Addressing Environmental Issues through Integrated Environmental Planning : Creating Spaces for Cooperation Abid Hussainy Urban Unit P&D

Who are we? I am interested in the Future because that is where I am going to spend the rest of my life ( Charles Kettering)

The Urban Unit unit within the P&D Department to provide technical support in urban issues, staffed by professionals in the fields of urban planning, urban transport, SWM, WSS, institutional development, etc etc. To Realize the Vision 2020 of the GoPb Is working with technical assistance from the WB, support of the Punjab Govt and close collaboration with the LGs, in consultation with all the stakeholders towards a common goal of sustainable development.

The Urban Unit Vision When the future historian shall write the history of Cities in Punjab, s/he shall divide it into 2 distinct phases: 1. ‘Cities before the Urban Unit’ & 2. ‘Cities after the Urban Unit’

The Dream Merchants: Cleaner and Greener Lahore

Vision For any dream to come true, the 1 st condition is: To have a dream We help cities Dream for the future

Dream Merchants Yes we are dream merchants BUT With a difference….. We provide After Sales Service as well We help in turning the dreams into Reality

What the Urban Unit can do for Cities ? Prepare plans & Strategies Carry out studies Provide technical support Facilitate Financing & spending Capacity building Any other collaboration

Urban Unit …. Our role is to build the capacity of cities to shape and protect their own future. We want empowered and confident cities, with higher levels of democratic participation and citizen engagement for Urban Development work together with Cities to offer more choice and quality in public services address the issues of Transportation, Solid Waste, Water Supply and Sanitation, and Land use Planning

Lahore Cleaner and Greener Addressing the issues of common property resources like Air and Water which are being polluted –Property Rights through Education Learning and adopting local Public Participation Model for Environmental Issues – Multi stakeholders Partnership Scale up innovative model addressing environmental issue and testing the principles

UC 60 : Spatial Location

Learning Model for Integrated Environmental Planning :UC 60

Environmental Issues

Potential Partner for Sustainable Development WASA- service provider Urban Unit, Government of Punjab (regular) Community Civil Society

WASA Lahore Have prepared a water supply scheme only Sanitation is still an issue not address Social mobilization and community is less emphasized element in the project Technical and hardware project

Urban Unit approach is an integrated planning approach to environmental planning and project design in which community well being is focused by social capital mobilization community development provision of water and sanitation services Education and research Partnership for learning

(ASB) Anjuman Samaji Behbood (ASB)

Learning Partners WASA Urban Unit ASB City District Government Lahore

UC 60 Project aims to Mobilize communities for internal component financing of Water and Sanitation System WASA external component 100% water metering 24/7 water supply Education and Communication Research in Hygiene Education and Conservation

Potential Outcome Test and Refine Urban Partnership model for Environmental Management between Service provider, Regulator and Civil Society Internal and external model for WSS and Municipal services Learning for Integrated Planning for Cleaner and Greener Lahore Potential for Scale up in Lahore and other large cities of Punjab- Pakistan

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