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6th CITYNET Congress

CITYNET, the Regional Network of Local Authorities for the Management of Human Settlements, promotes sustainable urban improvement initiatives in the Asia-Pacific.Since 1987, CITYNET has been helping local governments improve the sustainability of human settlements, and expand their capacities to effectively meet the emerging challenges of urbanization and achieve sustainable cities. Today, CITYNET has grown to become an international organization of more than 100 members in 22 countries, most of which are cities and organizations in the Asia-Pacific region.

This year, CITYNET is organizing its 6th Congress with the theme “Harmonious Cities for Our Future,” in Yokohama, Japan, in time with the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Opening of the Port of Yokohama. Over a thousand mayors, urban managers, and practitioners are expected to attend various activities in the congress.

In 2007, CITYNET partnered with ADB in an International Seminar on Sanitation at ADB Headquarters in Manila, Philippines to assist CITYNET members, other local governments and Asia-Pacific partners in addressing the region’s sanitation challenge. ADB is participating in the 6th CITYNET Congress to promote ADB’s ongoing work on sustainable cities, particularly in water supply, sanitation, wastewater management, and other emerging issues such as disaster-preparedness and climate change adaptation.

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The Congress aims to bring together key policymakers and urban stakeholders to evaluate, define, and re-affirm their connections, and to forge new alliances to address current and emerging issues in urban development in the Asia-Pacific.

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Date	Time	Session Title	ADB Speaker/Panelist
8 Sep		Parallel Session
	1300-1500	Making PPP Work	Anand Chiplunkar
		Roundtables
	1530-1700	Access to Basic Urban Services	Hubert Jenny
	1530-1700	Bridging the Gap Between Ecology And Economy	David McCauley
	1530-1700	Enhancing Cooperation Between Asian and European Cities	Michael Lindfield
	1830–2030	Launching Ceremony for the Sanitation Databook	Anand Chiplunkar
9 Sep		Cluster Dialogues
	1300-1500	Infrastructure Cluster	Michael Lindfield
	1300–1500	Environment Cluster A. Water and Sanitation B. Solid Waste C. Climate Change D. Way Forward	Anand Chiplunkar, Water and Sanitation David McCauley, Climate Change
		Networking Session
	1530-1700	Financing Urban Infrastructure	Anand Chiplunkar Michael Lindfield Hubert Jenny PSOD (Siddhartha Shah/ Michael Barrow)

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The event is being organized by CITYNET.

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Mayors, urban managers, and practitioners are expected to attend. Partners from international organizations are invited.