COMPLETE PROGRAMME

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Tuesday 11 October, 09:30

AN URBAN... AND SUSTAINABLE PLANET ? Room : A Welcome addresses by the Authorities, the Organizers and the United Nations Win-win solutions for all   » Bertrand PICCARD, President, Solar Impulse, Lausanne, Switzerland Concept of the Conference Exchange, Debate, Innovations   » Françoise Lieberherr, President of the International Advisory Board, S-DEV Geneva 05, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Cities at the heart of problems and solutions   » Marta SUPLICY, Ex-Mayor of Sao Paulo, Brazil   » Mohamed SOUMARE, ENDA Tiers Monde, Dakar, Senegal   » Mireille QUIRINA, President Europe, DuPont, Switzerland   » Bernard BIRSINGER, Mayor of Bobigny, France

Tuesday 11 October, 13:30

United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Local authorities / actors and the Millenium Development Goals Room : H

CREM, the Resource Center in Urbistics Urbistics, a systematic management of the city Room : I

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) «Creative cities»: empowering the imagination Room : G

3T Group for Techno-Preneurial Services, Egypt Converting urban traffic into green energy and jobs Room : F

City of Vienna UN-HABITAT, Best Practices Hub UN-HABITAT's Best Practices Programme an initiative for urban excellency Room : Salève

Empresa de Desarrollo Urbano, EDU, Medellin, Colombia Housing and environmental solutions for a squatter settlement in slum areas of Medellín Room : E

Tuesday 11 October, 14:30

TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL PLANNING Room : A Curitiba, Brazil Smart transport towards harmony in the city   » Rafael DELY Moscow, Russia A daring new policy for transport   » Iouri LOUJKOV   » Igor TCHOURSINE, Head of section, Department of transports   » Kirill BATARIN Zurich, Switzerland Efficient public transportation make private cars unnecessary   » Ruedi OTT, Director of transport planning Kunming, China An intense dialogue with Zurich to succeed in urban transition   » Rudolf DANNECKER, Head of programme, cooperation Zurich-Kunming   » Xue Hai WANG, Director Kunming Urban Planning and Design Institute   » Markus TRABER   » Jianguo YE

WATER AND SANITATION Room : B Karachi, Pakistan Self-construction and management by poor neighbourhood   » Perween RAHMAN, Research and Training Institute, Orangi Pilot Project (OPP)   » Shoaib Ahmad SIDDIQUI, Secretary Mumbai, India The slum dwellers take in hand their rights and their destiny   » Sheela PATEL, Director SPARC, Mumbai, India   » Jockin ARPUTHAM, President, National Slum Dwellers Federation Rufisque, Senegal Appropriate technologies enabling poor people to manage sanitation   » Malick GAYE, Coordinateur, ENDA Tiers Monde, Senegal   » Siny SENE, président, Commission d'urbanisme

Tuesday 11 October, 16:00

Department of Urban Development and Engineering Services, Tumaco, Colombia Transparent local management: the Social Pact of Tumaco Room : H

NCCR North-South Management Centre, University of Bern Rapid urban growth: Solutions and innovations, the focus of the NCCR North-South Room : G

Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape (SAEFL) Diesel: Stop Carcinogenic Soot Particles Room : E

UN-HABITAT Nairobi, Kenya Instruments for Social Housing in Eastern Europe and Central Asia Room : Salève

Office of The City Historian Comprehensive rehabilitation of Havana's historical centre Room : F

CCSO Geneva, Agence de Développement Economique du pays de Gex, Promotion Economique de Genèv Technological transfer for sustainable development Room : I

Wednesday 12 October, 09:30

GREEN PARTNERSHIPS Room : A Vienna, Austria Public spending is greening industry and consumers   » Eva PERSY, Deputy Project Leader Vienna, Austria Waste Prevention in Vienna   » Ulrike STOCKER, Environmental Protection and Resources Management Geneva, Switzerland Reconciling a dynamic economy, a healthy environment and efficient energy in a replanned area   » Albane FERRARIS, Service d'urbanisme, Ville de Genève   » Olivier OUZILOU, Département de l'Intérieur, de l'Agriculture et de l'Environnement. Irbid, Jordan Measure environmental degradations to succeed one's socioeconomic development   » Walid ALMASRI, Mayor of Irbid   » Sherif Hussein BANI HANI, Director, Environment Directorate

PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT TOOLS Room : B Belo Horizonte, Brazil 12 years of participatory budgeting and citizen-authority interaction   » Fernando DAMATA PIMENTE   » Cláudio GALENO DE MAGALHÃES LINHARES   » Rodrigo DE OLIVEIRA PERPETUO Bobigny, France Participatory democracy and struggle against inhabitant's eviction   » Bernard BIRSINGER, Mayor of Bobigny, France Nam Dinh, Vietnam An administrative revolution: one-stop-shop for all services   » Tien Dung NGUYEN, national project director   » Tien Manh TRAN, national project manager Dar es Salaam, Tanzania A new health policy in dialogue with the population   » Judith KAHAMA, Municipal Medical Officer of Health   » Issack VESSO

Wednesday 12 October, 10:00

Oracle, USA Information and Communication Technology (ICT): Corporate social responsibility, a new urban governance Room : I

International Movement for Peace and Sustainable Development (IMOPSUD), Nigeria Mobilising Southern civil societies Room : F

Déchetterie Industrielle de Blida Toward an integrated industrial waste management in Blida Room : Salève

Auroville's Future- Auroville's Town Planning Office, Auroville, India Auroville, the City the Earth needs Room : H

University of Leeds, UK Cultivating in town, a win-win solution in Malawi? Room : D

Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape (SAEFL) Drinking water thanks to the forests and wetlands Room : G

UN-HABITAT Nairobi, Kenya Rapid Rural and Urban Sector Profiles for Sustainability Room : E

Wednesday 12 October, 13:30

Service de la Solidarité du Canton de Genève Swiss cantons and their foreign aid policies (first part) Room : I

Environmental Development action in the Third World (Enda), Senegal Closed counters ... or an integrating city? Room : E

UN-HABITAT Nairobi, Safer Cities Programme Managing insecurity democratically and inclusively, the challenge of inclusive public space Room : H

Earth Focus Foundation Youth recreates the city at S-DEV (14h00 Introduced by UNEP 'One World Many People' presentation) Room : Salève

Himalayan Light Foundation (HLF), Nepal Electro-Buses renew Nepal's air Room : F

Cleantech International Foundation The Zero Impact Manufacturing Initiative Room : D

International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation Millennium Development Goals and Research: "Balancing the thinking and doing" Room : G

Wednesday 12 October, 14:30

RESHAPED INSTITUTIONS Room : B Havana, Cuba Integral recovery of the historical centre attracting jobs and tourists without evicting inhabitants   » Julio PORTIELES FLEITES, Head of International Cooperation Department   » Patricia RODRIGUEZ ALOMA, director, Master Plan Autlan, Mexico Ecological management of the Ayuquila watershed   » Luis Manuel MARTINEZ RIVERO, coordinator   » Sergio GRAF MONERO, Fundaciòn Manantlan para la Biodiversidad de Occidente   » Peter R.W. GERRITSEN, University of Guadalajara Koudougou, Burkina Faso A market built with local material results in social projects and the training of small entrepreneurs   » Alassan KABORE, Director EPCD, Head of project ECOLOC   » David BARRO, Manager Lleida, Spain Transforming degradated lands into green parks   » Joseph Maria LLOP I TORNE, Deputy Mayor of Lleida   » Ester FANLO GRASA, Fundación Agenda 21

ENTERPRISES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: AN ACTION AT LOCAL AND REGIONAL LEVELS Room : A Session organised by the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe.   » Volodymyr UDOVYCHENKO   » Peter ROEHLINGER   » Carlos Alberto PINTO   » Valery KADOKHOV   » Tamaz PETRIASHVILI   »  Joseph BORG   » Wim VAN GELDER   » Bodo HERMANN   » Jan VAN SETERS   » M. VAN DER LUFT   » Edmundo WERNA

Wednesday 12 October, 16:00

Department of Economy, Employment and External Affairs (DEEE), Geneva Swiss cantons and their foreign aid policies (second part) Room : I

Department of Urban Development and Engineering Services, Mininstry of Works and Human Settlement Bhutan wishes for a harmonious urbanisation Room : H

Environmental Development Action in the Third World (Enda), Senegal An international youth network take on their neighbourhood Room : E

Co-PLAN, Institute for Habitat Development The participatory approach as an antidote to chaos - Experiences from Albania Room : G

Earth Focus Foundation / UNEP Youth recreates the city at S-DEV (second part) Room : Salève

International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) Mainstreaming sustainability through adequate urban management Room : D

European Foundation for Sustainable Development of the Regions (FEDRE) Cities do not always have the means of their policies Room : F

Thursday 13 October, 09:30

CITIES FOR ALL Room : B Bogota, Columbia Bike promotion boosts social life and public services   » Ricardo MONTEZUMA, Director   » Brenda PEREZ, Strategic Development Coordinator Nouakchott, Mauritania Microfinance and local solidarity for integrated social housing   » Christophe HENNART, Head of programme Twize   » Ely OULD EL HADJ, Director, Lutte contre la pauvreté Rosario, Argentina Agriculture in the town against hunger and poverty   » Custodio LEMUS   » Antonio LATTUCA, Centro de Estudios de Producciones Agroecológicas

SUSTAINABLE URBAN RENEWAL Room : A Växjö, Sweden Against climate heating, the city has dispensed with the use of fossil energy sources for the last 10 years   » So Hie KIM-HELLSTROM, Coordinator, Agenda 21   » Lennart GARDMARK, International Business Relations Uzice, Serbia Modernisation of modern water supply for more responsible public services and citizens   » Slavko LUKIC, Municipal Councillor Basel, Switzerland 20 years of promotion for renewable energy and energy efficiency   » Thomas FISCH, Director, Department of Energy

Thursday 13 October, 10:00

Challenge Optimum S.A, Geneva Towards Transportation Systems Certification Room : I

Direction du Développement et de la Coopération Suisse (DDC) Burkina Faso et Mali Medium-sized cities, regional driving forces Room : H

Centre universitaire d'écologie humaine Sustainable development's virtual campus Room : F

Equiterre, Geneva Include health in urban planning Room : G

UNPD, Global Alliance of Cities against Poverty Implementation of the Millennium Development Goals at the municipal level Room : E

Thursday 13 October, 14:30

NEW VISIONS FOR LIVEABLE CITIES Room : A Two urban areas by the year 2100: Goa, India «Rurbanisme», a town-country vision   » Sanjay PRAKASH, Architect, Goa 2100 project team leader Vancouver, Canada Integrated economic and ecologic management for the 21 municipalities of Greater Vancouver   » Raymond LOUIE, Councillor and Director, GVRD   » Gordon H. RUTH, Chief Financial Officer Lessons learned from the Conference   » David SATTERTHWAITE, Director Programme, International Institute Environment and Development (IIED), London, UK The future of cities according to...   » Thierry PAQUOT, Professor and Director of Revue Urbanisme, Paris, France   » Raquel ROLNICK, Vice-Ministre des Villes, Brasilia, Brazil