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Wednesday, 2 March
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Human Settlements
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The morning session was chaired by Vice-Chair Boo Nam Shin of Republic of Korea.
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The afternoon panel was chaired by Vice-Chair Husniyya Mamadova of
Azerbaijan.
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Speaking for the G-77/China, Byron Blake of Jamaica said reducing developing
countries' debt burden would free resources for slum upgrading,
noting that an influx of foreign private resources targeted at slums is
unlikely.
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Alven Lam of the US urged matching urban youth with skills training and
apprenticeships to access jobs in the local labor market.
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Senegal highlighted challenges associated with rapid urbanization.
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Venezuela noted the role of local construction cooperatives.
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Cote D'Ivoire stressed rural development to reduce the pressure of
rural-urban migration.
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Jaime Sancho y Cervera of Mexico underscored the importance of
regulations in preventing illegal squatting.
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Krista Will of Environment Canada elaborated on a number of innovative
financial measures linking infrastructure investment with sustainable
development.
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Jyri Juslén of Finland emphasized the need for good local
governance in tackling urban challenges.
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Representing the Women's Major Groups, Ann Wanjiru of the Huairou Commission
stressed enabling slum dwellers to raise capital and purchase land.
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Sanitation
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The morning session on sanitation was chaired by Vice-Chair Khaled Elbakly
of Egypt.
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Judy Beaumont of South Africa said policy measures and actions from
CSD-13 would form a crucial contribution to the 2005 review of the
Millennium Declaraation.
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The Netherlands highlighted that secure land tenure and equal access
for women could facilitate access to loans and microcredit.
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Hossein Moeini Meybodi of Iran underscored the need to recognize
sanitation as a cross-sectoral issue.
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UN-WATER said its terms of reference and plan of work explicitly
mention sanitation activities.
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Kalyan Ray of UN-HABITAT said national plans should approach sanitation
provision from an IWRM perspective.
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A representative of Women's Major Groups urged consideration of
self-financing schemes that generate income.
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Water
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The afternoon session on water was chaired by Vice-Chair Berbalk.
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Speaking for the EU, Frank Wolff of Luxembourg emphasized the role of UN-WATER.
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Kevin Keeffe of Australia noted the importance of separating the roles
of water providers and regulators.
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Sateeaved Seebaluck of Mauritius drew attention to the freshwater
elements of the Mauritius Strategy.
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Enele Sopoagaa of Tuvalu called for the CSD to ensure SIDS'
issues are adequately addressed in each cycle, and urged the provision
of finance for capacity building and technology transfer.
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Speaking for NGOs, David Redhouse of WaterAid stressed the need for
regular monitoring, and called for collected data to be made publicly
available to ensure accountability.
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Representing Trade Unions, David Boys of Public Services International
called for a focus on the impacts of, inter alia, off-book
accounting of long-term concessions to private operators.
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Partnership Activities
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During the morning sessions, the CSD Partnerships Table featured
information from Capacity 2015.
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A "Partnerships in Practice" presentation and interactive discussion
dealt with partnership websites and databasses.
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The Equator Initiative provided information at the CSD Partnerships
Table during the afternoon sessions.
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Around the IPM
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Carmen Arévalo of Colombia intervenes.
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Dinesh Mehta of UN-HABITAT confers with another delegate.
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