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IInd International Basin Conference
on
Sustainable
Habitat and Livelihods for the Poor
strategic
imperatives and practical solutions
New Delhi, India
March 16, 17 & 18, 2003
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Development Alternatives, is hosting a three day international
conference on Sustainable Habitat and Livelihoods for the Poor
in New Delhi, India from March 16-18th, 2004.
Increasingly, the links between poverty reduction through income
generation and upgradation of habitat quality of the poor are
becoming clear. There are many initiatives across the developing
world which address livelihood creation and habitat security in
an integrated manner. These experiences are a source of rich
learning that can help in the formulation of strategic action
plans. These issues will be addressed through the following sub
themes.
Sub Themes
Sustainable habitat
development
Acceleration of habitat
activity through organized livelihood programs
Habitat based livelihood
opportunities and their impact
Enabling environments for
habitat access
Reconstruction and
rehabilitation as accelerators of habitat process
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Conference Structure |
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Day 1 : |
Learn from
experience : Presentation of Best Practice |
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Day 2 : |
Exploring latent
potential for improving efficiency, effectiveness and relevance:
Enabling environments or habitat and livelihoods |
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Day 3 :
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Way forward : Policy
recommendations and lessons for strategic action
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Expectation Participation |
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basin partners
■ International
agencies who are active in livelihood creation/habitat
development sector
■ Funding Agency Representatives - GTZ, SDC, DFID, USAID, EU.
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UN Representatives |
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UNDP, UNCHS
■ Indian decision
makers - Ministry of Rural Housing / Development, HUDCO, BMTPC
■ NGOs and Private Sector Representaives
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Registration |
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Kindly contact
Development Alternatives to register for the conference.. Also
indicate the sub theme you would like to be involved in and
paper presentation, if any. Formal registration forms will soon
be made available on www.gtz.de/basin . For more information,
you may get in touch with Zeenat Niazi -
basinconference2004@sdalt.ernet.in
Funds may be made available to cover travel and accommodation
expenses for participants especially from the third world.
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Sponsorships |
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To cover various
expenses for conference organization, participation, post
conference documentation, sponsorships of US$ 20,000 and above
are solicited. This conference will provide an opportunity to
network with international development agencies and formulate
habitat and livelihood strategies that respond to critical need
of the poor.
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share knowledge |
exchange learning
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develop strategies for
action |
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