No. | Provisional Title | Organization | Focus |
Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
1. | Alternatives to forced evictions: sustainable settlement strategies | Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE), Institute of Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), The Netherlands and UN-HABITAT | Housing |
2. | Local Climate Action – Chinese Cities (For Chinese Audience only) | ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability | Environment |
3. | Training of Trainers on Integrated Urban Water Management “Approaching Urban Water Management: Addressing Governance Challenge | UNESCO International Hydrology Programme | Watsan |
4. | Urban Water Conservation and Demand Management for Utilities and all Other Stakeholders | WSIB, UN-HABITAT | Watsan |
5. | How to improve Participatory Spatial Planning by Visualizing Local Knowledge | International Institute for geo-Information Science and Earth Observation – ITC, The Netherlands | Planning |
6. | Turning Municipal Performance Measurement into an Effective Management tool | International City Management Association (ICMA) | Management |
7. | How to apply participatory governance in preparation, monitoring and evaluation of the programmes concerned with infrastructure services? | Practical Action, UK | Governance |
8. | How to design and apply an index for urban safety? | Institute of Housing and Urban Development Studies, The Netherlands | Safety |
Wednesday 5 November 2008 |
9. | How to promote renewable energy efficiency at the local level | ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability | Environment |
10. | Integrated Approach to Climate, Biodiversity and Disaster Management in Urban Areas | International Urban Training Centre (IUTC), Korea | Environment |
11. | How to address climate change and health in urban settings | World Health Organization (WHO) | Health |
12. | How to negotiate to make development strategies work | Institute of Housing and Urban Development Studies, The Netherlands | Planning |
13. | How local authorities can enhance a social and a human approach to urban revitalization in historic districts | Social Sciences, UNESCO | Planning |
14. | Tools for participatory asset and vision based strategic urban planning | SIPU International AB, Sweden | Planning |
15. | How to understand and participate actively in a slum upgrading/prevention initiative and livelihood framework in my city/locality? | World Bank | Economy |
16. | Introduction to participatory training methods on urban issues in Asia and the Pacific | UNESCAP | Housing |
Thursday 6 November 2008 |
17. | Transparency in Land Administration | UN-HABITAT | Land |
18. | How to promote better air quality, cleaner transport and reduced gas emissions at city level: options for city managers. | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) | Environment |
19. | Sustainable Sanitation for Local Authorities | UN-HABITAT | Watsan |
20. | How to use space as a strategic medium of integration | KULeuven | Planning |
21. | Integrated Sustainable Community Planning through Stakeholder Engagement | Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) | Planning |
22. | How to develop a collaborative dialogue process with communities, local authorities, and other stakeholders using the Local to Local Dialogue Methodology | Huairou Commission | Governance |
23. | How to link United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) to the challenges of service delivery by the local governments? | UNDP | Governance |
24. | Gender Mainstreaming in Local Governments | Metropolis International Institute, Montreal | Governance |
