Wednesday, March 11, 2009
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
This session featured several approaches to addressing some of the key challenges in slums and slum upgrading through project case studies. The cases included Lagos, Nigeria; Brazil; South Africa; Angola; and Bangladesh. There was also a presentation on crime and violence in slums and how this is being addressed in current projects. Session Videos: Welcome and Slumupgrading; politics of Uprgrading; Addressing Crime and Violence; Brazil's Upgrading Program (.wmv files) Objective
This learning event was aimed at those working in slums. The objective was for practitioners to learn from some current approaches and share their own experiences in working with slums. Agenda | 9:00–9:15 | WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONÂ
Abha Joshi-Ghani, Sector Manager, Urban Development, FEU
Judy Baker, Lead Economist, FEU
  | | 9:15-10:00 | SLUM UPGRADING IN LAGOS, NIGERIAÂ
Speaker: Deepali Tewari, Senior Municipal Development Specialist, MNSSD |  Presentation (pdf)
Chair: Ivo Imparato, Sr Urban Specialist, LCSUW
  | | 10:00-10:45 | THE (SMALL p) politics OF UPGRADING (SOUTH AFRICA, ANGOLA, BANGLADESH)
Speaker: Julian Baskin, Sr Urban Specialist, SDNCA |  Presentation (pdf)
Chair: Dean Cira, Sr Urban Specialist, EASVS
  | | 10:45-11:00 | Coffee Break
  | | 11:00-11:45 | ADDRESSING CRIME AND VIOLENCEÂ
Speaker: Bernice Van Bronkhorst, Sr Urban Specialist, LCSUW |  Presentation (pdf)
Chair: Alexandra Ortiz, Sr Urban Economist, MNSSD
  | | 11:45-12:30 | BRAZIL'S NATIONAL URBAN UPGRADING PROGRAMÂ
Speaker: Ana Claudia Rossbach, Advisor to the National Secretary of Housing, Ministry of Cities |  Presentation (pdf)
Chair: Maria Emilia Freire, Consultant |
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