Stress on pro-poor governance in urban areas

Experts in capital yesterday stressed the need for establishing pro-poor governance in urban centres, aiming to address the growing urban challenges in the country, reports UNB.
“At present, about 28 per cent people of the country live in towns and it will climbs to 50 per cent by 2046. Apart from migrating people to towns from rural areas, villages even will be urbanised in the future,” eminent urban planner Prof Dr Nazrul Islam told the inaugural session of a dialogue in the capital. 
Urban INGO Forum, Centre for Urban Resilience and the Department of Disaster Science and Management of Dhaka University (DU) jointly arranged the 4th Urban Dialogue, 2016 at the Senate Bhaban of the university.
The main objective of the dialogue is advocating at policy level so that urban issues are addressed and the evidence-based solutions are used in formulating development policies for sustainable urban services. 
Chaired by DU Pro-Vice-chancellor Prof Nasreen Ahmad, the inaugural session of the dialogue was addressed, among others, by Housing and Public Works Minister Engr Mosharraf Hossain, Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayor Annisul Huq, national director of Habitat for Humanity Bangladesh John Armstrong, national director of World Vision Bangladesh Fred Witteveen and dean of DU’s Earth  and Environmental Sciences Faculty Dr ASM Maksud Kamal. Delivering his keynote paper, Prof Dr Nazrul Islam, also chairman of Centre for Urban Studies (CUS), said about 20 per cent dwellers in the capital are poor and of them, about eight percent are extreme poor.
The urban planner alleged that Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) did not take any plan to accommodate the poor in 1530-square kilometre Dhaka city and that’s why they take shelters in informal settlements like slums.

 

Stress on pro-poor governance in urban areas

Experts in capital yesterday stressed the need for establishing pro-poor governance in urban centres, aiming to address the growing urban challenges in the country, reports UNB. At present, about 28 per cent people of the country live in towns and it will climbs to 50 per cent by 2046. Apart from migrating people to towns from rural areas, villages even will be urbanised in the future, eminent urban planner Prof Dr Nazrul Islam told the inaugural session of a dialogue in the capital. Urban INGO Forum, Centre for Urban Resilience and the Department of Disaster Science and Management of Dhaka University (DU) jointly arranged the 4th Urban Dialogue, 2016 at the Senate Bhaban of the university. The main objective of the dialogue is advocating at policy level so that urban issues are addressed and the evidence-based solutions are used in formulating development policies for sustainable urban services. Chaired by DU Pro-Vice-chancellor Prof Nasreen Ahmad, the inaugural session of the dialogue was addressed, among others, by Housing and Public Works Minister Engr Mosharraf Hossain, Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayor Annisul Huq, national director of Habitat for Humanity Bangladesh John Armstrong, national director of World Vision Bangladesh Fred Witteveen and dean of DUs Earth and Environmental Sciences Faculty Dr ASM Maksud Kamal. Delivering his keynote paper, Prof Dr Nazrul Islam, also chairman of Centre for Urban Studies (CUS), said about 20 per cent dwellers in the capital are poor and of them, about eight percent are extreme poor. The urban planner alleged that Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) did not take any plan to accommodate the poor in 1530-square kilometre Dhaka city and thats why they take shelters in informal settlements like slums.