Sustainable Cities in the Developing World - The role of FAO: Promoting partnership for better livelihood Update on FAO initiative

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1 Sustainable Cities in the Developing World - The role of FAO: Promoting partnership for better livelihood Update on FAO initiative Michelle Gauthier (FAO) & Fabio Salbitano (Florence University) Forest Recreation & Tourism Serving Urbanised Societies Hämeenlinna, Finland 29 May 2008

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3 Content FAO, Urban Issues, Urban Forestry FAO Responses Current initiatives Energy: WISDOM for Cities Networking: UFP Website Partnership: Meeting (Bogotá, July 2008) Policy and Decision Making: Guidelines The Way Forward - International agenda

4 FAO Mandate Putting information within reach Sharing policy expertise Providing a meeting place for nations Bringing knowledge to the field - For a World Without Hunger -

5 FAO s Context of Action.. in deserts in mountains along the coasts..

6 Trees for citizens Agroforestry Fruit Trees School Orchard Home Gardens Cooking Heating Handicraft

7 FAO - Urbanization - Forestry Basic principles Watershed, Landscape, Ecosystem, Biodiversity Cities of today & tomorrow Harmony Rural & Urban Multipurpose Forests & Trees Economic Valuation Better Life & Livelihood for All Best Practices on Measure Multisectoral Participation and Decision-Making: Inclusive Social Commitment For Action Agriculture Greening Forestry Food Security Poverty Conflicts Natural Disasters

8 FAO Interdisciplinary Action - Urban

9 FAO Decentralized Cooperation

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11 FAO s response: Urban and Periurban Forestry Urban Forestry in Bangui Tsunami & Forests (mangroves & coastal) Regional Forestry Outlook in West and Central Asia WISDOM for Cities Green Belt of Nouakchott Landscape restoration Voluntary Guidelines Mountain Partnership FRA, NFA : Trees outside Forests (TOF) Energy Conflict - Desertification Deforestation Disaster Watershed Degradation

12 WISDOM for Cities... deforestation & wood energy... - planning tool for decision & monitoring - Woodfuel Integrated Supply/Demand Overview Mapping WISDOM TCP/CAF/3003 in Bangui

13 Development Strategy and Action Plan to promote Urban and Periurban Forestry in the city of Bangui (Centrafrican Republic) Project number: TCP/CAF/3003 (A) Start of the project : November 2005 End of the Project : August 2008

14 The dimension of the Urban and Periurban Forest in the case of Bangui Three Strategic Sectors:

15 To combat forest and landscape degradation around the city

16 Avg. Forest Lost : 275 mxyr : mxyear Image (post Drigo, 2007)

17 To combat the new urban poverty and to improve the livelihood of urban and periurban population

18 To approach the key-question on wood energy: wood and charcoal represent the 98% of the fuel used for cooking

19 .from producers to consumers... points of view

20 How urban and periruban forestry can help?

21 People empowerment

22 Mobilisation capacity and organisation of the small producers

23 Access to the land and security of the property

24 Education and Research

25 Without forgetting social aspects

26 And improving city environment

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29 International Meeting (Bogotá, 29 July to 1 st Aug. 2008) All regions together Entry point: UPA, UPF, Urban Development Regional Studies: Africa (wood energy) Asia & Pacific (assessment, trees outside forests, pollution) Latin America (PES, watershed, UPA, carbon & CC) West & Central Asia (disaster, war, oil economy, desertification) Inform, Exchange, Build partnership Advice to FAO, International Institutions & Countries Municipalities, Citizens, Governements International and Institutions (CATIE, CIRAD, EUFORIC, Florence Un., FLACMA, IDRC, IPES, IUFRO, KVL, ICLEI, RUAF, UCLG,...) Towards: Guidelines, Projects, FAO Regional Commission LA&C, 4 th WUF UN-Habitat,...

30 Role of forestry and urbanization Forestry Outlook Study in Eastern and Central Asia (FOWECA) to 2020 Case studies: Afghanistan (Kabul), Armenia (Yerevan), Jordan (Amman), Kazakstan (Astana), Turkey (Izmir) and United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi) FAO DCFLP IUFRO

31 Urban Forestry Policy Guidelines on Decision Making for Cities Dialogue on keys for success Understanding benefits; practical implementation; political support; public engagement; advocacy & technical support Building Awareness Against Resistances Land competition; cost of implementation; need for long term management; preferences for high-technologies; alienation from the natural world Good practices Resistances: vandalism, criminality, roots, accidents Practices: waste water use, urban arboriculture, community ownership, innovation... Alliances Trees & Forests for Cities City: Governments, Majors, Public, Universities, Private sector... Region & Global: Mayors forums, R&D,...

32 International Dialogue Forestry on the Urban Agenda FAO International Meeting on Urban Forestry (Bogotá, July 2008) ASEM Urban Forestry Meeting (Beijing, end 2008) 4 th World Urban Forum (UN-Habitat, Nanjing, 2008) European Forum on Urban Forestry - EFUF 12 (IUFRO, May 2009) COFO 19 (FAO, Rome, March 2009) World Forestry Congress (FAO, Buenos Aires, October 2009) CBD COP (2010) UN International Year of Forests (UNFF, 2011) UNFF 10 Benefits of forests and trees to urban communities (2013)... UN Habitat - CBD & Cities UNFF & CPF UNFCCC & CDM UCLG & UCLEI - IUFRO EUFORIC DCLFP CAF IDRC RUAF CGIAR UNDP FAO Toward MDG

33 ... Thank you...