|
These presentations will share information with the WUF audience on topical issues.
| Tuesday 20 June, 10:00-12:00 |
Water, Sanitation and Human Settlements
Location: Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre – Ballroom A
This special session will bring together governments at national, state
and local levels as important partners responsible for financing as well
as governance and regulatory policies to meet the challenge of providing
water and sanitation for human settlements. The event will also provide a
platform for unheard voices of women from slums, expressing their needs
and priorities on Water and Sanitation. In addition, the private sector,like
development banks and NGOs, have a major role to contribute in building
a new consensus for addressing the issue of water and sanitation for
sustainable human settlements.
Facilitator:
- Margaret Catley-Carlson, Chair, Global Water Partnership, Canada
Commentators to include:
- Maria Mutagamba, Minister of Water and Environment, Government of
Uganda
- André Juneau, Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Communities,
Government of Canada
- Arcot Ramachandran, Chairman, The Energy Resources Institute (TERI),
India
- Ana Teresa Aranda Orozco, Minister of Social Development, Government
of Mexico
|
| Wednesday , June 21 , 10:00-12:00 |
The Role of Local Governments: Leadership in Sustainability
Location: Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre – Ballrooms A and B
Organized in cooperation with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities
(FCM), United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), and their networks
Municipalities around the globe are looking for new and innovative ways
to achieve sustainability. This session, open to all delegates, will focus on
the local government experience and leadership in reaching sustainability.
Decentralization is the starting point for local leadership and will be one
of the key areas of discussion, in addition to access to basic services and
local finance and authority. The panelists will participate in an exchange
on the key themes of the session, followed by a period of questions and
commentary from the floor.
Co-chairs:
- Wim Deetman, Mayor of The Hague, the Netherlands; President,
Association of Netherlands Municipalities
- Enrique Riera Escudero, Mayor of Asunción, Paraguay
Moderator:
- Elisabeth Gateau, UCLG General Secretary, Spain
Remarks:
- Anna Tibaijuka, Under Secretary-General, United Nations; Executive
Director, UN-HABITAT, Kenya
Panelists:
- Kadir Topbas, Vice President, UCLG; Mayor of Istanbul, Turkey
- Simon Compaore, President of the Association des Maires du Burkina
Faso; Mayor of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- Abbès Mohsen, President of the Fédération Nationale des Villes
Tunisiennes; Mayor of Tunis, Tunisia
- Lu Bing, Deputy Mayor, City of Nanjing, China
- João Avamileno, Executive Secretary of Mercociudades; Mayor of Santo
André, Brazil
- David Bronconnier, Mayor of Calgary, Canada
|
| Friday , June 23 , 08:30-10:30 |
From Vancouver to Nanjing
Location: Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre – Ballroom A
Co-sponsored by the Government of Canada and the Ministry of Construction,
Government of China
China’s approach to rapid urbanization will influence the global urban
agenda for the foreseeable future. This session will explore the changes and
opportunities for urbanization in China and elsewhere, and provide insight
on the issues that will table at the WUF4. In recognition of the significance
of China’s contribution to the international urban dialogue, the Fourth
Session of the World Urban Forum in 2008 will be hosted by the Ministry of
Construction of China and the City of Nanjing.
Moderator:
- Brock Carlton, Director, International Centre for Municipal Development,
- Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Canada
Speakers:
- André Juneau, Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Communities,
Government of Canada (Session Chair)
- Anna Tibaijuka, Under Secretary-General, United Nations; Executive
Director, UN-HABITAT, Kenya
- Michael Harcourt, Co-Chair of the Canadian National Advisory
Committee for WUF 3; Former Mayor of Vancouver; Former Premier
of British Columbia; Current Chair, External Advisory Committee on
Cities and Communities, Canada
- Martin Lilja, State Secretary, Ministry of Sustainable Development,
Government of Sweden
- Wang Guangtao, Minister of Construction, People’s Republic of China
- Wu Zhiqiang, Dean, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji
University, China
- Wu Tinghai, Deputy Director of Institute of Architectural and Urban
Studies, Qinghua University, China
- Fu Ping, Assistant President, Shanghai Land Development Group, China
- Gao Yufeng, General Manager of Shanghai Land Development Group,
China
- Lu Bing, Deputy Mayor, City of Nanjing, China
|
Future of Cities
Location: Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre – Ballroom B
Organized in cooperation with the World Watch Institute, UN-HABITAT and
the Government of Canada
This discussion will draw upon a panel of well-known urban experts who will
make short presentations on where cities are today and what they will look
like in the future. The discussion will begin with highlights from the State of
the World’s Cities Report 2006/7. The panelists will be asked to give their
impressions on what they see as the major trends and challenges facing
cities in the 21st century.
Facilitator:
Speakers:
- Inga Bjork-Klevby, Assistant Secretary General, United Nations; Deputy
Executive Director, UN-HABITAT, Kenya
- John Friedmann, Honorary Professor in Community and Regional Planning,
University of British Columbia, Canada
- Janice Perlman, Executive Director, Megacities Project, USA
- Xuemei Bai, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Global Environmental
Strategies, Japan
- Kalpana Sharma, Mumbai Bureau Chief, The Hindu, India
- David Satterthwaite, Senior Fellow, Human Settlements, International
Institute for Environment and Development, United Kingdom
- Clive Harridge, President, Town Planning Institute, United Kingdom
|
|
