Urbanization conference begins in Juba
Wednesday, 24 October 2012 03:41 Mabior Mach South Sudan >>> . The first National Conference on Urbanization bagan on Tuesday in Juba, under the theme, "Towards the development of inclusive urban centers in South Sudan". The two-day conference, which is organized by the National Ministry of Physical Planning in collaboration with United Nations Human Settlement Program UN HABITAT, aims to discuss the challenges and opportunities of urbanization in the country. Addressing the opening session, the Deputy Minister of Physical Planning, Mary Nyaulang Reat, said the government is working to create policies for a sustainable urban growth. "To ensure that viable and long terms regional and urban planning is developed to address our fast growing urbanization; to ensure better land use and planning now and for the future generation, having cited this objective of this conference; I am confident that your effective, academic, professional and intellectual contribution will strengthen the goals of this conference and add new dimension to our desired approach," Nyaulang said. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
