ICNUP 1

ABOUT

The inaugural International Conference on National Urban Policy (ICNUP) was organized by UN-Habitat, the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements, and the Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology and supported by the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and by Incheon Metropolitan City. It took place from 14 – 15 December, 2015 with representatives from more than 5 international organizations attending the Conference, including OECD, UNESCAP, UNDP, Cities Alliance, and GGGI. Vice Ministers from Afghanistan, Ministry of Urban Development, Iran, Ministry of Road and Urban Development, and Korea, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport were in attendance.

The aim of the conference was to not only encourage discussion and debate but also to facilitate and encourage the process of peer-to-peer learning through training and capacity building. This process of learning would encourage the establishment and strengthening of partnerships among actors with the ultimate hope of working towards defining policy solutions to urban problems. These solutions would contribute to harnessing urbanization for the creation of competitive, equitable, and sustainable cities. The conference, therefore considered broadly the use of National Urban Policies as a tool to harness the opportunities of urbanization as well as considering how smart and green principles can be incorporated into urban policy.

PROGRAMME

Introductory Note
President’s Message
Program

Day 1
Session 1-1 : Introduction of NUP
Session 1-2 : Introductory Panel Discussion
Session 2-1 : Parallel sessions – NUP Regional Experience and Case Studies
Session 2-2 : Closing Panel Discussion

Day 2
Session 3 : Smart & Green Policy, Planning and Technology
Session 4 : Partners & Sponsors Session
Session 5 : Closing Panel Discussion