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This programme is an inter-ministerial initiative (Ministries Housing – CONAM and INDECI) and an inter-agency initiative (UN-HABITAT and UNEP). It has been developed within the framework of the joint UN-HABITAT/UNEP Urban Environment strategy for Latin America and the Caribbean . It will be co-funded by these four partners in association with local governments, the national association of local authorities as well as national and local technical support institutions. The programme will strengthen the capacity of local and national authorities and their partners to plan and manage the urban environment. Especially the programme will allow improving urban environment planning and management in various areas and at various levels:
- At local level, through supporting: (a) the preparation or revision processes of master plans (Planes Directores), (b) the establishment of local system of environmental management, (c) the elaboration and implementation of local urban environmental management plans, and (d) the strengthening of citizen participation in urban environmental planning and management;
- At national level, (a) facilitating exchange of experience among Peruvians cities and the strengthening of networking activities, (b) facilitating the dialogue between local authorities and/or national government in order to provide inputs in the improvement and implementation of national policies related to urban development, environmental management and poverty alleviation;
- In the training and academic sector by strengthening the capacity of a number of national ands local support institutions to provide meaningful technical support to local authorities and develop training curricula based on the experience acquired in the Programme.
The first national activity will take place in Lima in October 2004. A national seminar will be organised on the capitalization of Peruvian experience in urban environmental planning and management.
The National programme, which started to be formulated at the end of 2003, is currently being finalised and will be launch in October 2004. The Programme will support the municipalities of Lima/Callao , Arequipa and Chiclayo .
Read more about the Lima/Callao Project
Read more about the Arequipa Project
Read more about the Chiclayo Project
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