AFRICA

Executive Seminars on Strategic Planning and Management of Municipal Infrastructure Programs, South Africa.

Since 1999 Institute staff has offered a series of executive education programs for central, provincial and municipal officials in South Africa.  The programs addressed issues of strategic planning, infrastructure investment, and partnerships for local economic development. To date, over 700 participants from all parts of the country have participated, reflecting the expanding scope of South Africa’s Municipal Infrastructure Program.

As part of this program, in 2001, a study tour was organized for senior officials of Brazilian cities that have received Best Practices awards under the UNCHS/Habitat Best Practices and Local Leadership program.  The group visited innovative local development initiatives relying on partnership and participatory processes, including community-based housing and infrastructure projects in Fortaleza, participatory budgeting in Porto Alegre, integrated development and social inclusion in Sao Paolo and Santo Andre, and the improvement of infrastructure and public space in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro.

(Mona Serageldin, John Driscoll, Keith Garner)


Executive Seminar on Urban Planning and Management, Mauritania.

Five-day seminar for senior officials of the Government of Mauritania organized for the World Bank as part of the reform of the national urban strategy.

(François Vigier, Mona Serageldin)


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