After its success in implementing “Smart Growth” capacity building modules conducted in the summer for planners from Palestine and Iraq, Ai is partnering with UNHABITAT on a new capacity building project. This project will deliver a series of multilayer interactive training modules aiming at building capacity for the Iraq Local Government Association (ILGA) and government officials who are involved in the urban planning efforts in Iraq. The project‘s outcomes are compromised of two day training modules: The first module “Executive Training on Good Governance and Smart Growth Planning” is targeting the ILGA members. The other module “Smart Growth Planning”is targeting the government and municipal planning staff. Each module provides hands on experience and is adapted to some extent to the local Iraqi context. Each module also encompasses lectures, guest speakers, exercises, readings in Arabic, and site visits.

1. Good Governance Smart Cities
UNHABITAT–Iraq Capacity Building Training by Ai

2. Agenda
•About UN HABITAT
Presented by Fiona McCluney
UN-Habitat Iraq Senior Programme Officer
•About Ai
•About the Training
Presented by Asma Alkhuraisat
Architect and Urban Planner

3. About UN HABITAT

4. About AI

5. 1st to 3rd Floor Elevator Description of Ai…
A Not-for-Profit Think & Do Tank
We’re an
Independent Advisor and Advocate
focused on
sustainable community development
applied through
citizen centered governance

6. Genesis of the Institute
I, along with my fellow Jordanians, will look forward
to seeing the outcome of this effort (Amman Master
Plan). My hope is that this effort will provide a
template and example that can be
replicated and evolved in our other
cherished Cities in Jordan so that our
country will continue to grow and flourish and
itself be an example for others in the region
Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein and the world
Amman,
5 Rabi' Al Thani 1427 Hijri, 3 May 2006
Town Planning Leadership Award
Asia-Pacific City-of-the-Year Award for Leadership

7. Regional Think and Do tank
AMMAN
HOUSE
OPERA

8. Global Knowledge …… Adapted Locally

9. Through Engaging and Empowering Local
Communities

10. & Reversing Braindrain ….

11. Multi-sectoral Delivery Strategy
Governance & Municipal Mgt.
Dissemination &
Sustainable Development
Community Planning
Urban Network
Capacity Building/
Training
Technical Assistance
Research

12. Some of our Projects – Amman Plan

13. Some of our Projects – Aqaba Plan

14. Some of our Projects – 8 other plans in Jordan

15. Bridging the Gap with Academia

16. Children Program

17. Continuous Outreach

18. Training @Ai

19. Why AI? Knowledge and Experience
 Knowledge that is built on research, knowledge
creation and dissemination
 Amman and other cites Master Plans
 GAM City Charter
 Experience
 Smart Growth Training
 Community Organizing and Leadership Training
 Transparency in Urban Governance
 Corrupt Cities
 Partnership

20. Leadership, Community Organizing Training
Ai hosted Marshall Ganz, a lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy
School of Government and formerly President Obama‘s
Campaign Advisor, to conducted training on community
building and organizing

21. Smart Growth Training
Ai conducted trainings in Smart Growth Planning fro
Planners from Jordan, Iraq and Palestine

22. Corrupt Cities
Corrupt Cities is a practical guide by Maclean-Abaroa to
assist in the diagnosis, investigation and prevention of
various kinds of corruption

23. In addition to that …
 Well-rounded approach – diverse speakers
 Global knowledge adapted locally
 Bilingual Materials
 Strategic Location
 Virtual Base

24. Participant-centered Training
Lectures
Discussions
Site Visits
Hands on Exercises

25. Training @ Ai is a
journey with clear
path and concrete
results

26. How do we do that?
Provide Direction Empower

27. Debate Engage
Support Create Sense of Place

28. Uncover leaders

29. Some Fun
&
Achievement

30. And Our AI Family Grows
Alumni network

31. Good Governance ...Smart Cities
Capacity Building Training for Iraq

32. Introduction
Iraqi cities are rising from years of wars
and instabilities:
 Iraq lacks strong institutional
systems and good urban governance
 The technical abilities in areas
like urban planning
Good Governance is the key to success
in any future development in Iraq
Urban Planning is very important in
guiding and monitoring the urban
development on many levels

33. The Training
A series of 4 trainings in areas :
 Urban Governance
 Smart Growth Planning

34. Participants
 37 members of the Iraq Local
Government Association
 30 city planners from different
governorates

35. Module I: Urban Governance-Objectives
 Facilitating a more strategic role of ILGA
 Empowering ILGA with skills they need in order to
undertake a more active and effective role for
themselves.
 Introducing the city charter and other initiatives to
ILGA as tools of good Governance
 Introducing the concepts of Smart Growth Planning

36. Module II: Smart Growth- Objectives
 To establish an extensive, well rounded exposure to the
concepts of master planning
 To share the experience of the Amman plan model
 To introduce an interdisciplinary/ multidisciplinary
planning approach that refers to an array of planning-
related fields
 To emphasize the significance of planning as an ongoing
process, and to touch upon the various
leadership/management, institutional organizational
factors

37. And the journey continues
The training is designed
to serve as a module for
other cities in Iraq and
the region.

38. “The training course was holistic, comprehensive, and imparted a great
deal of knowledge in a relatively short period of time, particularly the
aspects related to the way the Amman plan was conducted” .
Abdullah Farhan, National Iraqi Council for Urban Development and Planning and
working on PhD in urban planning