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CIPSS midterm seminar in Bali/Indonesia 24-27 February

Group photo of participants in the midterm seminar in Bali

Our programme ‘Co-design for Sustainable, Resilient and Inclusive Public Spaces and Services’ (CIPSS) is running in three countries: North Macedonia, Turkey and Indonesia. Mid-term seminars for the Turkish and North Macedonian participants were already held, in January 2023. At the end of February it was the time to organize the mid-term workshop for the Indonesian teams.

“This year we decided to combine the mid-term workshop with the Alumni meeting and invited previous teams’ representors to Bali to present the current state of their change projects and share their experiences from the programme with the current participants”, says programme coordinator Johanna Alkan Olson from the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science at Lund University. The programme and mentor coordinators (Johanna Alkan Olson and Ilhami Alkan Olson) were not able to join live in the previous meetings because of Covid-19, but this year, for the first time, they were also present in the workshop.

Invited Guest Speaker

Dr. Nyoman Gede Matu Putra, Head of the Architecture Department at the University of Warmadewa, Bali presented the impact of tourism on the local identity and how the university and municipalities in the region cooperate to support the local identity against the erosion the mass tourism may create.

Dr. Nyoman Gede Matu Putra, Head of the Architecture Department at the University of Warmadewa, Bali giving a speech to the participants. — Dr. Nyoman Gede Matu Putra, invited guest speaker

Visits to the Swedish Embassy and SDG Academy in Jakarta

To make the most of the travel, the programme and mentor coordinators, together with the country mentors (Dr. Sylvia Yazid and Dr. Unang Mulkhan) paid visit to the Swedish Embassy in Jakarta to inform about the programme and explore the possibility to link the results of the programme and the Alumni to the Embassy’s activities.

“In the meeting the Ambassador Marina Berg informed us about their activities. We think that the talk about how the Business Sweden Indonesia and the programme activities can be linked to each other was particularly interesting”, says Ilhami Alkan Olson, mentor coordinator from the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law.

The programme coordinators and the country mentors around a table with representatives from the Swedish Embassy in Jakarta. — The programme coordinators and the country mentors paid visit to the Swedish Embassy in Jakarta.

The programme and mentor coordinators together with the two country mentors in front of the Swedish Embassy in Jakarta. — The programme coordinators and the country mentors paid visit to the Swedish Embassy in Jakarta.

The team also visited the UNDP supported ‘SDG Academy’ in Jakarta to discuss the possible cooperation between their Alumni activities and CIPSS programme.

The CIPSS coordinators and mentors together with representatives from SDG Academy in their office. In the background a wall with the SDG:s. — The CIPSS coordinators and mentors meeting representatives from SDG Academy in Jakarta.

Representatives from SDG Academy in discussion around a table together with the CIPSS coordinators and mentors. — Discussion on a possible cooperation between SDG Academy in Jakarta and the CIPSS programme.

Positive Outcomes of the Seminar

“We think that our visit to Indonesia has been productive in a number of ways, above all exploring the different possibilities to link the programme and the programme Alumni to the different Swedish initiatives in Indonesia”, says Johanna Alkan Olson.

In the workshop the representors of five Alumni teams were present: Medan, Malang, Jambi, Pekalongan and Yogyakarta.

“Meeting with the Alumni was also inspiring. We got to see how the former participants continue to work with their change projects and develop their activities to strengthen their municipalities”, Ilhami Alkan Olson fills in.

There were interesting ideas and suggestions during and after the workshop. Bandoro Budi Nugroho from Yogyakarta Municipality (2nd batch) for instance said after the group’s visit to two villages in Bali that their change projects should maybe include not only formal rules and regulations, but also traditional/cultural rules and regulations on spatial planning to create more inclusive, sustainable, and creative planning.

Group photo of the Indonesian participants together with the mentors and the programme coordinator in a traditional village in Bali. — The Indonesian participants together with the mentors and the programme coordinator on a visit to a traditional village in Bali.

“The seminar has been proven a good opportunity to build up network, exchange experiences, develop new ideas and possibly new projects between different municipalities. We were also very happy to see that former participants and their municipalities have been continuing to work with their ‘change projects’ in many ways and taken steps to make their cities more sustainable, resilient, human rights based and equal”, says mentor Ilhami Alkan Olsson.

The workshop ended with a speech by Johanna Alkan Olsson where she outlined the coming steps for the participants.

Keep an eye out for further information on the blog!

March 7, 2023

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Climate Displacement in African Cities – Voices from our programme participants

The programme “Human Rights and Gender Equality in Climate and Disaster Displacement” brings together participants from capital and secondary cities in Kenya, Uganda and Sierra Leone. Hear what some of them have to say about climate-related displacement in their cities in these videos filmed by the Raoul Wallenberg Institute.

The Raoul Wallenberg Institute (affiliated with the Law Faculty at Lund University) is delivering the programme in collaboration with the Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety at the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University. Support is given by Lund University Commissioned Education (LUCE), the department at the university focusing on professional development and capacity building programmes.

February 27, 2023

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CIPSS midterm seminar in Çeşme/Izmir 12-14 January

The CIPSS-teams from North Macedonia and Turkey together with the mentors.

Our programme Co-design for Sustainable, Resilient and Inclusive Public Spaces and Services (CIPSS) is running in three countries; North Macedonia, Turkey and Indonesia.

In order to increase interaction and motivation, we decided to organise North Macedonia’s and Turkey’s midterm workshops together and host North Macedonian participants in Turkey. The geographical closeness and bettered Covid situation in both countries made this possible. Macedonian participants flew to Izmir/Çeşme where most Turkish participants are homebased. In that way, Turkish participants were able to reach the seminar venue after a short travel. This was cost and time wise an attractive solution, and we minimised the carbon footprint of the seminar.

We also invited some of the former participants to update their work and share their experiences. Gülay Günlük Şenesen, a professor from Istabul University and Human Rights City expert, also presented the practical application of the concept of ‘gender-budgeting in local governments’.

Furthermore, the three days long seminar was visited by the Vice Mayor of Karşıyaka, one of the participant municipalities in Turkey and she gave a speech on their system of collecting data and analyse in use of their climate change action plan.

The mayor of Karşıyaka holds a speech for the participants on a system of collecting data for a better climate action plan. — A speech by the Vice Mayor of Karşıyaka on a system of collecting data for a better climate action plan.

The seminar ended with a speech by Johanna Alkan Olsson, CIPSS coordinator from the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science at Lund University, where she outlined the coming steps for the participants.

The participants gathering in a circle, listening to a lecturer explaining a methodology. — A methodology explained to increase citizen participation.

Mentor and CIPSS coordinator Johanna Alkan Olsson in dialogue with one of the participants.

Municipality of Tetovo team’s impression of the Çeşme workshop
“In a short time, the workshop gave us even more awareness of Agenda2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals. Also of urban development, including rights-based urban planning, gender budgeting and climate change action plans. We will now reflect on everything that was discussed and start making changes in Tetovo Municipality.

We concluded that incorporating sustainability concepts and methods works as a catalyst that strengthens the capacity building in the planning and Co-design process for Sustainable, Resilient and Inclusive Public Spaces and Services.

Meeting all participants was very valuable for our future networking. We also had the chance to exchange experiences and expertise with alumni, which gave a lot. All in all, it was an amazing workshop with excellent professional support and lots of nice and friendly meetings”, says the Tetovo team.

The Tetovo team standing together with the mentors in front of a harbour. — The Tetovo team together with the mentors.

January 23, 2023

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Report from mentor visits to Jayapura and Pariaman cities in Indonesia

Team members in discussion with mentors. — Discussion with the Pariaman team.

At the end of last year our local mentors Unang Mulkhan and Sylvia Yazid in the programme Co-design for Sustainable, Resilient and Inclusive Public Spaces and Services (CIPSS) visited the participants in Indonesia.

The first stop was Jayapura City where they had a consultation meeting with the CIPSS participants Ben, Vivin and Ester. The meeting, which focused on the approach and method of their change project, took place in their office, i.e. the Environmental Department office of Jayapura City.

Participants from Papua and the Indonesian mentors in front of the Environmental Office of the City of Jayapura in Papua Province.

The aim of their change project is to design safe, healthy and inclusive public spaces at the coastal areas in the city, through public participation. Teenagers and youths will be the target of this initiative by involving them to think, discuss and provide input to local authorities on how to design inclusive public spaces in the beach area, which is located in front of the Governor’s office of Papua Province.

Participants from Papua in discussion with the mentors under a palm tree at a beach area. — Participants from Papua in discussion with the mentors at the beach area in front of the Governor’s office. This will be the location of the change project.

Students at junior high school level are believed to be the right age as agents of change. The plan is to present the result of the teenagers’ designs to related city offices. Thus, the team explained that the plan of this change project is also related to the Emancipated Learning initiative from the Ministry of Education which encourages students to be more involved with their environments and surroundings.

The day after, the mentors visited the Junior High School of YPK Paulus Dok V Jayapura. The idea is to involve some of it’s students in formulating a plan to establish a cleaner habit in the public space.

Mentors in a classroom full of pupils. — Visit at the school that will be the partner for the change project in Jayapura.

Mentors and participants in discussion with the head of the school outside a classroom. — Visit at the school that will be the partner for the change project in Jayapura.

Participants, mentors, and head of school, with a view to the beach.

Participants and mentors watching the view around the school.

“We agreed with Ben, Vivin and Ester that the project should go beyond rubbish collection in the beach. Thus, the change project should include designing the utilization of coastal areas with safe and enjoyable beaches for children with some activity options. We met the headmaster of the school who enthusiastically agreed to be involved in the project. We were also given a tour of the school (which has a beautiful view of the ocean) and had a brief chat with the students”, says Sylvia Yazid.

Furthermore, the mentors met the Secretary General of the City of Jayapura to discuss the involvement of the city’s staff in CIPSS program 2022/2023.

“We received his full support, particularly because CIPSS is seen as a capacity building programme to local actors. He emphasized the needs for more capacity building activities for the government officers of Jayapura and he expressed his interest in joining the mid-term workshop 2023”, says Unang Mulkhan.

The team of Jayapura and the mentors meeting the Regional Secretary of the City of Jayapura.

Next in line was a meeting at the Mayor of Pariaman’s residence, together with the participants Ma’ruf, Adjo Fe, Yofan and the Mayor himself. All participants come from different organizations and have different backgrounds; academia, private sector and local government. This is very beneficial, as they can contribute to the team with different expertise.

During the mentor visit, the Mayor explained the conditions, issues and vision for the city.

“Based on the discussion, we can understand why the Mayor himself decided to be one of the team members. He understands concepts and practices on co-design for development and can learn from other cities joined in the CIPPS program”, says Sylvia Yazid.

Mentors meeting the Pariaman team in the official residence of the Mayor of Pariaman. — The mentors meeting the Pariaman team in the official residence of the Mayor of Pariaman.

Participants from Pariaman (which include the Mayor, Dr. Genius Umar) and the mentors. — The mentors meeting the Pariaman team in the official residence of the Mayor of Pariaman.

The focus of the change project in Pariaman City is to design the utilization of Lapangan Merdeka (a public space at the centre of the city) to be a more clean and inclusive area for all people in the city. The mayor has a goal to return the function of this public space to it’s original function as the space for all. At present, one of the issues is that the surrounding area is crowded by damaged buildings and morning markets which makes the area dirty, dense and not really comfortable for public activities.

The temporary market on the location of the change project in Pariaman.

“As we made a walking tour, we found out that the extension of the area may include the riverbank and the beach area. So, the plan is to create activities which aim to involve various stakeholders in designing the utilization of the Lapangan Merdeka and its surroundings”, says Unang Mulkhan.

Mentors and participants walking on the beach, the possible extended location for the change project in Pariaman. — Mentors and participants walking on the beach, which is the possible extended location for the change project in Pariaman.

“Coincidentally, both cities involved in CIPSS 2022/2023, Jayapura and Pariaman, are similar types of coastal cities which are very vulnerable to natural disaster and sea waste pollution. Therefore, we believe that these two groups will be able to learn and benefit from each other during the midterm workshop”, concludes Sylvia Yazid.

January 18, 2023

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Cities on the path of resilient and sustainable post-war recovery – well attended workshop arranged by alumna from NBS

Wars in the 21^st century have had long-lasting effects on our societies and ecosystems alike. The forced migration and displacement of communities, the mass destruction of infrastructure and institutions, and the consequent environmental degradation weakens cities, communities, and their surrounding ecosystems. There is an immediate need to make cities, communities, and ecosystems function in a way that they can better respond to crises.

Recently, Olena Tarasova-Krasiieva, a Ukrainian alumna from the programme ‘Innovation in Governance for Urban Nature-based Solutions’ arranged a workshop on post-war recovery with support from Bernadett Kiss (IIIEE – the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics at Lund University) and Alexandra Hertz (Lund University Commissioned Education – LUCE).

The aim of the workshop (which was funded by the Swedish Institute) was to strengthen resilience of individuals, communities, and cities and create a pathway to a more sustainable and just future. Together with communities and experts involved, engaging with state-of-the-art ambitions and visions, the participants explored potential recovery pathways for more sustainable and resilient urban futures.

“First and foremost, we wanted to support our alumni and participants from Ukraine with lessons learned and knowledge about how they can contribute to rebuilding the country in a sustainable way. Of course the workshop was also valuable to other participants from countries that have been or are in conflict”, says Bernadett Kiss.

Several Ukrainian experts were invited to give talks and facilitate discussions. Together, the workshop participants got to try out a real-world example with a case-study on Irpin city, one of the Hero Cities of Ukraine, discussing different ideas and paths forward for recovery with input from the invited experts. Both the talks and the case study discussions were very much appreciated by all participants.

”The workshop raised new questions and aspects about recovery that I didn’t think of before. It’s a good starting point for my own project, to research what is done and what can be done”, says Kateryna Kolosiuk, an alumna from Ukraine, who is working with a group of people to rebuild parts of her city in a more sustainable way.

The workshop was also appreciated by the participants joining from other countries – as both the examples of post-war recovery around the world which were presented and the discussion on the city of Irpin case gave interesting lessons and ideas forward for any country dealing with the after-effects of conflicts and war. Participants expressed that they could see similarities with their own situations, past and present.

The workshop gave a clear message on the importance of thinking long-term and keeping the big picture in mind, as opposed to just solving our immediate problems here and now. ”Economic recovery should be with a clear vision of the whole state’s recovery. There are many mistakes done by other post-war countries and we should attentively look through them.” says Serhii Koreniev, participant of the current course, also from Ukraine.

December 19, 2022

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Connecting Cities, Nature and Innovation — Providing tools, knowledge and contacts to practitioners

Lund University’s programme Innovation in Governance for Urban Nature-based Solutions focuses on governance and leadership innovation in the area of Nature-based Solutions for improved urban environments. It is provided by the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) in collaboration with LUCE, the Department for Commissioned Education and funded by the Swedish Institute. Target countries are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.

“The great thing with this urban nature-themed programme is that we are working together with urban practitioners, who are directly involved in change-making processes, such as city planning. The online format makes it possible to enrol participants worldwide, equip them with skills and strengthen their capacities required facilitating long-term transformations toward sustainability,” says Dr Bernadett “Berni” Kiss — lecturer and research associate at the IIIEE— about the capacity development programme Innovation in Governance for Urban Nature-based Solutions.

Learn more about the programme and its impact in the full article at the webpage of iiiee

December 14, 2022

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Kick-off in Kenya for our capacity building programme on human rights and gender equality in climate and disaster displacement

Group photo of the participants together with Prof Mo Hamza and Dr Matthew Scott — The group of participants together with Prof. Mo Hamza and Dr Matthew Scott at the kick-off event in Kenya.

At COP26 in Glasgow in 2021 the Global Mayors Action Agenda on Climate and Migration was launched. Our programme ‘Human Rights and Gender Equality in Climate and Disaster Displacement’, carried out with financial support from the Swedish Institute, is designed to contribute directly to this. It will be done by strengthening the capacity of municipal authorities in multiple cities in Africa (Free Town, Kampala and Nairobi) when it comes to how they address climate-related displacement into and within their municipalities.

Recently, we arranged a large kick-off event for the programme participants (public sector professionals working on local and county government issues in Sierra Leone, Uganda and Kenya, with a mandate to develop policies on for example housing, migration and crisis preparedness).

An introduction was held by Prof. Mo Hamza and Dr Matthew Scott to human mobility in the context of disasters and climate change.

Furthermore, the participants got to work together to start developing action plans for how they will build profiles of displacement issues from the perspective of local authorities. The profiles will be developed over the course of seven modules and will be presented at a final event in one of the three participating countries in August 2023.

A selection of photos from the event:

Sierra Leone Red Cross team in group discussion around a table. — Sierra Leone Red Cross team in group discussion during the kick-off event.

The participants on a field trip around Lake Naivasha in Kenya. — Field trip around Lake Naivasha in Kenya, where participants learned of climate-related rising of the lake and associated displacement.

Sylvestre Sidie Mohamed Kallon and Yusufu Kamara from Sierra Leone Red Cross in discussion during a break. — Sylvestre Sidie Mohamed Kallon and Yusufu Kamara (Sierra Leone Red Cross) in discussion during a break.

Participants from Kenya doing a quiz on mobility and migration. — Quiz on mobility and migration – Kenya team.

Participants from Uganda and Sierra Leone sitting around tables listening to a lecture. — Introduction to Mobility, Migration and Displacement – Uganda and Sierra Leone teams.

The Kenya team listening to an introduction to FIRE - Framework for Integrating Rights and Equality. — Introduction to FIRE (Framework for Integrating Rights and Equality) – Kenya Team.

Nicholas Wanjiru (Kenya) presenting his team’s plan for City Profile on Migration and Displacement.

Teaching and coordinating staff

The programme is a collaboration between the Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety at the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) (affiliated with the Law Faculty at Lund University). It is delivered with the support of Lund University Commissioned Education (LUCE), the department at the university focusing on professional development and capacity building programmes.

December 5, 2022

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Successful alumni meetings and valuable mentor visits to North Macedonia and Turkey

Johanna Alkan Olsson together with participants in the Ohrid team in North Macedonia.

Our programme Co-design for Sustainable, Resilient and Inclusive Public Spaces and Services is in full swing!

Recently, Johanna Alkan Olsson, the programme coordinator from the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC) at Lund University and Ilhami Alkan Olsson, mentor coordinator from the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) visited the participating countries North Macedonia and Turkey.

“We wanted to visit the teams of participants in the programme and their municipalities to gain more political and administrative support along the way. We met the participants’ supervisors and local politicians, often the mayors, and presented the goals of the programme to them directly, to answer their questions, as well as build up trust and networking. Meeting the participants in person was also very valuable. That way, the programme becomes more real. We also tried to meet some other potential stakeholders, partners and ‘programme friends’ during the visits. Universities and UNDP country organisations were particularly important in that respect”, says Ilhami Alkan Olsson.

Johanna Alkan Olsson with nature in the background.

“On the whole, the visits were useful and fruitful. Not only did they increase the motivation of the participants and teachers/mentors, they also created opportunities to meet different organisations and people that may contribute to our programme in different ways. The visits are also a promising basis for the future cooperation with the participants and stakeholders. The alumni meetings, that took place in Turkey, showed the importance of continued networking. Through such meetings and encounters the programme does not become ‘passé’ for the former participants, but alive and meaningful”, says Johanna Alkan Olsson.

Some of the meetings were covered by local and national media, including CNN Turkey, as well as several social media networks.

Below is a selection of events during the trip:

The Mayor of Ohrid hands over a gift to programme coordinator Johanna Alkan Olsson. — On the 2nd of November, the mentors visited Ohrid, a participant municipality from North Macedonia. The team members and the Mayor of the city were very welcoming. Here the Mayor hands over a gift to Johanna Alkan Olsson.

Johanna Alkan Olsson around a table together with participants from North Macedonia as well as members of the City Council in Tetovo. — In Tetovo, in North Macedonia, the mentors met our participants as well as members of the City Council. In Tetovo, the mentors also had the chance to visit the place where the team will implement their change project and got to talk to some of their stakeholders. The last stop in the city was the university, as the mentors want to strengthen the linkage between the change project and a local university.

Group photo of 29 former and current participants from Turkey, as well as academics that contributed to the programme. — On the 4^th of November the mentors were in Antalya, Turkey, to attain their first ‘Country alumni meeting’. 29 former and current participants, as well as those academics that contributed to our programme, participated in the meeting. The Mayor and municipal experts also actively participated in the discussions.

The current team in Turkey in meeting with the Mayor of Buca. — On the 7th of November, our mentors visited Buca, our new participant district municipality (500.000 inhabitants) from Izmir Metropolitan Municipality in Turkey and met the current team and the Mayor.

A few of the participants at an alumni meeting in Buca sitting around a table. — Buca also hosted our Alumni meeting in the afternoon. Around 20 former and current participants from Izmir participated.

Group photo of the mentors together with participants from Turkey and the Mayor and Vice-Mayor of Karşıyaka. — On the 8th of November, the mentors visited Karşıyaka, another district municipality (350.000 inhabitants) in Izmir in Turkey, and had a very productive working day with the team members as well as the Mayor and Vice-Mayor.

Group photo of the mentors and Team Originn in Turkey. — The following day, the mentors visited Team Originn, the third team from Izmir, a civil initiative on sustainability. Alongside with the team members, they met some other civil initiatives and groups that were present in their shared building. In the Izmir visits, two of the programme’s local teachers and mentors; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özgür Arun and Prof. Dr. Canan Madran were also present.

November 25, 2022

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