A Worldwide Review of the Housing Sector Strategies and Finance in Developing Countries

Day / Time Tuesday, June 20th / 13:30 - 15:30

Event Description

The event will bring together participants who have worked on distinct, but inter-related aspects of shelter policy in developing countries. The areas of focus will include civic society, land development, the provision of subsidies, and reaction to crises such as a tsunami.

Session Language

English

Speakers

Jacqueline Schafer, Assistant Administrator, USAID; Sheela Patel, Director, SPARC;

Felix Matsebula, Mbabane City Council; Sonia Hammam, World Bank; Mila Friere, World Bank;

Richard Martin, Consultant; Discussants: Eduardo Rojas, IDB; Diana Mitlin, IIED

This session is one of a series of 12 networking sessions organized by the International Housing Coalition (IHC) on important housing issues.

Host Organization

World Bank
This session is one of a series of 12 networking sessions organized by the International Housing Coalition (IHC) on important housing issues.

Host Organization Description

The World Bank is a multi-lateral development bank which has been lending to support shelter sector development in developing countries since 1972. It has made more than $16 billion in such loans. The International Housing Coalition is a multi country NGO involved in supporting better shelter policy in developing countries with a particular emphasis on including the private sector.

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Title of Event: Name of Organisation: Date and time of the session:	A Worldwide Review of the Housing Sector Strategies and Finance in Developing Countries World Bank and International Housing Coalition Tuesday, June 20, 13:30-15:30
Key Highlights Estimated no of participants: 120 Stakeholder group representation at the event: Jacqueline Schafer, USAID; Sheela Patel, SPARC; Felix Matsebula, Mbabane City Council, Swaiziland; Richard Martin, Project Consultant; Julio Pires, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Sonia Hammam, World Bank; Mila Freire, World Bank; Eduardo Rojas, IDB; and Diana Mitlin, IIED What were the expected objectives: This networking event covered the range of issues relating to how shelter policy has evolved over time. What did the networking event achieve: Discussions and presentations included the increasingly important role played by NGOs and civil society in generating shelter assistance that served the needs of the poor, particularly in India; the community involvement in slum upgrading in Swaziland; the efforts to improve the targeting of housing assistance in Brazil; and the problems posed by land market constraints in a variety of cities in South Asia. An animated discussion followed the presentations, provoked by interesting and challenging comments by the discussants.
2. What were the core issues identified in your event as they relate to the theme and sub-themes of WUFIII? The discussion brought together policy-makers, NGOs, and experts from many different regions to discuss common problems and different ways of addressing them.
3. What were the main points raised by panellists and participants in relation to these different issues? What new ideas have been generated as a result of the discussion? n/a
4. What process steps have been identified in your event that could help turn ideas into operational reality? n/a

A Worldwide Review of the Housing Sector Strategies and Finance in Developing Countries

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