| Monday, June 19th |
ROOM |
| 14:00 pm - 16:00 pm |
Challenges re. Cooperation between Local Authorities and Civil Society
Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities (KS) |
MR07 |
Cities of the Future- Global Competition, Local
Leadership
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Sweden |
MR14 |
Citizen Participation in Social Housing – The
Quebec Experience
Government of Quebec |
MR08 |
Citizen-Led Integration and Coordination:
Transferring the Lessons from Pleasant Hill
City
of Saskatoon |
MR18 |
Debate: Urban Development Strategies are not
Relevant to National Poverty Reduction
ComHabitat |
MR15 |
Finance for Sustainable Human Settlements
Development
UN-HABITAT- Urban Finance and
Economy Branch |
MR17 |
HEC-SIDA Network Observatories: Tools and
Facilities for More Effective Actions through Better
Decision-Making
HabitaHabitat International
Coalition and HSEN |
MR13 |
Housing reforms in Central and Eastern Europe:
challenges and risks in sustainable housing maintenance and management for
providing affordable and adequate housing
The
Institute for Urban Economics (IUE), Moscow, Russia |
Oceanview 5/6 |
Iberoamerican and Caribbean Forum on Best
Practices
Iberoamerican and Caribbean Forum on
Best Practices |
MR02 |
Ideas into Action: The cultural basis of
sustainable community planning
Creative City
Network of Canada |
Oceanview 3/4 |
Iran's Cities - Coping with Big
Challenges
Urban Age Institute |
Oceanview 2 |
Local Authorities and the Promotion of Decent Work in Construction and Related Services
ILO (International Labour Office), UNIGE (University of Geneva) and GIAN (Geneva International Academic Network) |
MR10 |
Partnership Between Toronto Community Housing
Corporation, the Johannesburg Housing Company and Rooftops Canada
Toronto Community Housing Corporation |
MR01 |
Promoting Affordable Housing in the United
States and Selected Other Developed Countries
National Association of Realtors |
MR03 |
The Bellagio Housing Declaration
Joint Center for Housing Studies at
Harvard University |
Oceanview 7/8 |
Urban Aboriginal Diversity: Supporting
Communities
Greater Vancouver Urban Aboriginal
Strategy Steering Committee (GVUAS SC) / The National Association of
Friendship Centres |
MR12 |
Urban Safety in Practice- Youth
Experience
UN-HABITAT/Urban Laboratory Goteborg
and Young Urban Network |
MR09 |
Youth, Urban Safety and Post-Conflict
situations
UNICEF |
MR16 |
| 16:30 pm - 18:30 pm |
Agenda 21 locals: Were do we stand?
African Urban Management Institute |
MR03 |
An Idea into Action: Discovering The Place of
Children in Cities and Slums around the World
Children, Youth and Environments Center for Research and
Design |
MR07 |
Building an Integrated Urban Transportation
Network
Greater Vancouver Transportation
Authority - Translink |
MR17 |
Cities and Lakes: Sustainable Utilization of
Lake Resources for Productive and Livable Cities
Lake Victoria Region Local Authorities Association
(LVRLAC) |
MR12 |
Cities and the Public Realm: Reinvesting in
Community Assets
Canadian Urban Institute
(CUI) |
Oceanview 2 |
Creating Better Cities with Young People: The
Growing Up in Cities Project of UNESCO
UNESCO
(GUIC) |
MR14 |
Fighting forced evictions: Two years of efforts
of the UN Advisory Group on Forced Evictions and its partners
UN-HABITAT - Advisory Group on Forced Evictions |
MR02 |
From Vancouver '76 to the Present: Donor Investment in Housing-What Has Been Learned?
The World Bank/
International Housing Coalition |
MR18 |
Life in the Urban Landscape (1): Energy, Waste
Management and their Impact on Climate Change
Swedish Research Council Formas, Swedish EPA, Swedish
National Heritage Board, SIDA and the Swedish National Board of Housing,
Building and Planning |
Oceanview 3/4 |
Local Government Excellence through
Collaborative Partnerships
Local Government
Management Association of British Columbia |
MR01 |
Managing the HIV/AIDS Pandemic at the Local
Level in Africa
UN-HABITAT (Urban Managemeng
Programme) |
MR10 |
MDGs and Local Urban Observatories
UN-HABITAT, UNEP, OMAU, ECLAC and WHO |
Oceanview 5/6 |
Rebuilding Homes in Sri Lanka- An example of an
International Partnership
Government of
Quebec-SSHQ |
MR15 |
Rental and Co-operative Housing - A Necessary
Complement to Ownership
International Union of
Tenants and the Swedish Cooperative Centre |
MR13 |
Sustainable Cities and the Cross-Cultural
Peacebuilding Approach
YOUCAN and
Rock.Paper.Scissors Inc |
MR08 |
The Sustainable City: A Swedish-Chinese
Partnership
Ministry of Sustainable Development
and the Swedish Trade Council |
Oceanview 7/8 |
The Urban Development Timeline: Learning from
the Past to Inform the Future
USAID, PADCO and
HUD |
MR09 |
Understanding Local Economies: Tools and
Methodologies
Cities Alliance |
MR16 |
|
| Tuesday, June 20th |
ROOM |
| 13:30 pm - 15:30 pm |
A Worldwide Review of the Housing Sector
Strategies and Finance in Developing Countries
World Bank |
MR14 |
Aboriginal Housing in
Canada
Canadian Real Estate Association
(CREA) |
MR12 |
Accessible Urban Space: A Facilitated Discussion
on Inclusive Cities and Communities
Social
Planning and Research Council of British Columbia (SPARC BC) |
Crystal Pavilion C |
Building Capacity for Better Cities: What have
we learned?
Institute for Housing and Urban
Development Studies (IHS) |
MR16 |
Child and Youth Friendly Cities
One Stop Youth Information Resource Centre |
Ballroom B |
Community-driven Tsunami Rehabilitation
Process
Asian Coalition for Housing
Rights |
MR09 |
From Vancouver 1976 to Vancouver 2006: Summary on Concepts and Actions
Enda Tiers-Monde |
Oceanview 3/4 |
Growing Better Cities to Enhance Food Security,
Create Jobs and Protect the Environment
International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and ETC
Foundation |
MR08 |
High Level Commission on Legal Empowerment of
the Poor: Promoting Inclusion, Access and Opportunity in Urban
Environments
High Level Commission on Legal
Empowerment of the Poor |
MR17 |
How to Integrate Environmental Aspects in City
Long-term Strategic Planning
Cities Alliance and
UNEP |
MR02 |
Human Settlements: It's More than Homes
NGO Committee on Human Settlements |
MR10 |
Improving Urban Policies through Best
Practices Transfer
Ministry of Housing, Spain |
Oceanview 5/6 |
Local Public Finances and
Decentralization
Association internationale des
maires francophones (AIMF) |
Oceanview 7/8 |
Planning Successful Sustainable Cities: Case
Study Vancouver, Canada
City of
Vancouver |
MR01 |
Practices on Responsive Local Governance: Women
Building Sustainable Communities- From Grassroots to Local
Governments
Asian Women Shelter Network
(AWAS) |
MR13 |
Social Cohesion—Ensuring the Inclusion of
Immigrants and other Newcomers
Ministry of
Attorney General and Ministry Responsible for Multiculturalism, Government
of British Columbia |
Oceanview 2 |
Sustainable Community –Government Partnerships
on Gendered Violence Prevention
Women in Cities
International/UN-HABITAT Safer Cities Programme |
Oceanview 1 |
Sustainable Relief and Reconstruction- Turning
Discussions into Operational Reality
UN-HABITAT
(DMP) |
MR07 |
Urbanization Management Strategies and
Sustainable Communities
Government of Québec-
Ministère des Affaires municipales et des Régions, Direction de
l’aménagement du territoire et urbanisme |
MR03 |
| 16:30 pm - 18:30 pm |
Border Issues - Immigration, Migration and Urban
Resettlement
The Funders Network for Smart
Growth and Livable Communities (TFN) |
Oceanview 7/8 |
Climate Change and Cities in the South: Reducing
Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reducing Urban Risk in a Warming
World
Swedish International Development
Cooperation Agency and International Institute for Environment and
Development (IIED) |
MR17 |
Developing a Template: Partnerships Models for
Big Cities
Women in Cities International,
National Network on Environments and Women’s Health and UN-HABITAT Safer
Cities Programme |
MR13 |
Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) - development of
pro poor land tools
UN-HABITAT - Shelter
Branch |
MR14 |
Housing for All: Essential to Economic, Social
and Civic Development
Planning and Development
International Consulting Association (PADCO) |
MR16 |
Innovative finance for infrastructure and basic
service provision for low income human settlements
IIED and SIDA |
Oceanview 5/6 |
Integrating Global Concerns into the Urban
Management in Asia: Challenges and Experiences
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies |
MR01 |
Land Management in Local Communities
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) / Indian
and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) |
Oceanview 3/4 |
Life in the Urban Landscape (2): A New Urban
Governance: Local Leadership and Community Involvement
Swedish Research Council Formas, Swedish EPA, Swedish
National Heritage Board, SIDA and the Swedish National Board of Housing,
Building and Planning |
MR07 |
Localising the Millennium Development Goals:
Building Competencies in Africa Local Governments to Mainstream Gender and
Empower Women
African Local Governance
Program |
MR09 |
Ontario’s Approach to Urban
Sustainability
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and
Housing and Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal, Province of
Ontario |
MR10 |
People Processes for Inclusive Cities - Social Production and Management of Habitat
Habitat International Coalition (HIC) |
MR02 |
Positive beats from City streets - Part II
BaobabConnections, Music Mayday and Dutch National Youth Council |
Ballroom B |
Regional Programme of Social Housing and Human Settlements. Review of the Regional Action Plan
MINURVI, UN-HABITAT and ECLAC |
MR18 |
Security and Safety: Public Policies, Urban
Practices
Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne
(EPFL), UN-HABITAT Safer Cities Programme, Small Arms Survey
(SAS) |
MR12 |
Sustainable Cities: PLUS Network - Partners for Long-term Urban Sustainability
International Centre for Sustainable Cities |
Oceanview 2 |
The Meaning of "Architecture Sans
Frontieres"
Architecture Sans Frontieres-
International Network |
MR15 |
Towards Sustainable Urbanization: Canada/UN-HABITAT Initiatives, 1976-2006
Centre for Human Settlement, The University of British Columbia |
MR03 |
Urban risk-proofing: safer cities through better environmental management
International
Development Research Centre (IDRC) |
MR08 |
Urban Safety Audits: International Experiences and Tools
UN-HABITAT/NCPC/ICPC |
Oceanview 1 |
|
| Wednesday, June 21st |
ROOM |
| 13:30 pm - 15:30 pm |
A Successful Concept: Microcredits for
Incremental Housing Development
Swedish
International Development Agency (Sida) |
MR02 |
Affordable Housing Finance: New Paths to More
Effective Donor Coordination
U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development |
MR17 |
Africa Beyond 2005
Commission for Africa |
MR12 |
Bridging to the future: Exploring Collaborative
Approaches to the Integration of Energy Systems Planning with Urban
Physical Planning
Constructed Environments and
Sustainable Urban Systems (Consensus) |
MR15 |
Building Back Better: Rebuilding Communities After Disaster and Conflict
The Huairou Commission – Disaster and Peace Building Campaigns |
MR10 |
Cities of Diversity: Changing Places, Creating
Success
Infrastructure Canada - Cities and
Communities Branch |
MR13 |
Gender Mainstreaming and Local
Governance
Women in Cities International in
partnership with Toronto Women’s Call to Action, and The Federation of
Canadian Municipalities |
MR18 |
Life in the Urban Landscape (3): Urban Development for the Poor - The Interdependence between Heritage, Sustainability and Livability
Swedish Research Council Formas, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Swedish National Heritage Board, SIDA and the Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning |
MR07 |
Measuring Up: The Accessible and Inclusive
City
2010 Legacies Now |
Oceanview 3/4 |
Partnering with the poor: Leveraging Land for
Change
ETC/RUAF-Holland; Minimum Cost Housing
Group (MCGH), McGill University School of Architecture |
MR03 |
Power and Hope of Sustainable Community Development - Building Strong Leadership and Active Citizen Participation
Harmony Foundation of Canada, Earth Council Alliance and Urban Age Institute |
Oceanview 7/8 |
Sharing Knowledge: Lowering the Costs of
Housing
Habitat for Humanity International
(HFHI) |
MR09 |
Sustainable Community Development in China: Principles, Challenges and Implementation
Ramsay Worden Architects Ltd./Canada Mortgage and Housing International |
MR01 |
Sustainable Development of the Far North:
Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements
Arctic
Council |
Oceanview 5/6 |
The Inclusive City
GTZ, KfW and InWent |
MR16 |
The UN Guidelines and National Frameworks for
Crime Prevention: strengthening strategies in support of city and
community-based prevention efforts
UN-HABITAT/The International Centre for the Prevention of
Crime (ICPC) / UNODC / the Canadian National Crime Prevention Council
(NCPC) |
MR08 |
| 16:30 pm - 18:30 pm |
About Scaling Up Slum Improvement - Engaging Slum Dwellers and the Private Sector
UN-HABITAT |
MR10 |
Community-Building in Ethnically Divergent
Cities
Rights and Democracy Nanaimo
Delegation |
MR18 |
Crime and Violence Prevention and Youth Capacity Building in Latin American Cities
UN-HABITAT/NCPC/ICPC |
MR13 |
Cross-Cultural Collaborations and Inclusive Participation: the Pacific Rim Community Design Network
Pacific Rim Community Design Network |
MR07 |
Delivery of Housing and related Infrastructure -
Institutional and Fiancial Systems
All India
Housing Development Association (AIHDA) |
MR09 |
Engaging the Private Sector in Sustainable Urban
Development- Frameworks for Sustainable Partnerships
Sustainable Cities Initiative, Industry Canada |
MR15 |
Financing Water and Sanitation in Asian Cities
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), Nairobi, and ADB Manila |
MR17 |
From Planning Urban Transport to Building
Integrated Cities
Municipality of Jonkoping,
Municipality of Norrkoping, City of Uppsala, Swedish Association of Local
Authorities and Regions, Swedish Rail Administration |
MR16 |
Gateway Cities - Global Challenges and
Opportunities to Sustainable, Economic Growth
Greater Vancouver Gateway Council |
MR08 |
Grassroots Women and Local Authorities Partner to Fight AIDS in Africa
Huairou Commission - HIV/AIDS Campaign with GROOTS Africa |
Oceanview 3/4 |
Localising the Millennium Development Goals in
the City: Local Experiences in Monitoring the Implementation of
MDGs
UN-HABITAT (Urban Management
Programme) |
MR02 |
Monitoring the Human Right to Adequate Housing
Housing and Land Rights Network and Habitat International Coalition |
Oceanview 7/8 |
Participatory Budgeting: Building Participatory
Democracy and/or Improving Municipal Finance
IntInternational Center for Urban Management (CIGU) ,
Belo Horizonte & Porto Alegre Municipalities & Municipal
Development Program (MDP) |
MR12 |
Planning in an Urbanizing World
Commonwealth Association of Planners |
MR14 |
Rapid Urban Sector Profiling for Sustainability:
From Agreed Needs to Action
UN-HABITAT, Regional
Office for Africa and the Arab States (ROAAS) |
MR01 |
The Sustainable Community Partnerships
Committee: Business & Community: Working Together to End
Homelessness
Sustainable Community Partnerships
Committee (Service Canada) |
MR03 |
Urban Development Policies and Programs: The
Relationship between Central Governments and Local Authorities
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development |
Oceanview 5/6 |
|
| Thursday, June 22nd |
ROOM |
| 13:30 pm - 15:30 pm |
Access to Urban Land by the Poor: What do we need to know about policies, land management instruments and strategies to make it work?
IHS-Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Cordaid and COHRE |
MR13 |
Action for Neighbourhood Change: Sustainable
Community Engagement and Renewal through Inclusive Dialogue
United Way of Canada-Centraide Canada |
MR01 |
Canada's Super E House Program: International
Partnerships for Ecologically Friendly, Energy Efficient Homes
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) and
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) |
Oceanview 7/8 |
Cultivating Inclusive Cities: Multi-stakeholder
Policy Making and Action Planning for Urban Agriculture and Food
Security
International Network of Resource
Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security (RUAF Foundation) |
MR08 |
Culture and Social Cohesion: Telling our Stories - Sustaining our Culture
Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) |
Ballroom B |
Developing and Strengthening Worldwide Networks
for Housing the Poor
International Housing
Coalition (IHC) |
MR18 |
Global Issues, Local Actors
UN-HABITAT/UDB/Urban Environment Section
(SCP/LA21) |
MR09 |
Greater Vancouver Regional District: Facing
Challenges and Sustainability
Greater Vancouver
Regional District (GVRD) |
Ballroom B |
Habitat JAM Session
IBM |
MR12 |
Housing Finance - Principles, Instruments and
Examples
United Nations Economic Commission for
Europe (UNECE) |
MR16 |
Knowledge Networks for Women’s Health and
Safety
Women in Cities International, the
National Network on Environments and Women’s Health (Canada), and the
Aboriginal Women's Health and Healing Research Group (Canada) |
Oceanview 1 |
Land and Real Estate Assessment
Methodologies
International Real Property
Foundation (IRPF) |
MR07 |
Launching the Global Ideas Competition “Smart
Urban Fabrics Beyond Oil”
Ministry of
Sustainable Development |
MR17 |
Public Engagement: The Inclusive
Approach
Habitat Professionals Forum |
MR14 |
Regional Approach to Urban Policies Inclusive of
the Concept “The Right to the City”
UNESCO
(DSSRP) |
Oceanview 2 |
Slum Diaries
Television for the Environment |
Oceanview 3/4 |
Sustainable Energy Systems for Large Cities:
Emerging Best Practices in Developed and Developing Countries
LEAD International |
MR15 |
The RETScreen International Clean Energy
Decision Support Centre - Empowering cleaner energy decisions in 213
countries worldwide
Natural Resources Canada
(NRCan) / CANMET Energy Technology Centre / RETScreen
International |
MR10 |
Urban Land for the Poor: What are the policies
and instruments to enable the access to serviced urban land by the
poor?
IHS, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy,
CORDAID and COHRE |
MR13 |
Urbanization and the Impact of Gentrification in
North American Inner Cities: Regional Equity and the Racial Dynamic of
Space
The Funders Network for Smart Growth and
Livable Communities (TFN) |
MR03 |
Women Advancing Inclusive Urban Agendas:
Consensus-Building, Knowledge Sharing and Working Methodologies
GROOTS International |
MR02 |
| 16:30 pm - 18:30 pm |
A partnership for water and sanitation in
African Cities
UN-HABITAT - Water, Sanitation
and Infrastructure Branch (WSIB) |
MR02 |
China’s Housing Successes and Disappointments
since 1977
Center for Real Estate Law at Peking
University |
MR10 |
City Indicators - Now to Nanjing
The World Bank |
MR18 |
City Networks: engines of urban
sustainability
Latin American Federation of
Cities, Municipalities and Associations of Local Governments
(FLACMA) |
MR08 |
Designing our Future Cities - About
Sustainability, Education and Action
Chalmers
University of Technology - Dept. of Architecture |
MR13 |
Implementing MDG Target 7/11 Cities without
Slums Indicator in Asian Countries
UN-HABITAT |
MR14 |
Inclusive Governance in Conflict Cities -
Achieving Safety and Security through Local Cooperation
London School of Economics and Political Science
(Development Studies Institute) and Crisis States Research
Centre |
MR09 |
International Coalition of Cities Against
Racism: Towards an Inclusive Urban Society
UNESCO—Social and Human Sciences Sector |
MR07 |
Listen to Us: Grassroots Innovations to Securing
Land and Housing
Huairou Commission and Women
Land Link Africa (WLLA) Initiative Partners |
Oceanview 2 |
On the Street Off the Street: Women, Safety and
Security in Urban places
Vancouver Agreement,
Vision Sisters/Interfaith Women |
MR01 |
Overcoming Barriers: Housing and HIV/AIDS in
Sub-Saharan Africa and Aboriginal Communities
Housing People of Zimbabwe (Harare), Lu'ma Native Housing
Society (Vancouver) and Rooftops Canada (Toronto) |
MR03 |
Participative Approaches to Post-Disaster
Reconstruction at the Local Level
Participation
Toolkit Partnership |
MR17 |
Partnerships and joint ventures between the
state and community-organizations and local NGOs; the experience to date
and future possibilities
Shack/Slum Dwellers
International |
MR16 |
Preserving the Land that Feeds the
Cities
BC Ministry of Agriculture and
Lands |
Oceanview 3/4 |
Public Investment in Social Housing, Addressing
MDG target 11 in Emerging Economies
UN-HABITAT |
Oceanview 5/6 |
Public-Private Partnerships for Municipal
Service Provision and Local Economic Development
UNDP Public Private Partnerships for the Urban
Environment (PPUE), UNDP Africa-Asia Eco-Partnership Programme (AAEP), The
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), WASTE and
UN-HABITAT |
MR15 |
Revitalisation Urbaine Intégrée: Une Approche
Basée sur la Concertation des Intervenants, l’Action Intersectorielle et
la Participation des Citoyens
Ville de
Montréal |
Oceanview 7/8 |
Sport as a Tool for Social Inclusion and
Development
Department of Canadian Heritage -
International Affairs Branch - International Sport Directorate |
Oceanview 1 |
Urban Observatories in Arab Countries:
Comparison and Networking Possibilities
General
Organization for Physical Planning (GOPP), Egypt / Housing and Urban
Development Corporation (HUDC), Jordan / Ministère de l'Equipement, de
l'Habitat et de l'Aménagement du Territoire, Tunisia |
MR12 |
|
| Friday, June 23rd |
ROOM |
| 08:30 am - 10:30 am |
CLIFF - The Great Debate
Homeless International |
MR17 |
Effective Partnerships: Land, Secure Tenure and
Financing Schemes by the Public and Private Sector
International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI) |
Oceanview 1 |
Empowering Cities to Mobilize Domestic Capital:
Enabling Framework and City Level Action
Cities
Alliance |
MR13 |
From Cities’ Agenda 21 to Sustainable
Construction
Cities for Life Forum- Foro
Ciudades para la Vida |
MR01 |
Global Urban Sustainable Solutions Exchange
(GUSSE): Designing a Legacy for WUFIII
University of British Columbia |
MR12 |
Networking of Winter Cities in the Northern
Hemisphere
North/North Network for Urban
Sustainability |
MR16 |
Post- Conflict Stabilisation in South East
Europe- The Contribution of Capacity Building in Human
Settlements
The Housing and Urban management
Initiative (HUMI) of the Stability Pact for South East Europe |
Oceanview 5/6 |
Reducing Smoke- The Killer in the
Kitchen
Practical Action |
MR14 |
The Inclusive Approach: Urban Reform Experiments
in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Canada
Global
Cities Program, University of Toronto |
MR15 |
Urban conflict resolution through planning and
design
Department of Architecture, Urban Design
and Planning, Catholic University of Leuven |
MR18 |
Urban Environmental Planning
UN-HABITAT and UNEP |
MR08 |
Using GIS in Disaster Mitigation
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development |
MR09 |
Working Towards the MDGs: The Global Studio
Model
Global Studio |
MR02 |
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