organizations to better p N D that conform to set guidelines and laws support the needy communities. U governing planning in Uganda. Mr. Mugune is also in charge of monitoring and evaluation of all government projects to ensure C R that the targeted outputs and results are achieved. U N D Patrick Odhiambo Hayombe (12th ATC) Kenya Patrick was promoted to the position of a Deputy Director of Kenya Water Institute and is currently in charge of research. This docket has immense challenges in generating useful information methodologies and models that inform the transformation of the water management sector in Kenya. This information is also useful in training water sector practitioners.

ISSUE NOS. 18 & 19, JULY 2008 – JUNE 2009 • 19 Calendar of Events N C R D Past Activities (July 2008 – June 2009) Forthcoming Activities (July 2009 – June 2010) U Training Workshop on District and Regional Development Expert Group Meeting on Strengthening National Capacity for Planning and Management. Gaborone, Botswana (17 – 29 the Integration of Sustainable Development Principles into November 2008) Development Strategies of Countries Emerging from Conflict. Nairobi, Kenya (18-19 November 2009) Training Workshop on Development of Indictors for Performance Monitoring. Nairobi, Kenya (15 – 17 December 2009) Human Security and Conflict in Northern Kenya: Workshop on Training Workshop on Development of Vision, Strategy and Problem and Project Validation by Stakeholders and Vulnerable Programme for Plan Preparation in ENNDA Region. Nanyuki, Groups. Nyahururu, Kenya (2-4 December 2009) Kenya (4 – 6 February 2009) High Level Workshop on Integrating Physical Economic Planning Training Workshop on District and Regional Development in Kenya. (January 2010) Planning & Management for Oromia, with emphasis on Project Training of Trainers (TOT) Workshop on Regional Development Planning and Management, Data Collection and Analysis. Policy and Practices. Namibia (February 2010) Nazareth, Ethiopia (11 May – 6 June 2009) Workshop on Redefining Regional Development in the Era of Training of Trainers (TOT) Workshop on Regional Development Globalization. (March 2010) Policy and Practices in Namibia: Phase III. Oshakati, Namibia (23 February – 7 March 2009) Singapore-UNCRD-JICA Joint Training Programme: Africa Training Course on Urban and Regional Development Planning Singapore-JICA-UNCRD Joint Training Programme: Africa and Management. Singapore (April 2010) Training Course on Urban and Regional Development Planning and Management: Phase II. Singapore (20 – 30 April 2009) Policy Seminar on Climate Change and Poverty in Africa. (May 2010) UNCRD-SIP Senior Policy Seminar on Climate Change, Housing and Liveable Cities in Africa and Asia. Singapore (25 – 27 June Training Workshop on District and Regional Development 2009) Planning in Oromia with Emphasis on Project Planning and Management. Nazareth, Ethiopia (June 2010)

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UNCRD Africa Office publishes the ATC Alumni Opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the Newsletter annually. The newsletter contains news contributors and do not necessarily reflect those of on recent and on-going development trends, the United Nations Secretariat or of the UNCRD. research projects, and experiences in local and regional development planning and management EDITOR N C R D by the alumni and the UNCRD Africa Office. Charles Otieno Konyango U Chairman of ATC Alumni Association DISTRIBUTION c/o UNCRD Africa office The ATC Alumni Newsletter is distributed by UNCRD P.O. Box 30218 Africa Office and is available to all members, local Nairobi, Kenya and regional planners, planning agencies, as well as Tel: (254-2-) 762 4372/4 relevant research and training institutions with an Fax: (254-2-) 762 4480 interest in development planning and management. E-mail: [email protected]

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