The dialogues will provide the main focus of the Forum and will be held in venues with a capacity of up to 300 people. There are two main types of dialogues at the World Urban Forum, focusing on urban partners and on urban issues.

The following timetable gives detail of the dialogues. The Symbols next to each dialogue indicating the main themme of the meeting are expanded below the timetable.

Dialogues Papers (Updated 24 August 2004) (1,429kb)

Tuesday, September 14
Session Title		Themes	Room
10:00 - 13:00
Urban Cultures -Partners Dialogue The state of the world’s cities Globalization and culture in an urbanizing world Focal point: Naison.Mutizwa-Mangiza@unhabitat.org			117
Urban Poor - Thematic Dialogue Improving the lives of slum dwellers Assessment of existing tools, programmes and policies to make the goals a reality Focal point: Farouk.Tebbal@unhabitat.org			111 + 112
15:00 - 18:00
Urban Realities - Partners Dialogue Accounts from cities and governments on innovative urban policies Learning from innovations in local government Focal point: Jean-Yves.Barcelo@unhabitat.org			117
Urban Poor - Thematic Dialogue Improving the lives of slum dwellers Assessment of existing tools, programmes and policies to make the goals a reality Focal point: Farouk.Tebbal@unhabitat.org			111 + 112
Pietro Garau	Urban poor Dialogue Report
Alfredo Stein	The Swedish Response to Urban Poverty
Raquel Rolnik	The challenge of implementing cities for all
Prof .Nie Meisheng	Policies and Measures on Housing of Chinese Low-income Households
	igualdad formal y desigualdad real, para el acceso de las mujeres a la vivienda y los servicios urbanos.
Jockin Arputham	Statement from Mr. Jockin Arpurtham, President of Shack/Slum Dwellers International,
Lindiwe Sisulu
Wednesday, September 15
Session Title		Themes	Room
10:00 - 13:00
Urban Realities - Partners Dialogue Accounts from cities and governments on innovative urban policies Learning from innovations in local government Focal point: Jean-Yves.Barcelo@unhabitat.org			117
Urban Sustainability - Thematic Dialogue Ecology, economy, society Creating a culture of sustainability through urban management Focal point: Ole.Lyse@unhabitat.org Flyer | urban sustainability | durabilité urbaine |sostenibilidad urbana			111 + 112
15:00 - 18:00
Urban Resources - Thematic Dialogue Intensifying resources to reduce urban poverty Alternative approaches to financing urban growth Focal point: Dinesh.Mehta@unhabitat.org			117
Urban Services - Thematic Dialogue Making the private sector work for the poor Revisiting the privatisation debate Focal point: Iole.Issaias@unhabitat.org			111 + 112
Thursday, September 16
Session Title		Themes	Room
10:00 - 13:00
Urban Governance - Partners Dialogue Involving civil society to improve local government Identifying and overcoming barriers to inclusiveness Focal point: Mohamed.Halfani@unhabitat.org			117
Urban Disasters and Reconstruction - Thematic Dialogue Mobilizing sustainable relief Transforming disasters into opportunities for sustainable development Focal point: Jaana.Mioch@unhabitat.org			111 + 112
15:00 - 18:00
Urban Governance - Partners Dialogue Involving civil society to improve local government Identifying and overcoming barriers to inclusiveness Focal point: Mohamed.Halfani@unhabitat.org			117
Urban Renaissance - Partners Dialogue The evolving city New powers for local governments in a globalizing world Focal point: Anantha.Krishnan@unhabitat.org			111 + 112

Themes

		City Management (Dialogue D on Urban Renaissance)
		Finance (Dialogue E on Urban Resources)
		Housing & Infrastructure (Dialogue I on Urban Poor), (Dialogue G on Urban Services)
		Sustainability (Dialogue B on Urban Realities) (Dialogue F on Sustainability)
		Inclusiveness (Dialogue A on Urban Cultures) (Dialogue C on Urban Governance)
		Risks (Dialogue H on Urban Disasters)