Day 2 WUF

What themes seem to be emerging? Difficult to tell without the impossible ability to attend ever session, but words I am hearing more are:
Urban planning – linked in part to the new director of Habitat.
Story telling as part of presentations, especially from people from Low income residents groups and those working with them. Refreshing as an antidote to the ubiquitous PowerPoint. There is also a small increase in verse and rapping.
Resilience of settlements in the face of uncertainties including climate change and the financial crisis.
Interesting sessions? Asian Coalition of Housing Rights on the important theme of mainstreaming upgrading and linking local energies to city systems.
Kosovo, showing the strong role that NGO’s and Habitat, but unfortunately without the government sector.