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Annual2017
The 12th Global Forum on Human Settlements and 2017 SCAHSA Awards Ceremony Successfully Held at One UN Plaza New York
NEW YORK, 31 Oct. 2017 —In observance of World Cities Day, the Global Forum on Human Settlements (GFHS), together with the Permanent Observer Mission of the African Union (AU) to the UN, the Permanent Mission of Gambia to the UN, the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment), the Universal Peace Federation (UPF), the World Association of Non-governmental Organizations (WANGO), and the Better City Institute (BCI), held its 12th Global Forum on Human Settlements and 2017 Sustainable Cities And Human Settlements Awards (GFHS-XII) Ceremony at the Millennium Hilton New York One UN Plaza hotel from 30 to 31 Oct. 2017.
Under the theme of "Effective Planning and Managing Urban Spatial Development to Implement 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the New Urban Agenda”, GFHS-XII has attracted around 400 representatives including government officials, experts, and entrepreneurs from over 30 different countries participated in the two-day seminars, including a closed-door meeting and high-level dialogues on International Green Model City Initiative (IGMC), and the implementation of 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and New Urban Agenda at local level. The Conference achieved fruitful results: discussed in depth and effectively with the objective of promoting innovative actions, honored a number of best practices, launched the Online Rating System of International Green Model City Initiative, etc.
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Martina Otto, Head of Cities Unit, Economy Division, UN Environment
Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury, Chairman of GFHS, Former UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative
The way we plan land use, how we plan, design and manage cities will determine whether the amazing transformational power of urbanization contributes to or stifles the objective of Sustainable Development for All, that we leave no one behind, and achieve sustainable and inclusive economies and environmental sustainability.
Sustainable urban development is one of the most pressing challenges facing the human community in the 21st century. As more and more people make cities their home, cities will be the arenas in which some of the world’s biggest social, economic, environmental and political challenges will be faced and need to be addressed collectively. It is therefore significant that GFHS has, since its establishment, been focusing on these challenges at each of its annual conferences. This twelfth forum in the series is again another timely, relevant and appropriate initiative that is aimed at making the international community alert and proactive to the issues of urbanization in a holistic manner.
Opening Ceremony
Keynote Speeches: Implementation of SDG 11 and New Urban Agenda at Local Levels
•Mr.Lu Haifeng, Secretary General of Global Forum on Human Settlements, President of Better City Institute
•Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury, Chairman of GFHS, Former UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative
•Ms.Martina Otto, Head of Cities Unit, Economy Division, United Nations Environment Programme
•Dr.Taj Hamad, Vice Chairman of Global Forum on Human Settlements
•Mr.Arab Hoballah, Senior Sustainability Expert, Former Chief, Sustainable Lifestyles, Cities and Industry Branch, UNEP
•Ms.Yamina Djacta, Former Director of UN-Habitat New York Office
Ms.Martina Otto, Head of Cities Unit, Economy Division, United Nations Environment Programme
•Mr.Serge Salat, President, Urban Morphology and Complex Systems Institute, Paris, France, Leading Expert of International Green Model City Standards 3.0
Innovation on Effectively Planning and Design and Managing Urban Spatial Development
International Green Model City Initiative
•Ms.Yin Li, General Manager, Hunan SNTO Property Development Co., Ltd.
•Ms.Zhang Qi,Vice President of Heilongjiang Huahong Investment Co., Ltd.
•Dr.Alexander R. Jachnow, Head of Urban Strategies and Planning, Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam
•Dr.Ir.Tri Rismaharini, Mayor of Surabaya City, Indonesia
•Ms.Pam O'Connor, Council member, City of Santa Monica, U.S.A.
•Mr.Li Yangyong, Deputy County Chief, Government of Wuyi County, China
•Mr.Zhou Quan, Design director, Changsha Vanke Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., China
•Mr.Lu Haifeng, Secretary General of Global Forum on Human Settlements, President of Better City Institute
•Ms.Pam O'Connor, Council member, City of Santa Monica, U.S.A.
•Mr.Arab Hoballah, Senior Sustainability Expert, Former Chief, Sustainable Lifestyles, Cities and Industry Branch, UNEP
•Mr.Michael Grötsch, Deputy Mayor of Mannheim City, Germany
•Dr.Kelly Wang, Vice General Manager, Overseas Division, Country Garden Holdings Co, Ltd.
Enhancing Sustainable Built Environment and Urban Renewal
Low-Carbon City and New Energy Development
•Ms. Nina Ilieva, Chief Executive of ADAPTATIONS LLC, Bulgaria
•Mr.Wang Yusong, Vice Party Secretary of Changshan County Committee of CPC, China
•Mr.Ralph Wahnschafft, Independent Consultant on Sustainable Development Policies
•Mr.Johannes Nuutinen, Principal Consultant of Demos Helsinki, Finland
•Mr.Wang Dali, Director, Sustainability Department, Mission Hills Group
•Mr.Zeng Cong, Chairman of Guangzhou MBS Environmental Technology Co., Ltd., China
Mr.Tang Shiliang, XINHE Real Estate Co., Ltd. of CSCEC
•Mr.LI Fengyu President of SPD PLANNING DESIGN CORPORATION
•Mr.Chen Zekun, Deputy chairman of Jingzhou Artists Association of Hubei province, China
•Dr. Essam Hassan Mohamed AHMED，Climate Change and Sustainable Development Expert
•Ms.Qu Wanju, Under Secretary General, China Research Society for Urban Development
•Mr.Li Zhenhan, Vice President of China Research Society for Urban Development & Chairman of New Energy Development Committee
•Mr. Matthew Ulterino, Property Working Group Coordinator，United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative
•Mr. Craig Perkins, President & Executive Director, the Energy Coalition, U.S.A.
The Observance Ceremony for "World Cities Day 2017”
Six city Mayors representing and six distinguished individuals have made their own commitments to sustainable urban development.
Launch Ceremony of “Online Rating System of International Green Model City Initiative”
The Launch Ceremony of “Online Rating System of International Green Model City Initiative”was held at the opening session. Mr. Lu Haifeng, Secretary General of GFHS and Ms. Martina Otto, Head of Cities Unit, Economy Division, UN Environment and other guests unveiled the system. The system is a well-developed global online assessment and certification platform for sustainable cities and communities, based on the "IGMC standard 3.0", using the internet and big data technology to make assessments and diagnosis in a much easier way for everybody to score for their own city and community. Moreover, as an advanced technical tool and guidance for sustainable urban development, the system greatly facilitate the engagement of city and community administrators including all relevant stakeholders. Participants at the launch ceremony had a real-time experience of testing the system on their mobile phones.
Mr.Michael Grötsch,Vice Mayor of Mannheim City,Germany. Mr.LI Yangyong, First Deputy County Chief, People’s Government of Wuyi County, China. Dr.Ir.Tri Rismaharini,Mayor of Surabaya City, Indonesia. Mr.Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, Governor of Rivers State, Nigeria. Mr.WANG Yusong, Vice Party Secretary of Changshan County Committee of CPC, China. Mr.Herbert Bautista, Mayor of Quezon city, Philippines. Mr.Serge Salat, President, Urban Morphology and Complex Systems Institute, Paris, France. Dr.Alexander R. Jachnow, Head of Urban Strategies and Planning, Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam. Ms.Trupti Amritwar Vaitla, CEO of Mumbai Environmental Social Network，India. Ms.Kelly Wang, Deputy General Manager of Overseas Division, Country Garden Holdings Co., Ltd. Mr.LIU Weibing,Sichuan David Architectural Design Co., Ltd, China. Ms.Sarah Perrine, CEO of Trust for Social Achievement, Bulgaria
International Green Model City Initiative Partner Award Ceremony
The Closed Consultation
The city of Vancouver, the city of Cape Town, the city of Seberang Parai, the city of Cuenca, the city of Mannheim, Liuyang Economic and Technological Development Zone, and Changsha Vanke Real Estate Co., Ltd., Country Garden Pacificview Sdn. Bhd., Mission Hills Group.
The awarders and awardees of SCAHSA 2017