Past Event
Why is Urban Assistance Important? Inserting Urban Issues Into the Development Agenda
This will be the concluding seminar of the CUSP series on Global Urban Poverty. Attendance is limited.
Speakers
Susan Parnell
University of Cape Town
Richard E. Stren
Former Fellow;
Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto
Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto
Mohamed Halfani
Officer In-charge, Urban Development Branch & Chief, Urban Governance Section, UN-Habitat
Raquel Rolnik
National Secretary of Urban Programmes, Ministry of Cities, Brazil
Mila Freire
Senior Advisor, Sustainable Development Network, World Bank
Hosted By
Urban Sustainability Laboratory
Since 1991, the Urban Sustainability Laboratory has advanced solutions to urban challenges—such as poverty, exclusion, insecurity, and environmental degradation—by promoting evidence-based research to support sustainable, equitable and peaceful cities. Read more
Environmental Change and Security Program
The Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP) explores the connections between environmental change, health, and population dynamics and their links to conflict, human insecurity, and foreign policy. Read more