The document summarizes the activities of the Regional Slum Upgrading Working Group from 2014 to 2016. Key activities included revising legislation in Iran to promote economic opportunity and social integration through urban regeneration; holding documentation workshops in Tehran in 2015; hosting the 3rd Expert Working Group meeting in Tehran focusing on experiences from various countries; and organizing an international conference on urban slums in Sanandaj, Iran in 2016. Going forward, the group aims to expand its scope, increase cooperation between working groups, further develop its virtual scientific committee and databases on slum indicators and best practices.

1. Report of Activities 2014~2016
Regional Slum UpgradingWorking Group
Presented by
Farzin Fardanesh
Islamic Republic of Iran
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FROM SEOUL TO NEW DELHI

2. Seoul Implementation Plan
2014, Seoul, Korea
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3. Seoul Implementation Plan
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 a) Prioritize socio-economic enablement in urban
regeneration of slum, informal settlements and deteriorated
fabrics though a citywide, street-based approach;
 b) Exploit the role of the provision of basic services and
infrastructure, as well as public catalytic projects to stimulate
development and enrich urban space;
 c) Develop policies for promoting equal opportunities in
slums and creating inclusive cities without discrimination
through facilitating the participation of slum-dwellers in the
decision-making process

4. Seoul Implementation Plan
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 d) Share knowledge and experiences by contributing to the
best practices database and the competitive award established
by theWG2 Secretariat;
 e) Scale up the experience gained by volunteer countries in
the pilot-testing slum indicators across the region for
inclusion in the slum upgrading database;
 f) Prepare national reports highlighting respective best
practices and employing slum upgrading indicators for
setting slum upgrading goals, targets, and timelines;

5. Seoul Implementation Plan
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 g) Present the results of this pilot-testing exercise and share
information and experiences in upgrading slums in the
forthcoming ExpertWoking Group meeting organised by the
Islamic Republic of Iran in 2015;
 h) Expand the level and scope of participation in theVirtual
Scientific Committee established by the he Islamic Republic
of Iran for the Slum UpgradingWorking Group to share
information and experiences.

6. Activities
2014~2016
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7. Items a, b, c
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Existing slum upgrading legislation revised to
promote economic buoyancy and social
integration through urban regeneration,
slum upgrading, and urban
(re)development
different scales, including national spatial
frameworks, regional planning,city-wide
planning,neighbourhood design and public
space design.
National EmpowermentTask Force at national,
provincial and local levels
Community-based organizations take the lead
Legal document for utilizing Information
Technology as an effective instrument for
engaging youth

8. Documentation Workshops
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September 2015,Tehran:
A series of three workshops:
documentation of good
practices
scaling up and replication of
community based successful
practices
National and international experts
from the region
results on theWorking Group
Website.

9. 3rd Expert Meeting of the Regional Slum Upgrading
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Tehran, 29 November to 1 December
2015
India, Iraq, Korea, Pakistan and
Indonesia,Thailand,India, Iraq, Korea
and Islamic Republic of Iran
UN-Habitat, in particular its
Participatory Slum Upgrading
Programme and UN-Habitat Office in
Tehran

10. International Conference on Urban Slums
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May 2016, in the city of Sanandaj,Kurdistan
Province
attended by a wide range of
professionals and academia
UN-Habitat Participatory Slum
Upgrading Programme and UN-Habitat
Office inTehran
ConferenceWebsite as well as theWG2
Website.

11. Collecting the experiences of countries in the region
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Collecting the experiences of
countries in the AP region
Urban upgrading
Social integration
Urban renewal
Urban conservation
Urban regeneration

12. Mapping Best Practices
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A slum upgrading database:
information on upgrading
initiatives in all member
countries
assist our planning activities
Virtual Scientific Committee
established by the RSUWG
Secretariat

13. The Way Forward…
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 Expanding the scope of RSUWG
 Cooperation amongstWorking Groups
 Virtual Scientific Committee
 Slum identification indicators
 Slum upgrading indicators
 Urban Upgrading Award

14. Thank you for your attention.
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Please contact us at:
http:www.rsuwgmeeting.org
Regional Slum UpgradingWorking Group
(RSUWG)
Urban Development and Revitalization
Organization
No.51 – Shahid Khoddami St. –Vanak Sq.
Tehran – I.R. of Iran
Tel: +98 21 87 57 23 01
E-mail: secretariat[AT]rsuwgmeeting.org