Political Sessions
SPO-07| AFRICA FINET GENERAL ASSEMBLY
19 May
14:30 to 18:00
Venue: Room 5
LEAD ORGANIZER
PRESENTATION OF THE SESSION
PANEL
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Facilitator
François Paul Yatta
Head of programmes of the United Cities and Local Governments of Africa
François Paul Yatta holds a Master’s Degree in Urban Engineering, Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, ENPC, Paris, (France, 1995), a MPhil in Urban and Regional Economics Paris (France, 1994), and a PhD in urban and regional economics, University of Paris XII – Val de Marne (France, 1998)). He is also habilitated to direct research (HDR), University of Paris XII – Val de Marne (France, 2005). Researcher at the research laboratory of the Observatory of Economy and Local Institutions, ŒIL (Observatoire de l'Économie et des Institutions Locales, Paris, France), he participated, in several researches, which the most important are (1) the comparison of the major cities of the world with regard to their GDP (2) the development of a spatialized development model to test, identify and measure a certain number of relationships or assumptions, such as the influence of infrastructure, public policies, etc, (3) the contribution to the "Base 90 regional aggregates" Working Group of the National Institute of statistics and economic studies, INSEE (Division of statistics and economic studies, Paris, France) which has for objective the redesign of regional accounts in France and (4) the participation in the process of the EU regional policy reform, particularly on the criteria for eligibility and allocation of structural funds. Dr Yatta was regional Advisor (1998-2007) at the Municipal Development Program for West and Central Africa, in charge of local finances, local economies and fiscal decentralization. Dr Yatta is now Head of programmes of the United Cities and Local Governments of Africa. Dr Yatta is author of two books (Villes et développement économique en Afrique : une approche par les comptes économiques sociaux, éditions Economica, 315 pages, 2006 and La décentralisation fiscale en Afrique : enjeux et perspectives, éditions Khartala, 340 pages, 2009), two « Think Pieces» for the 2015 and 2016 African Economic Outlook publish by OECD/AfDB, and several scientific publications on local finances, fiscal decentralization and urban economics, and co-author of four books. Dr Yatta is Member of the International Institute of Public Finance (IIPF), the Development Finance Network (DEFINE) of OECD and the Association of francophone regional science (ASRDLF).
Programme
Summary
Speakers
GALLERY
Parallel Sessions
- 9:30 to 18:00 JOU-07 | Intermediary And Inclusive Cities: What Places For Young African People? Venue: Hall B
- 14:30 to 18:00 JOU-02-C | CLIMATE DAY – CoM SSA Venue: Room C
- 14:30 to 18:00 SOU-43 |INTEGRATED FRAMEWORKS TO ACHIEVE ALL INCLUSIVE INTERMEDIARY CITIES; POLICY AND LEGISLATION Venue: Room 1
- 14:30 to 18:00 SOU-93 | LAUNCH OF A NETWORK OF AFRICAN LOCAL AUTHORITIES COMMITTED TO THE RECOGNITION OF ON-SHELF SANITATION Venue: Room 3
- 14:30 to 18:00 SOU-84 | CARRYING OUT CROSS-BORDER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS OR PROJECTS WITH A CROSS-BORDER IMPACT WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES: THE INTEGRATED CROSS-BORDER DEVELOPMENT SCHEME (SATI) Venue: Room 4
- 14:30 to 18:00 SOU-14| PARTNERSHIPS FOR LOCAL DEMOCRACY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN SWEDEN AND AFRICA – STORIES AND OPPORTUNITIES Venue: Room 5
- 14:30 to 18:00 SOU-15 | PREVENTION OF CRIME AMONG YOUTH THROUGH LEVERAGING ON ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODS IN INTERMEDIARY CITIES Venue: Room 6
- 14:30 to 18:00 SOU-16 | RISK INFORMED URBAN DEVELOPMENT: TERRITORIAL GOVERNANCE SCHEMES FOR ADDRESSING SYSTEMIC RISKS IN INTERMEDIARY CITIES Venue: Room 7
- 14:30 to 18:00 SOU-01 | THE AFRICA TERRITORIAL AGENCY, VEHICLE FOR FINANCING CITIES AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN AFRICA Venue: Room 8
- 14:30 to 18:00 SOU-105 | IMPROVING THE RESILIENCE OF AFRICAN CITIES TO CLIMATE RISKS Venue: Room 9
- 14:30 to 18:00 SOU-75 | ACCESS TO SUSTAINABLE ENERGY IN AFRICAN CITIES Venue: Room 10
- 14:30 to 18:00 SOU-73 | MAYORS FORUM ON AFRICAN CITIES FOR CLEAN AIR Venue: Room 11
- 14:30 to 18:00 SOU-111 | VALUE CHAIN OPPORTUNITIES AT MUNICIPAL LEVEL Venue: Salon (Kisumu)
- 14:30 to 18:00 SOU-62 | SUSTAINABLE FINANCING OF BASIC SOCIAL SERVICES IN AFRICAN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS Venue: Room 12
- 14:30 to 16:00 SOU-65 | PUBLIC PRIVATE PEOPLE PARTNERSHIPS (PPPs) AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AS VEHICLES FOR PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT IN INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS: PRESENTING AN INNOVATIVE PPPP FROM KISUMU, KENYA Venue: Room 13
- 14:30 to 18:00 SOU-65| QUALITY URBANIZATION AND HEALTH FOR ALL IN INTERMEDIARY CITIES IN AFRICA Venue: Room 12
- 14:30 to 18:00 SOU-115 | OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE CENTRE ON THE AFRICAN PUBLIC SPACES “INCLUSIVE, SAFE, ACCESSIBLE AND VIBRANT AFRICAN CITIES WITH QUALITY CONTEXT-SENSITIVE PUBLIC SPACES AT THE HEART OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT” Venue: Room 14
- 14:30 to 18:00 SOU-24| TERRITORIAL COACHING: A MOBILIZING AND EFFECTIVE APPROACH FOR HUMAN RESOURCES IN TERRITORIAL AUTHORITIES Venue: Room 15
- 14:30 to 18:00 SOU-28| EXPERIENCE OF COCODY AS A MODEL OF A COSMOPOLITAN COMMUNE Venue: Room 16
- 14:30 to 18:30 SOU-86-A | INCLUSIVE URBAN WASTE MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE Venue: Room 17
- 14:30 to 18:00 SOU-86-B | URBAN ECONOMIC GROWTH IN AFRICA: A CASE STUDY OF NAIROBI CITY, KENYA Venue: Room 17
- 14:30 to 18:00 SOU-11 | PROMOTION OF DOING GOOD AND VOLUNTEERING FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH OF AFRICA CITIES” & GOOD DEEDS DAY NETWORKING DINNER Venue: Room 18
- 14:30 to 18:00 SOU-68 | THE JUST CITY Venue: Room 19
- 14:30 to 18:00 SOU-96 | AFRICAN SOCIAL HOUSING FORUM: IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON ACCESS TO SOCIAL HOUSING Venue: Room 20
- 14:00 to 15:00 SOU-13 | AIR QUALITY IN AFRICAN CITIES PUBLICATION LAUNCH Venue: UN-Habitat
- 14:30 to 18:00 SOU-08 |TEST TRAINING ON THE INTRODUCTORY MODULE ON “THE ECOLOGICAL TRANSITION OF TERRITORIES” Venue: The UCLG Africa Stand
- 16:30 to 18:00 SOU-21 | TRIPARTITE PARTNERSHIP FOR NETWORKING FOR PSUP PARTNERSHIP TO ACHIEVE SDG 11 AND NEW URBAN AGENDA IN SLUMS AND INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS Venue: Exhibition
- 14:30 to 18:00 JOU-06/ SOU-78 | GENDER EQUALITY Venue: Hall A
- 9:30 to 18:00 JOU-01 | Urban Planning Day Venue: Room 3