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WPLA workshop "The challenges of Informal Settlements"

25 February 2015
Geneva Switzerland

10 am - Palais des Nations, Room IX

The challenges of Informal Settlements – WPLA workshop addressed challenges posed by illegal and unplanned urban growth in the region and tools available to governments to better the lives of their inhabitants. 

The workshop had simultaneous interpretation in English, French and Russian. 

Draft programme     ENG     RUS

Formalizing the Informal: Challenges and Opportunities of Informal Settlements in South-East Europe (advanced copy)

Presentations:

Title ENG

Formalizing the Informal: Challenges and Opportunities of Informal Settlements in South-East Europe
Chryssy Potsiou, International Federation of Surveyors FIG

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Setting the scene: Results from “Self-made Cities” & Recommendations from Country Profiles
Anna Badyina, University of Birminghan
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Registration Policy of Georgia for Illegal Buildings
Ekaterina Meskhidze, Ministry of Justice, Georgia
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Perspectives on Informal Settlements from Albania
Doris Andoni, NHA-Ministry of Urban Development and Tourism, Albania
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Improving Methods for Legalization of Informal Settlements in Montenegro
Dragana Cenic, UNDP, Montenegro
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Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme
Annika Lenz, UN-HABITAT
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Informal Settlements: Challenges to Humanitarian Response
Andrew Cusack, UNHCR
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Voluntary Guidelines and Informal Tenure
Rumyana Tonchovska, FAO of the UN
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