ISLAMABAD, Jul 25 (APP):Under the auspices of the Institute of Urbanism (IoU) and the School of Leadership Foundation (SoLF), a sixteen-member delegation, comprising journalists, administrators, faculty, and students from COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) and Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU), visited Chicago on Thursday with the support of the American Embassy Islamabad.
According to a statement the strengthen international partnerships for the exchange of knowledge and promotion of youth-led green initiatives, the Institute of Urbanism (IoU) and the School of Leadership Foundation (SoLF), with the support of the U.S. Embassy Islamabad, organized a 09-day exchange visit from Islamabad to Chicago under the initiative titled Green Urban Development (GUD). The exchange visit was facilitated by the Steans Center and the Eagan Office at DePaul University, Chicago.
During the exchange visit, the sixteen – member delegation comprising of journalists, organizers and faculty and students from COMSATS University Islamabad and Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), held several high-level meetings with important stakeholders at the DePaul University, the Cook County department of Environment and Sustainability, Federal High-Performance Green Buildings and Government-wide Policy, Inner-Muslim Action Network, the Pakistan Consulate, and the Rogers Park Business Alliance.
The aim of the discussions was to exchange insights on how to advance sustainable urban development through innovative solutions.
Mr Tariq Karim, Consul General of Pakistan in Chicago expressed “climate change is a huge challenge but it can also be leveraged to build partnerships among the U.S. and Pakistan for increasing resilience in both countries”.
Dr. Howard Rosing, Executive Director, Steans Center DePaul University highlighted that “bringing social equity in the urban development programs is integral for meaningful change”.
To gain deeper understanding on how to engage the local urban communities to initiate and scale-up environmentally sustainable, socially just, and economically viable development projects in cities, the delegation participated in an interactive workshop on the Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) approach led by Mr. De’Amon Harges, Founder, The Learning Tree.
The workshop focused on how leverage the community’s existing assets for promoting sustainable urban solutions.
The delegation also visited key institutions and sites such as the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Skokie, The Talking Farm, The Plant and Bubbly Dynamics, Grow Greater Englewood facility,to gain insights into best practices vis a vis sustainable urban development in Chicago, and explore opportunities for international collaboration on water conservation, sustainable waste management and green infrastructure.
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