Ulrich's Advicery Services in Action

 Ulrich's Advisory Services in Action

 On this page you'll find examples of Ulrich's advisory services
 
    -   Saudi Arabia: Two modules of a Transformational Training for Urban Planners (2022)
    -   Poland: Sessions at the World Urban Forum in Katowice (2022)
    -   Belarus: Discussing Green Urban Development at the National Assembly in Minsk (2019)
    -   Myanmar: Two workshops in preparation of a National Urban Policy (2018)
    -   United Nations: International Guidelines on Urban and Territorial Planning (IG-UTP) Handbook (2018)
    -   UN-Habitat in Kenya: In-house advisory services at UN-Habitat Headquarters in Nairobi (2017 - 2019)
    -   Photo Gallery: Ulrich as team Leader and team member (2000 - )
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In addition, Ulrich provides on demand other advisory services including these
 
    -  Strategy advice:                     Advising public and private institutions on policy and strategy development
    -  Providing a second eye:     Reviewing, monitoring and evaluation of programmes and projects
    -  Make you win:                         Supporting the preparation of funding bits and campaigns
    -  Support your growth:          Mentoring and coaching individuals and groups

Saudi Arabia: Two modules of a Transformational Training for Urban Planners (2022)

Poland: Sessions at the World Urban Forum in Katowice (2022)

Belarus: Discussing Green Urban Development at the National Assembly in Minsk (2019)

Workshop of the National Assembly of Belarus to discuss
Green Urban Development

We same time a new heat wave recalled the challenge of climate change, the House of Representatives of the Republic of Belarus and the United Nations Development Programme UNDP convened a workshop on 25 June 2019 in Minsk to discuss the implementation of a green urban development. The discussion focussed on environmental protection, energy efficiency measures and the experience of the greening of the district of Novogrudok.
I added with my presentation the frame for governing and managing integrated and participative planning processes along the 12 principles of the International Guidelines on Urban and Territorial Planning IGUTP.

Outstanding was the high attention the workshop received. The workshop was moderated by Tatsiana Kananchuk, Chairperson of the Standing Commission on Ecology Issues, Environment and Chernobyl Catastrophe (at centre of the picture of the opening panel). Welcome speeches were presented by Bodeslav Pirshuk, Deputy Chair of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly (second from left) and Alexandra Solovieva, Resident Representative of UNDP (third from the right side). More than 50 deputies and representatives of local and regional authorities attended the workshop.

Country Profile Belarus of UNECE
2019

To support housing, urban development and land policy reforms in Europe the Committee on Housing and Land Management of the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) is supporting countries in the region in preparing country profiles. These profiles are a tool for Governments to analyze their housing, urban development and land management policies, strategies, and institutions. At the core of the country profiles is an analytical study of housing, urban development and land administration and management written by international experts and peer-reviewed.

To include urban development UNECE teamed up with UN-Habitat’s Regional and Metropolitan Planning Unit RMPU through UN-Habitat’s Moscow Office for projects in CIS. As senior adviser I drafted the chapter on urban development for the country profile. The Belarus Country Profile has been published in October 2019. It includes policy recommendations and is expected to inspire development of Belarus and to provide the basis for informed decision making.

Myanmar: Two workshops in preparation of a National Urban Policy (2018)


The workshop activities described in the following are part of a larger project of UN-Habitat which is funded by the Republic of Korea to promote National Urban Policies and Smart City Strategies.

Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, 4 - 5 June 2018 and 12 - 14 December 2018
On 4th of June 2018 the H.E. Union Minister of Construction U Han Zaw (first from right side on the picture on the right side) launched the first consultation workshop to validate the Framework for the Myanmar National Urban Policy. The workshop received support from UN-Habitat and was organized in Myanmar’s capital Nay Pyi Taw.
The Framework for the NUP was presented by Ms Daw Aye Aye Myint, Deputy Director General of Department of Urban and Housing Development at the Ministry of Construction. Ulrich Graute from UN-Habitat’s Headquarters presented key aspects of National Urban Policies and experience gained with NUP processes around the world. Following the presentations the about 100 participants continued discussions in thematic working groups.

A second workshop was organized in December 2018 in Nay Pyi Taw and the following pictures show the different situation in the course of a workshop where Ulrich inspired dialogue and cooperation.

United Nations: International Guidelines on Urban and Territorial Planning Handbook

UN-Habitat published in 2018 a new Handbook to which I contributed as principal author. A team of peers at UN-Habitat drafted the Terms of References and reviewed drafts.

On the website on UN-Habitat the publication is described as follows:
"In 2015, the Governing Council of UN-Habitat approved the International Guidelines on Urban and Territorial Planning as a set of universal principles for the improvement of policies, plans, designs and implementation processes that lead to more compact, socially inclusive, better integrated and connected cities and territories that foster sustainable urban development and are resilient to climate change. Still, while the Guidelines serve as a compass to guide decision-makers, a practical companion is required to operationalize their principles and recommendations. This handbook for the Guidelines is that companion, and part of a series of tools designed by UN-Habitat to improve planning practice.
The approach of the Guidelines requires that planning is examined not only as a technical tool for urban and territorial change, but is also tested for the quality of the decision-making processes. Thus, the handbook provides an overview of the scope of topics covered by the Guidelines and puts special emphasis on planning processes, products and outcomes while making reference to additional tools, literature and resources for planners, civil society actors and policy-makers at the national and local levels."
Kenya: In-house advisory services at UN-Habitat Headquarters in Nairobi (2017 - 2019)
From September 2017 until February 2019 Ulrich worked at the Urban Planning and Design Branch UPDB of UN-Habitat in Nairobi, Kenya, providing in-house services related to the analysis and development of national urban policies, the implementation of the International Guidelines on Urban and Territorial Planning IG-UTP and related projects.

Regional and Metropolitan Planning Unit Retreat 2019

Ulrich was part of this unit from September 2017 until November 2019 (18 months in Nairobi and six months home based in Berlin). As  Senior Metropolitan Planner Ulrich provided a broad range of senior advisory services and went on mission to Afghanistan, Belarus and Myanmar.


On 1 February 2019 the retreat of the unit was organized at Lord Errol in Nairobi, Kenya. The unit is part of the Urban Planning and Design Branch of UN-Habitat.
Photo Gallery: Ulrich as Team Leader and Team Member (2000 - )

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Ulrich's CV in pictures (1985-2024): https://www.ugraute.de/picture-gallery-ulich-1985-2024

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