Historical Background
The Eastern Regional Organisation for Planning and Housing (EAROPH) was
founded at its first Congress help in New Delhi, India in 1956, at a time
when emerging nations of the third world were beginning to realise the importance
of their socio/cultural identities and traditional values. Rapid pace of
development, particularly in Asia, stimulated debates on many issues -not
least of these were the subjects of urban planning and housing for the masses.
Concerned professionals of various disciplines concurred that these were
matters which would be best handled by those who were culturally in-tune
with the countries involved -an ideal upon which EAROPH' s foundation was
laid.
EAROPH was officially inaugurated under its new constitution at the second
EAROPH International Congress in Tokyo, Japan in 1960 and gained its NGO
status from the United Nations (UN) through its then parent organization,
the International Federal of Housing and Planning (IFHP).
The EAROPH region covers all countries in Asia, Australasia and the Pacific
region. The EAROPH Secretariat was moved from New Delhi, India to Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia in 1978.
What are our Objectives?
EAROPH aims to consolidate and continually promote the provision of better
quality of life, housing and planning in the Asian, Australasia and Pacific
region. The EAROPH region has been acknowledged as the most dynamic in the
world in terms of economic growth, magnitude of urbanization, population
size and ethnic diversity.
EAROPH initial direction was to stay abreast of all human settlement issues
and problems that result from rapid development of a nation. Since the 13th
EAROPH World Planning Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1992, the programme
of activities has been expended to cover areas similar to those of the Agenda
21 as adopted by the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
(UNCED) at Rio de Janeiro in June 1992. Thus, over and above the issues
on Housing and Planning, EAROPH will concentrate on the promotion of a holistic
approach to human settlements incorporating the following:
With the launching of the Langkawi Strategic Plan in 1996, EAROPH’
has redefined its role and goals. These are:
* to consolidate and promote expertise in Human Settlements in the EAROPH
Region.
* To provide a forum for continuous collaboration between governments, private
sectors and people in addressing Human Settlements issues.
* To promote personal professional development of its members.
* To provide expert technical support for members.
* To provide expert technical consultancy services on a commercial basis.
* To facilitate the exchange of information, experiences, ideas and insights
among members.
* To forster links with organisations with similar interests in other regions.
Our Activities
EAROPH has been expanding its activities in various areas. These includes:
* Arranging technical exchange programmes between countries;
* Organising international conferences and regional seminars;
* Running short-term technical training programmes;
* Conducting technical field visits to member countries;
* Promoting joint-venture urban development projects;
* Facilitating funding arrangements for project between donor agencies and
beneficiary countries in the EAROPH region;
* Hosting public forums for key policy makers to highlight current issues,
publishing bulletins and journals.
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