Networking Events

A series of 162 networking events will provide participants with an informal atmosphere to build knowledge, strengthen partnerships and share ideas and best practice.

 

Search by Day/Time Select a day / time Monday, 19 June - 14:00 - 16:00 Monday, 19 June - 16:30 - 18:30 Tuesday, 20 June - 13:30 - 15:30 Tuesday, 20 June - 16:30 -18:30 Wednesday, 21 June - 13:30 - 15:30 Wednesday, 21 June - 16:30 - 18:30 Thursday, 22 June - 13:30 - 15:30 Thursday, 22 June - 16:30 - 18:30 Friday, 23 June - 8:30 - 10:30       Search by Theme   Select a theme The Shape of Cities: Urban Planning & Mgmt Energy: Local Action, Global Impact Municipal Finance: Innovation & Collaboration Safety & Security: Taking Responsibility Achieving the MDGs: Slum Upgrading and Affordable Housing Public Engagement: The Inclusive Approach Women Aboriginal/ Indigenous Mayors Youth Link to JAM Link to WUF4       Search by Language   Select a language English / French English / Spanish English / Chinese English / Russian English / Arabic

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A Partnership for Water and Sanitation in African Cities Organized by: UN-HABITAT - Water, Sanitation and Infrastructure Branch (WSIB) A Successful Concept: Microcredits for Incremental Housing Development Organized by: SIDA A Worldwide Review of the Housing Sector Strategies and Finance in Developing Countries Organized by: World Bank Aboriginal Housing in Canada - Building on Promising Practices Organized by: Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) About Scaling Up Slum Improvement - Engaging Slum Dwellers and the Private Sector Organized by: TCG International, LLC (TCGI) Access to Urban Land by the Poor: What do we need to know about policies, land management instruments and strategies to make it work? Organized by: IHS-Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Cordaid and COHRE Accessible Urban Space: A Facilitated Discussion on Inclusive Cities and Communities Organized by: Social Planning and Research Council of British Columbia (SPARC BC) Action for Neighbourhood Change: Sustainable Community Engagement and Renewal through Inclusive Dialogue Organized by: United Way of Canada-Centraide Canada Addressing Conflict in Water and Sanitation Services for the Urban Poor Organized by: Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) Affordable Housing Finance: New Paths to More Effective Donor Coordination Organized by: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Africa Beyond 2005 Organized by: Commission for Africa Agenda 21 locals: Were do we stand? Organized by: African Urban Management Institute An Idea into Action: Discovering The Place of Children in Cities and Slums around the World Organized by: Children, Youth and Environments Center for Research and Design Border Issues - Immigration, Migration and Urban Resettlement Organized by: The Funders Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities (TFN) Bridging to the future: Exploring Collaborative Approaches to the Integration of Energy Systems Planning with Urban Physical Planning Organized by: The CONSENSUS Institute for CONStructed ENvironments and Sustainable Urban Systems Building an Integrated Urban Transportation Network Organized by: Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority - Translink Building Back Better: Rebuilding Communities After Disaster and Conflict Organized by:  The Huairou Commission - Disaster and Peace Building Campaigns Building Capacity for Better Cities: What have we learned? Organized by: Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS) Canada's Super E House Program: International Partnerships for Ecologically Friendly, Energy Efficient Homes Organized by: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Challenges re. Cooperation between Local Authorities and Civil Society Organized by: Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities (KS) Child and Youth Friendly Cities Organized by: One Stop Youth Information Resource Centre China’s Housing Successes and Disappointments Since 1977 Organized by: Center for Real Estate Law at Peking University Cities and Lakes: Sustainable Utilization of Lake Resources for Productive and Livable Cities Organized by: Lake Victoria Region Local Authorities Association (LVRLAC) Cities and the Public Realm: Reinvesting in Community Assets Organized by: Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) Cities of Diversity: Changing Places, Creating Success Organized by: Infrastructure Canada - Cities and Communities Branch Cities of the Future - Global Competition, Local Leadership Organized by: PricewaterhouseCoopers Citizen Participation in Social Housing - The Quebec Experience Organized by: Government of Quebec Citizen-Led Integration and Coordination: Transferring the Lessons from Pleasant Hill, Saskatoon, Canada Organized by: City of Saskatoon, Community of Pleasant Hill, Province of Saskatchewan, City of Port of Spain, Community of Gonzales and East Port of Spain Development Company LTD City Indicators - Now to Nanjing Organized by: The World Bank City Networks: engines of urban sustainability Organized by: Latin American Federation of Cities, Municipalities and Associations of Local Governments (FLACMA) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) CLIFF - The Great Debate Organized by: Homeless International Climate Change and Cities in the South: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reducing Urban Risk in a Warming World Organized by: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) Community-Building in Ethnically Diverse Cities Organized by: Rights and Democracy Nanaimo Delegation Community-driven Tsunami Rehabilitation Process Organized by: Asian Coalition for Housing Rights Creating Better Cities with Young People: The Growing Up in Cities Project of UNESCO Organized by: UNESCO - GUIC Crime and Violence Prevention and Youth Capacity Building in Latin American Cities Organized by: UN-HABITAT/NCPC/ICPC Cross-Cultural Collaborations and Inclusive Participation: the Pacific Rim Community Design Network Organized by: Pacific Rim Community Design Network Cultivating Inclusive Cities: Multi-stakeholder Policy Making and Action Planning for Urban Agriculture and Food Security Organized by: International Network of Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security (RUAF Foundation) Culture and Social Cohesion: Telling our Stories - Sustaining our Culture Organized by: Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Debate: Urban Development Strategies are not Relevant to National Poverty Reduction Strategies Organized by: ComHabitat Delivery of Housing and related Infrastructure - Institutional and Fiancial Systems Organized by: All India Housing Development Association (AIHDA) Developing a Template: Partnerships Models for Big Cities Organized by: Women in Cities International and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Developing and Strengthening Worldwide Networks for Housing the Poor Organized by: International Housing Coalition (IHC) Effective Partnerships: Land, Secure Tenure and Financing Schemes by the Public and Private Sector Organized by: International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI) Empowering Cities to Mobilize Domestic Capital: Enabling Framework and City Level Actions Organized by: Cities Alliance Engaging the Private Sector in Sustainable Urban Development- Frameworks for Sustainable Partnerships Organized by: Industry Canada Fighting forced evictions: Two years of efforts of the UN Advisory Group on Forced Evictions and its partners Organized by: UN-HABITAT—Advisory Group on Forced Evictions Finance for Sustainable and Affordable Human Settlements Development Organized by: UN-HABITAT, UN-ECLAC Financing Water and Sanitation in Asian Cities Organized by: United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), Nairobi, and ADB Manila From Cities' Agenda 21 to Sustainable Construction Organized by: Cities for Life Forum - Foro Ciudades para la Vida (CLF/FCPV) From Planning Urban Transport to Building Integrated Cities Organized by: Municipality of Jonkoping, Municipality of Norrkoping, City of Uppsala, Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, Swedish Rail Administration From Rhetoric to Reality: Grassroots Womens' Actionable Ideas for Social Inclusion and Collaborative Problem Solving Organized by: GROOTS International From Vancouver 1976 to Vancouver 2006: Summary on Concepts and Actions Organized by: Enda Tiers-Monde From Vancouver '76 to the Present: Donor Investment in Housing-What Has Been Learned? Organized by: The World Bank/ International Housing Coalition Gateway Cities - Global Challenges and Opportunities to Sustainable, Economic Growth Organized by: Greater Vancouver Gateway Council Gender Mainstreaming and Local Governance Organized by: Women in Cities International in partnership with Toronto Women’s Call to Action, and The Federation of Canadian Municipalities Global Issues, Local Actions - The Global Footprint of Cities Organized by: UN-HABITAT, UNEP, ICLEI Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) - development of pro poor land tools Organized by: UN-HABITAT Shelter Branch Grassroots Women and Local Authorities Partner to Fight AIDS in Africa Organized by: Huairou Commission - HIV/AIDS Campaign with GROOTS Africa Growing better cities: create jobs, protect the environment, and enhance food security Organized by: International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and ETC Foundation GUSSE: A Global Urban Sustainability Solutions Exchange Organized by: The University of British Columbia Habitat JAM Networking Session Organized by: IBM HEC-SIDA Network Observatories: Tools and Facilities for More Effective Actions through Better Decision-Making Organized by: Habitat and Sustainable Environment Network (HSEN) and Habitat International Coalition (HIC) High Level Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor: Promoting Inclusion, Access and Opportunity in Urban Environments Organized by: High Level Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor Housing Crisis or Accessibility Crisis ? Organized by: Reseau Habitat et Francophonie Housing Finance - Principles, Instruments and Examples Organized by: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Housing for All: Essential to Economic, Social and Civic Development Organized by: PADCO / AECOM Housing reforms in Central and Eastern Europe: challenges and risks in sustainable housing maintenance and management for providing affordable and adequate housing Organized by: The Institute for Urban Economics (IUE), Moscow, Russia Housing the Poor by Engaging the Private and Citizen Sectors: Social Innovations and "Hybrid Value Chains" Organized by: Ashoka: Innovators for the Public How to Integrate Environmental Aspects in City Long-term Strategic Planning Organized by: Cities Alliance and UNEP Human Settlements: It's More than Homes Organized by: NGO Committee on Human Settlements (Vancouver Work Group) Iberoamerican and Caribbean Forum on Best Practices Organized by: Iberoamerican and Caribbean Forum on Best Practices Ideas into Action: The cultural basis of sustainable community planning Organized by: Creative City Network of Canada Implementing MDG Target 7/11 - Cities without Slums Indicator in Asian Countries Organized by: UN-HABITAT Slum Upgrading Facility - SUF Improving Urban Policies through Best Practices Transfer Organized by: Ministry of Housing, Spain Inclusive Governance in Conflict Cities --Achieving Safety and Security through Local Cooperation Organized by: London School of Economics and Political Science (Development Studies Institute) and Crisis States Research Centre Innovative finance for infrastructure and basic service provision for low income human settlements Organized by: IIED and SIDA Integrated Urban Revitalization: An approach based on stakeholder collaboration, intersectoral action and citizen participation Organized by: City of Montréal Integrating Global Concerns into the Urban Management in Asia: Challenges and Experiences Organized by: Institute for Global Environmental Strategies International Coalition of Cities Against Racism: Towards an Inclusive Urban Society Organized by: UNESCO - Social and Human Sciences Sector Iran's Cities - Coping with Big Challenges Organized by: Urban Age Institute Knowledge Networks for Women’s Health and Safety Organized by: Women in Cities International, the National Network on Environments and Women’s Health (Canada), and the Aboriginal Women's Health and Healing Research Group (Canada) Land and Real Estate Assessment Methodologies: Land and Property Markets in Ghana Organized by: International Real Property Foundation (IRPF) Land Management in Local Communities Organized by: The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) / Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) Life in the Urban Landscape (1): Waste as a source of energy to combat climate change Organized by: Swedish Research Council Formas, Swedish EPA, Swedish National Heritage Board, SIDA and the Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning Life in the Urban Landscape (2): A New Urban Governance - Local Leadership and Community Involvement Organized by: Swedish Research Council Formas, Swedish EPA, Swedish National Heritage Board, SIDA and the Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning Life in the Urban Landscape (3): Urban Development for the Poor - The Interdependence between Heritage, Sustainability and Livability Organized by: Swedish Research Council Formas, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Swedish National Heritage Board, SIDA and the Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning Listen to Us: Grassroots Innovations to Securing Land and Housing Organized by: Huairou Commission and Women Land Link Africa (WLLA) Initiative Partners Local Authorities and the Promotion of Decent Work in Construction and Related Services Organized by: ILO (International Labour Office), UNIGE (University of Geneva) and GIAN (Geneva International Academic Network) Local Government Excellence through Collaborative Partnerships Organized by: Local Government Management Association of British Columbia Local Public Finances and Decentralization Organized by: Association internationale des maires francophones (AIMF) Localising the Millennium Development Goals in the City: Local Experiences in Monitoring the Implementation of MDGs Organized by: UN-HABITAT (Urban Management Programme) Localising the Millennium Development Goals: Building Competencies in Africa's Local Governments to Mainstream Gender and Empower Women Organized by: African Local Governance Program, Federation of Canadian Municipalities Managing the HIV/AIDS Pandemic at the Local Level in Africa Organized by: UN-HABITAT (Urban Management Programme) MDGs and Local Urban Observatories Organized by: UN-Habitat, GUO, ROLAC Measuring Up: The Accessible and Inclusive City Organized by: 2010 Legacies Now Monitoring the Human Right to Adequate Housing Organized by: Housing and Land Rights Network and Habitat International Coalition Networking of Winter Cities in the Northern Hemisphere Organized by: North/North Network for Urban Sustainability On the Street Off the Street: Women, Safety and Security in Urban places Organized by: Vancouver Agreement, Vision Sisters/Interfaith Women Ontario’s Approach to Urban Sustainability Organized by: Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing and Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal, Province of Ontario Overcoming Barriers: Housing and HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa and Aboriginal Communities Organized by: Housing People of Zimbabwe (Harare), Lu'ma Native Housing Society (Vancouver) and Rooftops Canada (Toronto) Participative Approaches to Post-Disaster Reconstruction at the Local Level Organized by: Participation Toolkit Partnership Participatory Budgeting: Building Participatory Democracy and/or Improving Municipal Finance Organized by: International Center for Urban Management (CIGU), Belo Horizonte & Porto Alegre Municipalities & Municipal Development Program (MDP-ESA) Partnering with the poor: Leveraging Land for Change Organized by: ETC/RUAF-Holland; Minimum Cost Housing Group (MCGH), McGill University School of Architecture Partnership Between Toronto Community Housing Corporation, the Johannesburg Housing Company and Rooftops Canada Organized by: Toronto Community Housing Corporation Partnerships and joint ventures between the state and community-organizations and local NGOs; the experience to date and future possibilities Organized by: Shack/Slum Dwellers International People Processes for Inclusive Cities - Social Production and Management of Habitat Organized by: Habitat International Coalition (HIC) Planning Practice in an Urbanizing World Organized by: Commonwealth Association of Planners Planning Successful Sustainable Cities: Case Study Vancouver, Canada Organized by: City of Vancouver Positive beats from City streets - Part II Organized by: BaobabConnections, Music Mayday and Dutch National Youth Council Post-Conflict Stabilisation in South East Europe - The Contribution of Capacity Building in Human Settlements Development Organized by: Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, Housing and Urban Management Initiative (HUMI) Power and Hope of Sustainable Community Development - Building Strong Leadership and Active Citizen Participation Organized by: Harmony Foundation of Canada, Earth Council Alliance and Urban Age Institute PPP for Municipal Service Provision and Local Economic Development Organized by: UNDP Public-Private Partnerships for the Urban Environment (PPPUE), UNDP Africa-Asia Eco-Partnership Programme (AAEP), The Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), WASTE and UN-HABITAT Practices on Responsive Local Governance: Women Building Sustainable Communities - From Grassroots to Local Governments Organized by: The Huairou Commission - Governance Campaign Preserving the Land that Feeds the Cities Organized by: BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands Promoting Affordable Housing in the United States Organized by: National Association of Realtors Public Engagement: The Inclusive Approach Organized by: Habitat Professionals Forum Public Investment in Social Housing, Addressing MDG target 11 in Emerging Economies Organized by: UN-HABITAT Rapid Urban Sector Profiling for Sustainability: From Agreed Needs to Action Organized by: UN-HABITAT, Regional Office for Africa and the Arab States (ROAAS) Rebuilding Homes in Sri Lanka- An example of an International Partnership Organized by: Government of Quebec-SSHQ Reducing Smoke - The Killer in the Kitchen Organized by: Practical Action Regional Programme of Social Housing and Human Settlements. Review of the Regional Action Plan Organized by: MINURVI, UN-HABITAT and ECLAC Rental and Co-operative Housing - A Necessary Complement to Ownership Organized by: International Union of Tenants and the Swedish Cooperative Centre Security and Safety: Public Policies, Urban Practices Organized by: EPFL (Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne) Sharing Knowledge: Community Based Disaster Response at Scale Organized by: Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) Slum Diaries: Participatory Media Creation for Social Change Organized by: Television Trust for the Environment/ National Film Board of Canada Smart Urban Fabrics - An international Ideas Competition for Cities Beyond Oil Organized by: Ministry of Sustainable Development, Sweden Social Cohesion—Ensuring the Inclusion of Immigrants and other Newcomers Organized by: Ministry of Attorney General and Ministry Responsible for Multiculturalism, Government of British Columbia Sport as a Tool for Social Inclusion and Development Organized by: Department of Canadian Heritage - International Affairs Branch - International Sport Directorate Sustainable Cities and the Cross-Cultural Peacebuilding Approach Organized by: YOUCAN and Rock.Paper.Scissors Inc Sustainable Cities: PLUS Network - Partners for Long-term Urban Sustainability Organized by: International Centre for Sustainable Cities Sustainable Community - Government Partnerships on Gendered Violence Prevention Organized by: Women in Cities International/UN-HABITAT Safer Cities Programme Sustainable Community Development in China: Principles, Challenges and Implementation Organized by: Ramsay Worden Architects Ltd./Canada Mortgage and Housing International Sustainable Development of the Far North: Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements Organized by: Arctic Council Sustainable Energy Systems for Large Cities: Emerging Best Practices in Developed and Developing Countries Organized by: LEAD International Sustainable Relief and Reconstruction - Turning Discussions into Operational Reality Organized by: UN-HABITAT (Disaster Management Programme) The Bellagio Housing Declaration Organized by: Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University The inclusive Approach: Urban Reform Experiments in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Canada Organized by: Global Cities Program, University of Toronto The Inclusive City Organized by: German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and Cities Alliance The Meaning of "Architecture Sans Frontieres" Organized by: Architecture Sans Frontieres- International Network The Moon, the Lake and the 'Leapfrog': A 'making discipline' approach for designing urban development Organized by: Chalmers University of Technology - Department of Architecture The RETScreen International Clean Energy Decision Support Centre - Empowering cleaner energy decisions in 213 countries worldwide Organized by: Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) / CANMET Energy Technology Centre / RETScreen International The Sustainable City: A Swedish-Chinese Partnership Organized by: Ministry of Sustainable Development and the Swedish Trade Council The Sustainable Community Partnerships Committee: Business & Community: Working Together to End Homelessness Organized by: Sustainable Community Partnerships Committee (Service Canada) The UN Guidelines and National Frameworks for Crime Prevention: strengthening strategies in support of city and community-based prevention efforts Organized by: UN-HABITAT/The International Centre for the Prevention of Crime (ICPC) / UNODC / the Canadian National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) The Urban Development Timeline: Learning from the Past to Inform the Future Organized by: PADCO / AECOM Towards Sustainable Urbanization: Canada/UN-HABITAT Initiatives, 1976-2006 Organized by: Centre for Human Settlement, The University of British Columbia Understanding Local Economies: Tools and Methodologies Organized by: Cities Alliance Urban Aboriginal Diversity: Supporting Communities Organized by: Greater Vancouver Urban Aboriginal Strategy Steering Committee (GVUAS SC) / The National Association of Friendship Centres Urban conflict resolution through planning and design Organized by: Department of Architecture, Urban Design and Planning , Catholic University of Leuven Urban Development Policies and Programs: The Relationship between Central Governments and Local Authorities Organized by: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Urban Environmental Planning Organized by: UN-HABITAT and UNEP Urban Observatories in Arab Countries : Comparison and networking possibilities Organized by: General Organization for Physical Planning (GOPP), Egypt / Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDC), Jordan / Ministère de l'Équipement, de l'Habitat et de l'Aménagement du Territoire, Tunisia Urban Policies and the Right to the City: Towards Good Governance and Local Democracy Organized by: UNESCO Urban risk-proofing: safer cities through better environmental management Organized by: International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Urban Safety Audits: International Experiences and Tools Organized by: UN-HABITAT/NCPC/ICPC Urban Safety in Practice - Youth Experience Organized by: UN-HABITAT/Urban Laboratory Göteborg and Young Urban Network Urbanization and the Impact of Gentrification in North American Inner Cities: Regional Equity and the Racial Dynamic of Space Organized by: The Funders Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities (TFN) Urbanization Management Strategies and Sustainable Communities Organized by: Government of Québec- Ministère des Affaires municipales et des Régions, Direction de l’aménagement du territoire et urbanisme Using GIS in Disaster Mitigation Organized by: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Working Towards the MDGs: The Global Studio Model Organized by: Global Studio Youth, Urban Safety and Post-Conflict situations Organized by: UNICEF/UN-HABITAT

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