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1. Overview of the Urban Basic Services Branch . Presented by Andre Dzikus Coordinator Urban Basic Services Branch UN-Habitat. 2. Branch History. 2012. 2007. Urban Basic Services Branch Sections Urban Mobility Urban Energy Watsan Urban Waste. 2002. 2000.
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Overview of the Urban Basic Services Branch Presented by Andre Dzikus Coordinator Urban Basic Services Branch UN-Habitat 2
Branch History 2012 2007 • Urban Basic Services Branch • Sections • Urban Mobility • Urban Energy • Watsan • Urban Waste 2002 2000 • Water, Sanitation & Infrastructure Branch, Global Division • Sections • WSS I • WSS II • Transport and Energy Policy • Renewable Energy 1990
Structure and Staffing • Branch Staffing • Bert Diphoorn appointed Branch Coordinator in December 2011 • Andre Dzikus replaced Bert as Branch Coordinator in June 2012 • Robert Goodwin appointed Unit Leader, Watsan in March 2012 • Vincent Kitio appointed Unit Leader, Urban Energy in March 2012 • DebashishBattacharjee appointed Unit Leader, Urban Mobility in Nov. 2012 4
Structure and Staffing • As per ED’s Memo of 22 March 2012: • Bert Diphoorn was appointed Senior Adviser to the ED, responsible for supervising the GWOPA Secretariat, among other tasks in OED. • The composition of the UBSB was outlined. • GWOPA Secretariat was given a special status, having in mind their planned movement to Barcelona. GWOPA reports to Bert in OED. • Graham Alabaster was seconded to WHO for a period of 2 years, reporting to WHO. 5