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Title Public Investment in Social Housing, Addressing MDG target 11 in Emerging Economies Day / Time Thursday, June 22nd / 16:30 - 18:30 Room Oceanview 5/6 Event Description This roundtable event will allow for interaction and debate with participants. After the introduction of the subject and global perspectives by UN-HABITAT, this session will include seven presentations of 10 minutes each on the following topics: 1. The revitalizing of the rental housing sector through innovative public-private partnerships in Poland by Marek Bryx, Head of Investment and Real Estate Department of Warsaw School of Economics ; 2. Support growth of private sector rental by use of grants in accredited projects in Durban, South Africa, by Cogi Pather, Head of Housing Department, Ethekwini Municipality, City of Durban; 3. Status of real estate finance development and the housing finance policy for the middle and low-income groups in China by Ms. Nie Meisheng, President, China Real Estate Chamber of Commerce; 4. Community Mortgage Programme in the Philippines by Damaso Vertido, the private sector representative in the Board of the Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC); 5. Direct subject subsidies for low-income groups in Brazil by Mrs. Márcia Kumer, Director, Urban Development Department, Caixa Econômica Federal; 6. New approach to the system of federal lump-sum housing subsidies for certain categories of citizens in Russia, by Andrey S. Starovoytov, Director, Consulting and Development Agency “CONUS”; 7. Housing allowance systems for rental housing in Basque State of Spain by Javier Buron Cuadrado, Director, Planning and Operations for Housing. Session Language English Chinese Russian Speakers (information as provided by host organization) Marek Bryx, Poland - Cogi Pather, South Africa - Nie Meisheng, China Damaso Vertido, the Philippines - João Carlos Barboza Carneiro, Brazil, Andrey S. Starovoytov, Russia - Javier Buron Cuadrado, Spain   Contact Need more information about this event? Please fill the contact form Related Documents (in English and / or French) China_100152.pdf Poland_100152.ppt Russia_100152.ppt Spain_Basque_State_100152.ppt Brazil_Philippines_SouthAfrica_100152.doc Host Organization UN-HABITAT Host Organization Description The 2005 UN-HABITAT Global Report on Human Settlements presents a detailed overview of housing finance trends in the different regions, including in the social housing sector. In the more favourable context of emerging economies, the aim of this networking event is to identify and capture lessons from innovative use of public investment in social housing that resulted in: - Levying large private financial resources for social housing; - Making formal social housing more affordable for low-income groups. Four topics are identified as important issues to be addressed in this context: 1. Revitalizing the rental housing sector through innovative public-private partnerships , Illustrative case of Poland and South Africa Lack of public support to affordable rental schemes constrains employment mobility in transition countries and do not leave other alternative than the informal sector in developing countries. 2. Making housing credit more accessible to middle and low-income groups, Illustrative case from China and the Phillipines Subsidized mortgages are very common in transition countries and developing economies, despite their long-term impact on public budgets and difficulties to target low-income groups. However, such subsidized schemes are relevant in countries with stable economic growth where an increasing share of the population is formally employed with sufficient revenues. 3. Direct subject subsidies for low-income groups, Illustrative example from Brazil and Russia Lump-sum subsidies for certain categories of housing units that are accessible to low-income groups are another common instrument used in various emerging economies. Combined with other supports, incentives and micro-finance instruments, such subsidies can clearly facilitate self-ownership for low-income groups. 4. Housing allowance systems in Basque State, Spain Housing allowances to selected households is often considered as one of the best instrument in terms of economic and social impacts. Coupled with economic integration schemes, it can be interrupted as soon as the household improves its situation. Budget allocations could also be modulated accordingly with general economic situation and public capacities. However, such schemes require good local governance and a sound, efficient and transparent monitoring system. While practically limited to the developed economies, it is nevertheless interesting to look at possible implementation in developing economies where small experiences already exist. Website (Organizer and partners)

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