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April 2010

5 SURP students get UN Habitat CC research grants

April 23, 2010--- Five graduate students of the UP School of Urban and Regional Planning (UP SURP) were selected by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)  as grantees for their Climate Change-related research proposals.

SURP Dean Candido A. Cabrido Jr. and College Secretary, Dr. Mario R. Delos Reyes formally recognized the following students in an awarding ceremony at the UP SURP: George D. Esguerra (PhD Urban and Regional Planning), Mark Anthony M. Gamboa (MA Urban and Regional Planning), Proscoro Ervin A. Mundo (MA URP), Michelle Ann M. Santillan (MA URP), and A.S.M. Saifullah, (MS Regional Development Planning). The students will undertake their respective researches for six (6) months with financial support from the UN – HABITAT. The implementation of the studies will in turn be monitored by the UP SURP.  

The selection process commenced during the International University Seminar-Workshop with the theme “Strengthening Climate Change in Planning Education” hosted by UN-HABITAT and UP SURP on March 1 to 5, 2010 at the Calabia Mini-Theater, UP SURP, Diliman, Quezon City. The seminar-workshop and climate change researches are being coordinated by Mr. Bernhard Barth of the UN-Habitat and Dr. Delos Reyes as part of the Cities in Climate Change Academy (CCCA) and Cities in Climate Change Initiative (CCCI).

UN HABITAT-UP SURP CCCI/CCCA partnership

Recognizing the role of universities in contributing to change toward sustainable urban development, UN-HABITAT initiated the Habitat Partner University Network, which aims at enhancing cooperation between UN-HABITAT and universities worldwide to enhance collaboration and facilitate exchange of knowledge, expertise and skills among universities regarding Climate Change and Urban Planning.

UP SURP was selected as member of the network, representing the Asia-Pacific Region.   It was thus tasked to coordinate the seminar-workshop among university professors and students in the region, while other universities in Esmeraldas/Quito, Ecuador and in Kampala, Uganda will hold similar activities in Latin America and in Africa, respectively. The seminar-workshop was specifically aimed at mainstreaming climate change into the existing syllabi of UP SURP and to eventually provide Continuing Professional Education/Development (CPE/D) for urban planners and practitioners at the local level, particularly among local government units (LGUs) and at the regional level, the Asia-Pacific, in particular.

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