The Sixth Global Forum of the Global Parliamentarians on Habitat will take place from 18 to 20 March 2010 in the Camara Municipal do Rio de Janeiro, Praça Floriano s/nº, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The theme of our Sixth Global Forum is "Sustainable Urbanisation". We have planned three parallel workshops on this theme in which we would like to discuss the following focal areas:
We want to set out the results of the workshops in a "Rio Declaration" to be presented a few days later at the UN-HABITAT World Urban Forum V taking place from 22 to 26 March in Rio de Janeiro.
On the last day of the Sixth Global Forum, we will elect the Board of Directors of the Global Parliamentarians on Habitat.
All parliamentarians wishing to attend the Sixth Global Forum are asked to contact the General Secretariat of the GPH: birte.leinius@bundestag.de.
From 22 to 26 March 2010, the UN-HABITAT World Urban Forum V will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The theme of the Forum is "The Right to the City: Bridging the Urban Divide".
Interested parliamentarians may register for this event at the UN-HABITAT website ( www.unhabitat.org).
Within the framework of the World Urban Forum V, the Global Parliamentarians on Habitat will stage a roundtable on 23 March 2010 to discuss the topic "Cities and Climate Change ".
Registration for the World Urban Forum V at the website of UN-HABITAT ( www.unhabitat.org) is required for participation in the roundtable.
We would like to point out that all parliamentarians attending GPH events are responsible for their own travel arrangements and expenses.