Salma Yousry
Facilitator
Celebrating Wuf12 Public Space Revitalization for Impact Initiative
November 5, 2024 | 13:00 - 14:30
Multipurpose room 05
UDF - Urban Development Fund
Egypt
English, Arabic
Reference:
NE 05-01
Summary
The CREATE, ADVOCATE and CELEBRATE Public Spaces Legacy programme, resonates deeply with the WUF12’s theme, "It all starts at home: Local actions for sustainable cities and communities." This theme underscores the importance of local initiatives in driving sustainable urban development. The Legacy Programme embodies this by addressing a prevalent urban challenge through creating, advocating and celebrating local frameworks that are tailored to the Egyptian context to increase the per-capita share of public spaces.
By emphasizing stakeholder participation and community-driven solutions, the initiative highlights how local actions can effectively contribute to broader urban sustainability goals. It seeks to transform neglected areas into vibrant, functional public spaces, demonstrating how grassroots efforts can lead to significant improvements in quality of life.
In alignment with WUF’s theme, the Legacy Programme not only enhances the immediate environment but also fosters a culture of advocacy and activism towards availing public open spaces. It sets a precedent for how localized actions can drive systemic change, ultimately contributing to the regeneration and development of sustainable, inclusive urban environments.
Objectives
1. CREATE: To develop and activate inclusive public space/s in a low-income Egyptian neighborhood that responds to the needs of the local community through active stakeholder participation and a practical operation and management framework for sustainability, scale-up and replication. All while establishing key performance indicators to measure its impact, providing a foundation for evidence-based advocacy for public space provision across Egypt.
2. ADVOCATE: To mobilize existing stakeholders and potential partners to effectively close policy and institutional gaps related to the use, management, financing, operation, and maintenance of public open spaces in Egypt. Resulting in setting up a ‘Public Spaces Programme’ in UN-Habitat Egypt office to pilot practical low-cost innovative solutions that enhance access to public spaces for all, grounded in community needs and active stakeholder engagement.
3. CELEBRATE: To acknowledge and celebrate local successful public space projects that were capable of catalyzing long-term integrated urban regeneration processes. While facilitating the exchange of knowledge and best practices and enhance awareness of the significance of inclusive and participatory public space development.
Partners
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UDF - Urban Development Fund
Egypt
Cairo Governorate
Germany
UN-Habitat Egypt Office
United Arab Emirates
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