Recycling the city releasing the potential of vacant dwellings

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Transferring Good Practice Lessons from Latin
America the Caribbean Silvia Guimarães Yafai,
Head of International Programmes Building and
Social Housing Foundation
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To identify innovative and sustainable housing
solutions worldwide. To foster the exchange of
knowledge and experience. To facilitate the
transfer of good practice.
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Regional Programme for the Transfer of Good
Practice Latin America the Caribbean Highlighti
ng the need to not only identify 'Best Practices
but also to facilitate the transfer of these
innovative and successful approaches through the
exchange of knowledge, expertise and experience.
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Partners

• Fundación Hábitat Colombia
• Bogotá, Colombia
• Ibero-American Forum for Best Practices
• Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Spain, Mexico
• UN-HABITAT Best Practices and Local Leadership
  Programme
• Nairobi, Kenya
• UN-HABITAT Regional Office for Latin America
  the Caribbean
• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• UN Economic Commission for Latin America the
  Caribbean
• Santiago, Chile

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• I International Conference for Best Practice
  Transfer
• Medellín, Colombia November 2005
• Latin American Competition for the Transfer of
  Good Practice
• UN-HABITAT Best Practices and Local Leadership
  Programme
• Community Exchange Gram Vikas / Moravia / San
  Cristobal
• Habitat Colombia International Conference and
  Exchange Event
• Neiva, Colombia September 2007
• Exchange and transfer 10 award-winning best
  practices, including three winners of the World
  Habitat Award

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• Guidelines for the Transfer of Best Practices in
  Latin America the Caribbean
• Ibero-American Forum for Best Practices
• Adapted from Guidelines for Transferring
  Effective Practices A Practical Manual for
  South-South Cooperation, UNDP, UN-HABITAT,
  Citynet, 1998.
• Exchanges / Intercambios
• BSHF Fundación Hábitat Colombia
• Community exchange between Gram Vikas and the
  Moravia and San Cristobal communities in
  Medellin, Colombia.
• Criteria for Good Practice Transfer
• UN Economic Commission for LAC (CEPAL)
• Evaluation Latin American Competion for Best
  Practice Transfer

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Hábitat Colombia Exchange Event

• A regional event involving a series of seminars,
  workshops and community exchange activities in
  the city of Neiva, Colombia
• Organised by Fundación Hábitat Colombia and the
  Municipality of Neiva in collaboration with BSHF
  and a range of partners
• The event included the participation of ten
  award-winning best practices, including three
  winners of the World Habitat Award
• Key objectives sharing knowledge and
  transferring good practice

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• Neiva
• Population 350,000
• 190 miles south of Bogotá
• Capital of Huila Province
• Winner of the Dubai International Award, 2006
  Urban Management and Participatory Governance

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World Habitat Award winning practices

• Ecomaterials in Social Housing Projects
• CIDEM, Cuba and EcoSur
• Winner, World Habitat Award, 2007
• Architect in the Community Programme
• National Housing Institute, Cuba
• Society of Architects, Uruguay
• Winner, World Habitat Award, 2002
• Post-earthquake Reconstruction Programme
• FUNDASAL, El Salvador
• Winner, World Habitat Award, 2004

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Award-winning practices

• Youth Citizenship Network, Brazil
• Dubai International Award for Best Practices to
  Improve the Living Environment, 2006
• Sustainable Solid Waste Management Programme in
  Carhuaz, Peru
• Dubai International Award for Best Practices to
  Improve the Living Environment, 2006
• Grassroots Womens International Academy (GWIA),
  The Netherlands
• Dubai International Award for Best Practices to
  Improve the Living Environment, 2006
• Open-air Factory, Argentina
• Latin American Award for the Transfer of Good
  Practice, 2005
• Operation Respect, Brazil
• Latin American Award for the Transfer of Good
  Practice, 2005
• Rio Maria Aguilar Biological Corridor, Costa Rica
• Latin American Award for the Transfer of Good
  Practice, 2005
• Pedestrianisation and Urban Mobility, Spain

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Transfer Process

• Analysis of the demand and commitment of the
  receiving group(s)
• Identification of good practices with potential
  for transfer / initial contact
• Exchange visit(s)
• Analysis of the feasibility of transferring
  elements of the approach
• Action plan (if applicable, based on the results
  of the feasibility analysis)
• Implementation
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Dissemination of lessons learned

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Community Exchange Day 1Introductions / Core
Teams
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Community ExchangeCore Teams
FUNDASAL, El Salvador
Ecomaterials in Social Housing Projects, Cuba
Architect in the Community Programme, Cuba
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Community Exchange Day 2Presentation of
award-winning practices
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Community Exchange Day 2Presentation of
award-winning practices
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Community Exchange Day 3Architect in the
Community Programme / Comuna 3
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Community Exchange Day 3Operacion Respeto /
Comuna 2
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Community Exchange Day 3Ecomaterials in Social
Housing Projects / Comuna 6
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Ecomaterials workshopEcoSur Network / CIDEM
Ecomaterials in Social Housing Projects, Cuba
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Ecomaterials workshopEcoSur Network / CIDEM
Production of Micro Concrete roofing tiles
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Community Exchange Day 4Proposals, agreements
and initial outcomes

• Ecomaterials in Social Housing Projects, Cuba
• Production of Micro Concrete roofing tiles
• Puerta del Sol community
• Ecomaterials workshop schools
• Architect in the Community Programme, Cuba
• Colombian Society of Architects
• University
• FUNDASAL, El Salvador
• Support with existing neighbourhood improvement
  programme

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Habitat Colombia Exchange EventFollow-up

• Challenges change of government funding
• Fundación Hábitat Colombia follow-up with
  communities and the Municipality of Neiva
• Exchanges / Intercambios publication launched in
  2008 at the IV World Urban Forum (WUF4) in
  Nanjing, China

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• The process should remain open, flexible and
  dynamic.
• Intermediary organisations can play a key
  facilitating role in the process.
• For the receiving organisations it is important
  to identify and maintain the necessary conditions
  for the implementation of the good practice,
  supporting the process with the necessary
  resources and evaluating it in order to
  contribute towards the formulation of new
  exchanges and transfers.
• Transfer processes should not be initiated where
  there is a lack of continuity in local government
  policies.

Lessons Learned
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• The level of commitment on the part of
  communities and government agencies, as well as
  the level of participation in the project, are
  determining factors in the impact and reach of
  the exchanges.
• The transfer requires preliminary work carried
  out prior to the exchange itself. Previously
  identifying a series of specific points to be
  addressed can help to maximise the effectiveness
  of the process.
• The social objectives should be clearly defined,
  in order to avoid the interference of private or
  group interests and to keep the actions from
  becoming politicised.
• Developing a local network can help to ensure
  cohesion, commitment and the establishment of
  partnerships.

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In these rapidly changing times there is an
ever-growing need and an opportunity to join
forces, share knowledge and learn from proven
solutions to common problems.
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thank you
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www.fundacionhabitatcolombia.org