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High-level Dialogue on Sustainable Cities, Transport and Tourism & Global
Time: 10-12 August 2014
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Bogota -- High-level Dialogue on Sustainable Cities, Transport and Tourism & Global Forum on Human Settlements 2014 was successfully held on 10-12 Aug. 2014 in the Capital of Colombia, Bogota. This high level international conference that is aimed at implementing Rio+20 Decisions is taking place as the follow-up event and commemorate the second anniversary of what is popularly known as the Rio+20 summit. It was co-organized by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), Global Forum on Human Settlements (GFHS) and the Municipal Government of Bogota.
What brought the event to a climax was the Global Human Settlements Award Ceremony 2014 that grandly took place in the National Museum of Colombia on the evening of August 11. The “Global Human Settlements Awards” is an annually worldwide prize launched and organized by Global Forum on Human Settlements (GFHS) and specially supported by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). It has been successfully held for 8 consecutive years. This one in Bogota was the ninth edition, producing more influence in international community. 24 awards under 6 categories were presented then. The city of Vancouver won the award of “Global Green City” for its widely known livable environment and the Greenest City Action Plan 2020. Tanggangzi New Town from the city of Anshan, the demonstration zone for modern service industry and pilot region for comprehensive reforms in Liaoning, was recognized as “Global Green District”, and El Gouna from Egypt was honored as “Global Green Town”. The host city of Bogota received Global Human Settlements Award on Sustainable Innovation for its efforts on green mobility and ecological restoration. The Bikeway of Bogota and Ghana Bamboo Bikes Initiative were awarded as "Global Best Practice of Green Mobility". The awards for Global Model of buildings or Residential Areas were given to MissionHills Centreville, Greenland · Lishan Flower City, China Railway· Lucerne's Bank, Ronghui Hotspring Valley, Dalian Sweetland City. The Global Human Settlements Outstanding Contribution Award was presented to Dr. Kenneth Chu, Chairman and CEO of Mission Hills Group, for his leadership and contribution on sustainable tourism, and Mr. Stephane Pouffary, Founder and Honorary President for ENERGIES 2050, for his efforts and leadership on sustainable energy education. Applied Energy Innovation Institute, Huadian Electric Power Research Institute and Shenzhen Solartech were recognized as Global Human Settlements Model of Green Technology. The UN high-ranked officials and international guests presented the awards to the winners and extended their congratulations as well. These green stars set good examples as to how to implement Rio+20 Decisions and focus on the development of sustainable human settlements with practical actions. During the conference, the host city organized five options of tour for the participants who visited the Revitalization Plan for Bogota Traditional Center, Central Cemetary-Historic and urban legend’s convergence, Participatory Recovery of The Streams- Las Delicias and Moraci, Botanical Garden, ‘La Requilina’ Agro-tourism Route, and had the bicycle tour, experiencing the sustainability charm and cultural vitality of Bogota. The city of Bogota was selected by Global Forum on Human Settlements and UN agencies as the host city due to its success experience on sustainable city, transportation and heritage protection. At the opening, the 40th Anniversary on Bogota’s Cycle paths was celebrated. This project is aimed at providing exclusive lanes for biking, walking and leisure for the people, which has been through forty years of persistence, playing an important role in promoting green mobility and sustainable culture in the city. It has become an internationally known brand for sustainable development, thereby being recognized by “Global Human Settlements Award”. On top of that, UN-Habitat World Urban Campaign organized and promoted the activity “I am a city changer”, attracting more people to get involved in the cause of transforming traditional cities into sustainable cities. This event acts as a continuation of Berlin High-level Dialogue on Sustainable Cities and Transport & Global Forum on Human Settlements 2013, dedicated to the implementation of Rio+20 Decisions and Promotion of Sustainable Cities, Transport and Tourism. It has provided a platform for national and international information exchange for all the stakeholders from relevant countries and regions, and promoted capacity building for the participants, in particular for those from developing world. The success experiences were demonstrated by the host city and other partners on sustainable cities, transport and tourism, which facilitates bilateral and multilateral communication and cooperation of economy, technology and culture. The conference outcome is believed to provide references and inputs to the discussion of post-2015 UN sustainable development agenda and Sustainable Development Goals; and contribute to the preparations of 2016 UNHABITAT III conference and the New Urban Agenda. Forward-looking and practical themes and topics were addressed at the conference that took place under the background of the Latin American urbanization, and this brought out diverse and fresh practices and models and examples, producing positive impacts and allowing all the participants to enjoy the rich outcomes and creating memorable experience. It is believed that the conference will encourage and motivate more countries, enterprises, organizations and the public to engage in the building of sustainable cities and make joint efforts towards the future we want and need. (Feeds: The Public Information Department of GFHS) |
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Summary presentation on Bogota High-level Dialogue |
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https://www.gfhsforum.org |
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El Colombiano |
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BogotaHumana.gov.co |