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| Arcadis hosts U.N. World Urban Campaign Meeting in Amsterdam Arcadis (EURONEXT: ARCAD), the international consulting and engineering company, opened UN-HABITATs 6th Steering Committee Meeting of the World Urban Campaign (WUC), which it is hosting in Amsterdam, with a keynote from CEO Harrie Noy. Attended by some of the world's most notable 'habitat' experts, the meeting forms part of 4 days of UN-HABITAT and private sector partner discussions to be held from 6-9 September 2011 in the Dutch capital. The World Urban Campaign is a global coalition of public, private and civil society partners united by a common desire to advocate on the positive role of cities around the world and to promote sustainable urbanization policies, strategies and practices. Launched last year, the Campaign is coordinated by UN-HABITAT, the United Nations' agency for human settlements, which helps the urban poor by bridging the urban divides and transforming cities to cleaner, greener, safer, smarter and more equitable places. The Campaign Steering Committee will be meeting to ensure that its actions remain consistent with the goals of UN-HABITAT. In addition to the upcoming Shelter Program missions to Haiti later this month and missions to Mozambique and Indonesia in November, Arcadis and UN-HABITAT will also be holding their first specialist 'Shelter Academy' in Rotterdam (13-15 September) in which a number of municipality heads from coastal cities around the world will participate. The Academy will focus primarily on knowledge sharing and capacity building for the management of climate change issues. write your comments about the article :: © 2011 Construction News :: home page |