CUI Philippines spreads word on Habitat Jam
Iloilo -- CUI Philippines is spreading the word on the Habitat Jam, a 72-hour innovative global online conversation on the challenges faced by cities today and finding possible solutions to them set on December 1-3, 2005.
CUI Philippines encourages local governments, non-government organizations, the academe and other concerned individuals to register and participate.
Sponsored by the government of Canada in partnership with IBM and UN-HABITAT, Habitat JAM is part of the preparations for the third World Urban Forum (WUF) being held 19-23 June 2006 in Vancouver, Canada.
CUI Philippines partnered with The News Today, a local newspaper, to let Filipinos know about the jam and encourage their participation.
Contributions to Habitat JAM will be compiled and will feed into the Vancouver WUF agenda and influence the Forum's content. It's an opportunity for people to join in and have an impact on the global discussions on urban policies affecting our urban environments.
Six Habitat JAM forum topics have been defined:
- • Improving the lives of people living in slums
- • Sustainable access to water in our cities
- • Environmental sustainability in our cities
- • Finance and governance in our cities
- • Safety and security in our cities
- • Humanity: The future of our cities
To register with the Habitat Jam, log on to its website at http://www.habitatjam.com/.