Background and objectives
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. In particular, it will allow improvement of urban environment planning and management in various areas and at different levels:
At local level, it supports (a) preparation and revision of master plans (Planes Directores), (b) establishment of local environmental management systems, (c) elaboration and implementation of local urban environmental management plans, and (d) strengthening of citizen participation in urban environmental planning and management;
At national level, it (a) facilitates exchange of experience among Peruvians cities and strengthens networking activities, (b) facilitates dialogue between local authorities and/or national government 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 it strengthens 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 took place in Lima in October 2004 with a national seminar on the capitalization of Peruvian experience in urban environmental planning and management.
Project Contact
UN-HABITAT
Sr. Fernando Patiño
Programa de las Naciones Unidas para los Asentamientos Humanos
Oficina Regional para América Latina y el Caribe
Av. Presidente Vargas 3131/1304
20210-030 Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Brasil
Tel. (+55 21) 2515-1700/22
Fax (+55 21) 2515-1701
E-mail: patino@habitat-lac.org
PNUMA
Sra. María Eugenia Arreola
Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente
División de Evaluación y Alerta Temprana
Oficina Regional para América Latina y el Caribe
Boulevard de los Virreyes 155, Colonia Lomas Virreyes
C.P. 11000 México D.F.
México
Tel. (+52) 55 52024841
Fax. (+52) 55 52020950
E-mail: mariaeugenia.arreola@pnuma.org
