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CREATING LIVEABLE CITIES – KOKOPO CITY. THEME: URBANISATION ISSUES- STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES & CHALLENGES Date: 24 th March 2017 Venue: IPA Haus, Port Moresby. PRESENTER: FRANCIS MORO CITY ENGINEER – KOKOPO CITY ENBPA. PRESENTATION OUTLINE.
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CREATING LIVEABLE CITIES – KOKOPO CITY THEME: URBANISATION ISSUES- STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES & CHALLENGES Date: 24th March 2017 Venue: IPA Haus, Port Moresby PRESENTER: FRANCIS MORO CITY ENGINEER – KOKOPO CITY ENBPA
PRESENTATION OUTLINE • KOKOPO DEVELOPMENT HISTORY • PUBLIC SERVICES • PEOPLE OF KOKOPO • MANAGING URBAN SETTLEMENT
1. KOKOPO DEVELOPMENT HISTORY SHIFTING THE CAPITAL OF ENBP • Rabaul - former ENBP capital • Kokopo – Kokopo District Head Quarter • 1994 Volcanic Eruption - Kokopo as alternate government centre • Safe location + Already established • Vanadidir/Gazelle District - alternative with government offices & relocated in 2009. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT • Restoration Program, World Bank Funded (GRA) • Establishment of Government Offices –added development (all sectors) • 13 years to become 4th Largest town in PNG, capital of NGI • Declared 4th City in PNG in 2015
EXISTING SERVICES IN KOKOPO CITY • 24 hr Water supply, 24hr electricity, sanitation (Kokopo Sewerage Upgrade), Refuse Collection, road network. • Commercial Banks, telephone and mobile networks, shops, and fresh produce markets • Elementary schools – Secondary, and colleges both public & private • Provincial Police Head Quarters NGI, and District Police Station • Cocoa/Copra buying points MUNICIPAL FACILITIES/SERVICES • Public cemetery, public parks, bus stops, landing area
1. KOKOPO DEVELOPMENT HISTORY PHOTOS 1999 2017
PHOTOS NEW TROPICANA SHOPPING CENTRE
PHOTO_KOKOPO MARKET CLEANEST MARKET SAFE (NO FENCE)
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO FAST RATE OF DEVELOPMENT • TOLAI CULTURE – Self reliant + Respectful + Common Language + Support Developments • POLITICAL & ADMINISTRATION – Consistency/Stability + Demarcations of responsibilities + Financial Autonomy (internal revenues) • CONTROLLED LAW & ORDER- support from all stake holders/public • PROMISED INVESTMENT – Economical stability + conducive business environment
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