International Development Research Centre / Centre de recherches pour le développement international / Centro Internacional de Investigaciones para el Desarrollo
INFO-UPE – November 2009 - INFO-PURE

Urban Poverty and Environment / Pauvreté urbaine et environnement / Pobreza Urbana y Ambiente
www.idrc.ca/upe
Information published in the original language / Information publié dans la langue d'origine / Información publicada en la lengua de origen

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News from UPE Focus Cities:

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Applying Participatory Planning process in Focus Cities projects. Dakar, Senegal and Jakarta, Indonesia.

Dakar and Jakarta are two examples of rapidly-growing cities in which Focus City teams are working side by side with urban poor dwellers to improve their living conditions.  With support from researchers, methods can be found to build on the existing assets of local residents to improve the conditions of the built environment in their communities. These two short stories tell how the application of a participatory planning approach allows the urban poor to decide for themselves how their problems should be addressed. See article in Focus Cities news: http://www.idrc.ca/upe/focus cities

Opportunity!

Request for proposals — Strengthening the Economic Dimension of Focus Cities Research Initiative in Asia and Africa

Closing Date and Time: November 20, 2009 at 4:30 pm, Ottawa time (Canada).

The main purpose of the consultation in this call is to further strengthen the economic dimension of Focus City projects in Asia (Colombo and Jakarta) and Africa (Ariana-Soukra, Dakar, and Kampala) with an ultimate purpose of achieving policy influence.

Its specific objectives are: i) to provide continued training and capacity building to each Focus City team on the conduct of cost-benefit analysis,  ii) to undertake a cost-benefit analysis of interventions implemented by each Focus City project in its experimentation phase, and  iii) to support each Focus City team to use effectively the outcome of the cost-benefit analysis to achieve policy influence.

The consultation will include up to two visits to each of the targeted five Focus Cities

For complete details of the call visit: http://www.idrc.ca/upe/strengthen.economic.dimension

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OPPORTUNITIES / OPORTUNIDADES / CONVOCATORIAS / COMPETITIONS

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http://www.idrc.ca/iriacc/

Adaptation to climate change is a shared challenge that presents a unique opportunity for collaborative and comparative research to advance knowledge, shape policy and programs, mentor students and facilitate networks.  Adaptation is the adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climatic conditions or their effects, which moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities.

This Initiative will support the formation of multinational teams from Canada and from low and middle income countries, who will develop networks and programs of research. Successful applicants will initiate interdisciplinary and multisectoral collaborations with researchers, communities, practitioners and policy-makers in Canada and around the globe.

Email: iriacc@...

Deadline: Letter of Intent (LOI) application: January 7, 2010

Becas para el intercambio de Investigación Canadá-América Latina y Caribe 2009

La Asociación de Universidades y Colegios de Canadá (AUCC) se complace en anunciar el lanzamiento del programa de Becas para el Intercambio de Investigación Canadá-América Latina y el Caribe (BII-CALC) 2009. Este programa ha sido administrado por la AUCC con el apoyo financiero del Centro Internacional de Investigaciones para el Desarrollo (IDRC) desde 1995. El propósito de este programa es fortalecer las alianzas internacionales y consolidar las redes emergentes entre los investigadores académicos de Canadá y de América Latina y el Caribe.  El programa apoya actividades de colaboración en investigación que permitan contribuir a la creación, difusión y aplicación sostenida del conocimiento para el proceso de desarrollo que  correspondan con las prioridades programáticas del IDRC

Temas Prioritarios del IDRC:  

×          Manejo de del medio ambiente y los recursos naturales (ENRM)

×          Tecnologías de la información y comunicación para el desarrollo (ICT4D)

×          Innovación, políticas y ciencia (IPS)

×          Política social y económica (SEP)

Elegibilidad: Solicitantes pueden provenir de Canadá o de los países elegibles de América Latina y el Caribe (LAC): Argentina, Belice, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haití , Honduras, México, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Perú, República Dominicana, Uruguay, Venezuela.  

Fecha límite para recepción de solicitudes: Lunes, 18 de enero de 2010  

Las bases del programa  están disponibles en español, inglés, francés y portugués en el sitio web de la AUCC: http://www.aucc.ca/programs/intprograms/2009-10_e.html

Para obtener más información sobre el Programa BII-CALC, comuníquese con Claire Millington, AUCC: cmillington@... o lac@...

Call for Papers on Slums and Poverty in the Developing World

Paper Competition / Policy Workshop / Online Publication

×          Win a trip to World Urban Forum 5 in Rio de Janeiro in March 2010

×          Be published in an online publication edited by The World Bank and other sponsors

×          Get invited to an interactive policy workshop with urban development practitioners in Washington, DC, in February 2010

×          DEADLINE: Abstracts due by Nov. 30, 2009

USAID’s Urban Programs Team, in cooperation with the International Housing Coalition (IHC), The World Bank, the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Comparative Urban Studies Project (CUSP), and Cities Alliance, is seeking paper submissions for an upcoming policy workshop and paper competition on slums and urban poverty in the developing world. This Call for Papers is associated with both “The Places We Live” exhibit (www.theplaceswelive.com), which has been brought to Washington, DC, in conjunction with World Habitat Day, and the upcoming World Urban Forum 5, being held in March 2010 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Papers should be linked to one of the following topical areas: 

                        The Right to the City / Bridging the Urban Divide

                        Equal Access to Shelter

                        Cultural Diversity & Identity in Cities

                        Governance and Participation

                        Inclusive Sustainable Urbanization

Detailed Information on the Call: http://www.oururbanplanet.org/callforpapers

Call For Submissions OF RESEARCH ARTICLES - Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance – Issue 5, May 2010.

Call for submission of peer-reviewed research articles for Issue 5, May 2010.

The deadline for submissions is 15th January, 2010.

The Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance promotes and showcases research into local governance in and of the Commonwealth, with a focus upon improving local governance and local government as an agent of development.

CJLG is an open access, peer-reviewed on-line journal. It is edited by Graham Sansom backed by an international editorial team of experts in the field of local governance: http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/ojs/index.php/cjlg/about/editorialTeam  

Material submitted for our Research section is anonymously peer reviewed by at least two readers before acceptance. The journal is published biannually by the Centre for Local Government, at the University of Technology, Sydney. Further information regarding the Journal is included below. We ask that you also read the 'Guidelines for Authors' document at www.clg.uts.edu.au/research/e-journal.html to assess whether CJLG's mission and editorial aims are compatible with your work.

Job Opportunity! Oportunidad Laboral

Rimisp-Centro Latinoamericano para el Desarrollo Rural se encuentra en búsqueda de un o una Director(a) Ejecutivo(a) que ocupe el cargo por un período de tres años (a contar a más tardar del 1 de julio 2010), renovable por tres años adicionales. La sede del cargo es Santiago, Chile. Los candidatos para el cargo deben tener una trayectoria profesional muy destacada y un amplio reconocimiento por sus pares como un líder en su campo a nivel nacional e internacional. Al menos diez años de experiencia profesional a contar de su título profesional. Una parte significativa de su experiencia profesional habrá sido realizada en América Latina. Deben contar con experiencia en la dirección de organizaciones con o sin fines de lucro, a nivel de gerencia o presidencia o sus equivalentes. Experiencia de trabajo en red y, preferentemente, de coordinación de redes de colaboración con actores diversos. Liderazgo y conducción de equipos. La experiencia de dirección de procesos de cambio organizacional es una ventaja importante. Se invita a leer la descripción completa de las condiciones requeridas y los detalles para postular a este cargo ingresando al siguiente vínculo aquí.

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CONFERENCES – COURSES - CURSOS – CONFERENCIAS

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Minimum…or Maximum cities – The Conference

26 November 2009. Cambridge, United Kingdom.

University of Cambridge, Faculty of Architecture and History of Art

What is the future for cities? Are they expanding at an ever-increasing rate or are they being abandoned and shrinking into oblivion? Are cities polluted, overcrowded and anonymous, or are they dynamic centres of innovation and culture? Are they sociable or anti-social? Well, it depends who you read because each description reflects the confusion about the state of the world's cities. Anxieties over urban space within western cities, and fears over the dynamic growth of megacities in the developing world have altered the way that we see the benefits and drawbacks of urbanisation. It has been said that a culture of shrinkage is set to develop; or alternatively, that the city will have finally swallowed the world.

Detailed Information: http://www.min-max-cities.org/

Online Course on Urban Sanitation Services

UNESCO-IHE- Institute for Water Education

Course: Policy and Management in Developing Countries: Urban Sanitation Services

Registration Deadline: January 31, 2010

Urban sanitation services in developing countries pose serious challenges: policy makers, city managers and practitioners have an expressed desire for learning material to support capacity development. To respond to this need UNESCO-IHE has collaborated with experts drawn from partner institutes in Netherlands, the U.K. and Africa, South America and Asia to compile reading material covering topics of policy, planning and methodological aspects of sanitation services in peri-urban regions. The target group for this module includes mid-career professionals and students of water management and development studies. The online course will be offered between March 1 and June 21, 2010.

Detailed information: http://www.unesco-ihe.org/Education/Short-courses/Online-courses/Policy-and-Management-in-Developing-Countries

WATER CONVENTION 2010 - CALL FOR PAPERS

The Third Singapore International Water Week will be held from 28 June 2010 to 2 July 2010 in Singapore. The Water Week comprises 5 major events, namely, Water Leaders Summit, Water Convention, Water Expo, Business Forums and the Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize. It aims to provide a global platform for water industry leaders, professionals and academics to network and share practical solutions for a sustainable future

The Water Convention 2010 is a 3-day conference from 29 June - 1 July 2010 which brings together water experts and practitioners to discuss applications of new technologies, management strategies, water quality regulations, governance and financing policies to solve regional and global water challenges.

the Water Convention Call-for-Papers has been launched

Submission of abstracts http://www.siww.com.sg/abstract-submission-procedures

Deadline: 15 November 2009

Information is available at www.siww.com.sg/water-convention.

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PUBLICATIONS - PUBLICACIONES

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New Book!

Wastewater Irrigation and Health - Assessing and Mitigating Risk in Low-income Countries

Edited by P. Drechsel,  L. Raschid-Sally,  M. Redwood,  A. Bahri,  C. A. Scott

In many countries wastewater treatment systems are hardly functioning or have a very low coverage, resulting in very poor quality water being used for irrigation and the cultivation of consumable produce. This can create significant risks to public health, particularly in expanding urban areas. Wastewater Irrigation and Health approaches this serious problem from a practical and realistic perspective, addressing the issues of health risk assessment and reduction in developing country settings.

http://www.earthscan-usa.com/Books/wastewater irrigation&health

New Book!  The Global Food Crisis - Governance Challenges and Opportunities

Jennifer Clapp, editor, and Marc J. Cohen, editor

The global food crisis is a stark reminder of the fragility of the global food system. The Global Food Crisis: Governance Challenges and Opportunities captures the debate about how to go forward and examines the implications of the crisis for food security in the world’s poorest countries, both for the global environment and for the global rules and institutions that govern food and agriculture.

http://www.wlu.ca/press/Catalog/clapp.shtml

UNDP 2009 Human Development Report - October 2009
Overcoming barriers: Human mobility and development

“……—Despite progress in many areas over the last 25 years, the disparities in people’s well-being in rich and poor countries continue to be unacceptably wide, according to the Human Development Index (HDI) recently released as part of the 2009 Human Development Report (HDR). This year’s HDI, a summary indicator of people’s well-being—combining measures of life expectancy, literacy, school enrolment and GDP per capita—was calculated for 182 countries and territories, the most extensive coverage ever. …”

Available online at: http://hdr.undp.org/en/reports/global/hdr2009/

New IDRC Book Online

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND CAPABILITY APPROACH - Freedom and Agency
Edited by Séverine Deneulin and Lila Shahani

Since 1990, the United Nations Development Programme has been publishing Human Development Reports at the global, regional, national and local level. The message in these reports is simple: development is about giving people the opportunities to live lives they value, and about enabling them to become actors in their own destinies. The message is based on the “capability approach” of economist and Nobel Prize laureate Amartya Sen. Today, there is little doubt that the approach has had a considerable impact on both academics and policymakers alike. For students and practitioners worldwide, this textbook introduces and explains the "capability approach" on which the report is based

Available online at: http://www.idrc.ca/capability approach

New IDRC Online Publication

FIGHTING POVERTY WITH FACTS: Community-Based Monitoring Systems

Celia Reyes and Evan Due

For more than two decades, governments and development agencies around the world have focused on reducing poverty. There have been advances, but progress has been uneven and nearly a quarter of the world’s population still suffers from extreme “income poverty.” Income poverty, however, is only part of the picture. A multi-faceted account of poverty and human welfare incorporates elements that go beyond income to capture the characteristics of poverty as experienced by the poor themselves. This book presents the Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS). CBMS recognizes that the poor must be involved in planning public programs that affect their well-being. It further recognizes that, to be effective, development programs must be targeted and informed by relevant, current, accurate disaggregated data. Drawing from CBMS experience in Africa and Asia, the authors present recommendations for policymakers, donor agencies, and researchers. They also present guidelines for developing and implementing poverty monitoring systems in other regions of the world. For more analysis, discussion, and case material, visit the companion website, www.idrc.ca/in_focus_poverty, which is included with the book, on CD.

Available on line at: http://www.idrc.ca/in_focus_poverty/

Disponible en español y en Francés