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• UN-Habitat Exhibits Climate Change Initiatives at the Asian Urban Forum

  
  
  UN-Habitat showcased its various initiatives on sustainable cities and communities last November 15 – 17, 2011, as part of its participation in the Asian Urban Forum  held atthe Asian Development Bank. The forum, entitled “Financing Future Cities”, aimed to enhance the awareness of local governments, financing institutions, private sectors and the academe on current financing schemes that support green, competitive and inclusive cities. Exhibits featured by various organizations working in the Asia Pacific region featured various efforts and projects related to socio-economic and green initiatives and technologies in communities and city levels.

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• UN-HABITAT HPM Eden Garde transfers to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

  
  
  Ms. Eden Garde, Habitat Programme Manager for the Philippines, has transferred to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia to support UN-HABITAT’s Settlements Upgrading Project as Project Manager effective 1 May 2011.  Eden worked with UN-HABITAT Philippines  since 2005 as consultant of the IMPACT project.  She was appointed as HPM in 2008.  In the meantime while the HPM post is vacant, Mr. Christopher Rollo has been appointed as Officer-in-Charge concurrent with his present responsibility as Knowledge Management Specialist.  Cris has worked with UN-HABITAT Philippines since 2006 starting with the Localization of the MDGs Programme.

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• ARCADIS Team Conducts Technical Mission in Rodriguez and Sorsogon

  

  Arcadis, a global consulting/engineering company with over 15,000 staff, conducted a 2-week mission in Rodriguez Municipality in Rizal Province and Sorsogon City in Sorsogon Province last March 14-25, 2011 to support communities and local governments by providing technical advice on water management/drainage/erosion, sanitation (drinking water/ sewerage) and green urban planning.  The team of international technical experts was composed of Bert Smolders, Rutger Perdon, David Eberle, Jason Kim and Diana Caletena. The pro-bono provision of technical expertise was in furtherance of Arcadis’ corporate social responsibility. UN-HABITAT, which has a global partnership with Arcadis, coordinated the mission and linked Arcadis with its partners in the Philippines.

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