{"id":11197,"date":"2021-10-26T12:07:49","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T09:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ingev.org\/en\/?p=11197"},"modified":"2021-10-26T12:07:49","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T09:07:49","slug":"ingev-hosted-two-panels-of-the-marmara-urban-forum-2021-maruf21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ingev.org\/en\/newsletter\/ingev-hosted-two-panels-of-the-marmara-urban-forum-2021-maruf21\/","title":{"rendered":"INGEV Hosted Two Panels of the Marmara Urban Forum 2021 (MARUF\u201921)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MARUF\u201921 was held October 1-3, with a focus on \u201cCities Developing Solutions.\u201d The forum aimed to highlight efforts of those that are working to find solutions to pressing urban issues, as well as evaluate local needs and priorities in light of global trends. Two panels in the forum were supported and hosted by INGEV.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0\u201cThe notion that guides all endeavors of local administrations is human development \u2013 an idea at its core.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Held on the first day of the event, the panel \u201cCity\u2019s Logbook: Voluntary Local Reviews of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Journey\u201d featured Vural \u00c7ak\u0131r, president of INGEV. According to \u00c7ak\u0131r, human development should guide the endeavors of local administrations.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cLocal administrations, metropolitans and districts must be in constant contact with citizens, and involved in their daily lives,\u201d \u00c7ak\u0131r said. \u201cThey must take into consideration SDGs on a daily basis, in addition to internalizing them and adapting them to local needs. They should work as such. Remaining absent in citizens\u2019 lives is the biggest risk.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLocalizing goals and indicators is the most critical matter,\u201d he continued. \u201cTo be more specific, human development must be impartially measured, which is why local administrations need to be audited by an independent and reliable institution.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAnother noteworthy issue is the objective positioning and localizing of data within our daily lives,\u201d he noted. \u201cWe are currently working on an open portal to be in service next year that will support local administrations for their 2030 goals, which will be available to all.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The panel was carried in collaboration with the Marmara Municipalities\u2019 Union, UN-Habitat and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Executive representatives of local administrations from Barcelona, Colombia, Izmir and Sultanbeyli shared their local experiences.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;The refugee issue is a universal issue for humanity, and not just a matter concerning the borders of a country.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On the second day of the event refugee entrepreneurship was discussed in the panel, \u201cRefugee Entrepreneurs: Pioneers of Development and Social Cohesion\u201d. Opening the panel with his keynote speech, \u00c7ak\u0131r underscored the fact that issues surrounding refugees are a universal issue for humanity, and not just a matter limited to the borders of a country. Other highlights from \u00c7ak\u0131r\u2019s speech can be found below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cOne of the most prioritized fields of study in Berlin and across Germany today is social cohesion,\u201d \u00c7ak\u0131r said. \u201cTurks\u2019 journey to Germany has a history of 60 years. This is a universal issue, and achieving social cohesion is actually a process that may take years to come.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRefugees living in Turkey are living with us now \u2013 they are our new citizens,\u201d he said. \u201cThat is why a roadmap must be put in place to improve their contribution to urban employment and to support social cohesion. And we have to stick with this roadmap.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIf we look at employment situation right now, we can see that 951,00 Syrians go to work every day. In addition, there are 15,000 companies registered to Syrians and 140,000 work as freelancers. Even so, they have a high rate of unemployment, at 36%.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIt is critical to include refugee entrepreneurs to the process, just like the host community, by employing an egalitarian approach to banking and small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) financing,\u201d he said. \u201cAt the same time, a formula that is not male-dominant must be developed to include women entrepreneurs to the workforce.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRegulations to encourage registered trade activities are needed,\u201d he continued. \u201cThe integration of refugees\u2019 entrepreneurships into the supply and trade networks is of paramount importance. Toward that end, city-specific and urban entrepreneurship, vocational and language trainings will be created.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIf we want to succeed in social cohesion and development, we must come up with a strategy that is above politics, based on human development and includes the former owners and new citizens for the sake of a peaceful and virtuous city,\u201d he emphasized.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Participants from UN Development Program (UNDP) and the Syrian International Business Association (SIBA) painted the overall picture of refugee entrepreneurship in Turkey in the panel, \u201cRefugee Entrepreneurs: Pioneers of Development and Social Cohesion\u201d, while the second part of the session featured inspiring stories from female refugee entrepreneurs regarding their journeys of trade and of founding companies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MARUF\u201921 was held October 1-3, with a focus on \u201cCities Developing Solutions.\u201d The forum aimed to highlight efforts of those that are working to find solutions to pressing urban issues, as well as evaluate local needs and priorities in light of global trends. 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