The Road Towards Habitat III – Urban Challenges and Sustainable Development

  Organized by the Habitat III Secretariat, in collaboration with The Ministry of the Environment of Portugal, Directorate-General for Territorial Development and The Metropolitan Area of Porto July 19, 2016

Biblioteca Municipal Almeida Garrett
Rua de D. Manuel II Jardins do Palácio de Cristal
4050-239 Porto, Portugal

The road towards Habitat III
Urban challenges and sustainable development

Habitat III is the united Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development to take place in Quito, Ecuador, from 17-20 October 2016. As one of the first UN conference after the adoption of the “Agenda for Sustainable Development 2030” and the Paris Climate Change Agreement of COP21, the Conference will offer a unique opportunity to discuss the important challenge of how cities and towns are planned and managed, in order to fulfill their role as drivers of sustainable development.

With a high-level of participation, the Urban Breakfast in Lisbon will provide an update on the latest developments of Habitat III, and address the main urban challenges that cities of Portugal and abroad will have to overcome in order to achieve development.

Habitat III Urban Breakfasts are open to all Member States and relevant stakeholders, including parliamentarians, civil society organizations, regional and local government and municipality representatives, professionals and researchers, academia, foundations, women and youth groups, trade unions, and the private sector, as well as organizations of the United Nations system and intergovernmental organizations.

Programme

9:00 a.m. Registration, get-together and coffee .

9:30 a.m.
Welcome and keynote speech
Mr.Lino Ferreira,
First Secretary of Porto Metropolitan Executive Committee

HE Ms. Célia Ramos,
State Secretary for Spatial Planning and Nature Conservation, Portugal

10:00 a.m.
Habitat III: United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development
Mr. Roi Chiti,
High Representative of the United Nations Habitat III Secretariat

10:15 a.m.
Habitat III: National Report Portugal
Ms.Cristina Cavaco,
Directorate General for Territorial Development

10:30 a.m.
High-level panel
Panel of speakers:
Mr.Manuel Correia Dernandes,
Urbanism Deputy Mayor of Porto

Ms. Teresa Sá Marques,
Faculty of Arts of the University of Porto

Mr. Guilherme Vilaverde,
National Federation of Housing Co-operatives

Ms. Cláudia Costa Santos,
Portuguese Architectures Order

Mr.Álvaro Domingues,
Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto (to be confirmed)

11: 45 a.m.
Open debate
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12:20 p.m.
Closing
Mr. Hermínio Loureiro,
President of the Porto Metropolitan Council

Mr. Rui Amaro Alves,
Director General at Directorate General for Territorial Development

12:40 p.m.
Urban Brunch