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| Qualification, Experience
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| U. B. Malla, Sector
Director, Housing, Urban Development & Construction |
| Education. |
As a graduate of Edinburgh University in 1976 with a
degree of M.Phil. in urban design and regional planning,
his earlier academic background included B.E. (Civil Eng.)
and B.Sc degrees from Roorkee and Tribhuvan universities
respectively. Later, he spent a full academic year specializing
in housing and urban planning at MIT Cambridge (USA) as
a Humphrey/Spurs Fellow from 1983 to 1984. While in Cambridge
he also participated in the academic programs run by Harvard
School of Design and John F. Kennedy School of Government.at
Harvard University.
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Public Service and Professional Experience
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Presently, involved in consulting
activities in the fields of Urban Sector policy,
Urban & regional planning, urban governance,
housing, building and tourism development. Also
closely associated with National Planning Commission
as a Member of the Steering Committee related to
related to housing and urban development, water
& sanitation sectors for the Tenth Five Year
Plan (2002 – 07). He has also been working
as the technical advisor since 1978 to Tara Gaon
Development Board, a semi- government body under
Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation,
formed with the objectives of community development.
and of promoting village tourism for economic upliftment
of rural poor. .Mr. Malla has published a number
of articles and papers in professional journals.
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From 1998 to 2000 he held the
position of Joint Secretary & the Chief of Human
Settlements & Environment Division at the Ministry
of Physical Planning & Works (MPPW), HMG/ Nepal.
From 1996 – 97 he was Director General (DG)
of Department of Housing & Urban Development
(DHUD). From 1965 -90 he held various positions
as: Chief of Human Settlements & Environment
Division, MHPP/HMG; Deputy DG of DHUD in charge
of its Urban Development Division (DHUD); and Senior
Planner and Engineer at Department of Housing, Building
& Physical Planning. In recognition of his contribution
to the government service, he was honored with the
medal “Gorkha Dakshin Bahu” class IV
in 1980.
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During a fairly long tenure
in the government, Mr. Malla has acquired
a wide ranging professional, policy making
and management experiences related to the
field of human settlements in general, and
to the urban sector in particular at the
global, regional and national levels. He
has extensively traveled a number of countries
in Europe, North America, Africa and Asia.
These are listed below:
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His global
exposure is associated with his role as
National Coordinator and Member Secretary
(Focal point) of Nepal National Committee
for HABITAT II Conference from 1993 to 1996;
and with his role as Member - Advisor of
National Habitat committee formed to prepare
for the Special Session of UN General Assembly
(Istanbul + 5) held in New York from June
6-8, 2001 for an overall review and appraisal
of the implementation of Habitat Global
Agenda.
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His
regional level experiences
included: (I) participating as the head of
the official Nepalese delegation at the SAARC
Housing Ministers Conference held in Colombo
(28th February - 1st March 1996); (ii) participating
in UMP-Asia Regional
Panel of Experts meeting for
UMP Phase III
in Manila, Philippines (9-10, December 1996)
to develop 3 years Plan of Action; (iii) presenting
Nepal country Paper to the Regional Seminar
– 'the
Urban Paper and Basic Infrastructure Services
in Asia and the Pacific' –
organized by ADB & EDI ( January 1991);
and (iv) organization of “South
Asia Conference on Urbanization and Good Urban
Governance” on behalf
of HMG/Nepal in collaboration with the Urban
Governance Initiative (TUGI) of the UNDP in
Kathmandu (July 10-12, 2000). |
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At
the national level,
he has had valuable experiences of working:
at field level with local politicians, bureaucrats
and technicians; and with the several donor
assisted projects and programs (bilateral and
multi-lateral) from 1988 to 1999. |
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While
working at DHUD in various capacities, his important
assignments included: functioning as Project
Co-ordinator for “Management
Support for Urban Development’
from 1987 to 1991 (HMG/UNDP/IBRD) responsibility
for effective functioning of ‘Project
Management Unit (PMU)’
component of recently completed ADB assisted
‘Kathmandu Urban Development Project-KUDP’
(1994-1999); a counterpart role to the GTZ project
–Urban Development
through Local Efforts (UDLE)
from 1985 to 1988. |
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In
his capacity as Joint
Secretary at the Ministry from
1992-95, he played a coordinating role for the
UNCHS/UNDP project – "'Policy
and Technical Support in Urban Sector (PTSUS)",
and also acted as Member-Secretary (Urban Environment
Management Committee/Environment Protection
Council) from 1992 to 1996, |
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As Joint Secretary
(MPPW) from 1998-2000, he was also actively
associated with Rural Urban Partnership Program
(UNDP/UNCHS/HMG
Project) on behalf
of HMG/Nepal. He did coordinate
Habitat initiated “Urban
Indicators and Observatory Program"
in Nepal and also participated in Joint HMG-UN
UNDAF Working Group on “Right to adequate
standard of living including food, housing
and safe and healthy environment”, in
June 2000.
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| NGO related Activities
and Accomplishments |
Over
the years from 1969 to till date, he has actively participated
in a number of social and professional organizations notably,
Nepal Council of World Affairs
(NCWA), Nepal Engineers Association, Management Association
of Nepal, Nepal Heritage Society, Association of British
Alumni in Nepal., Lions Club of Kathmandu, Bishal Bazaar
(District 325), Nepal Association of Hubert H. Humphrey
Fellows (NAHF), Regional & Urban Planners Society of
Nepal,oorkee University Alumni Association, Nepal Chapter.
"Himalayan Yeti" –Nepalese Association in
the U.K. (Manchester), Nepal Turkey Friendship Society,
Kathmandu |
| His major contributions and accomplishments
are listed below: |
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From
1981 to 1984 he also served as a nominated member
of Community Development
Coordination Committee of National
Social Welfare Coordination Council (present Social
Welfare Council which was under the chairpersonship
of Her Majesty the Queen of Nepal. |
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From
1969 to 1972, he served as the Chief Editor, Journal
of Nepal Engineers' Association (NEA),
and the Chairman of Publication and Publicity committee
of the NEA. |
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Earlier,
he was the president of
Lions Club of Kathmandu, Bishal Bazaar (District 325)
from 1993 to 1994, and is presently serving as the
Advisor to the governing Board of the club. The /club
is presently running a free Health Clinic and 24 hours
free ambulance service serving the urban poor of Metropolitan
Kathmandu,. |
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He
also served as the president of Nepal
Association of Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows (NAHF)
from 1990 to 1992). |
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In 1991 as
an executive member of
Nepal Council of World Affairs he visited
China as a member of NCWA delegation under the invitation
of Chinese Council for International Understanding.
He is also a founder member of recently formed Nepal
Turkey Friendship Society. |
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Acted
as the focal point
from 1993 to 1996 in the capacity of the member/coordinator
of Nepal National Committee for Habitat II to coordinate
the Habitat II preparatory activities at the national
level involving all the major stake holders e.g. central
and local government, private sector, NGO/CBOs. |
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He
is also involved in promotion of "Shelter
and Local Technology Development Center"
- a non-profit making organization established by
a group of dedicated professionals with the objectives
of developing and applying cost-effective technologies
in the field of shelter to fulfill the housing needs
of low-income people in Nepal. |
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He
is also the founder member of both the recently created
professional bodies - Society of Civil Engineers’–Nepal,
and Regional & Urban Planners Society of Nepal.
(RUPSON). Recently, he has been elected
as vice-president of RUPSON. |
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Recently
involved in organizing on behalf of the Nepal Association
of Humphrey Fellows (NAHF) 2nd
South Asia Regional Conference of Humphrey Alumni
held in Kathmandu, Nepal from February 19-22, 2002..
The conference theme was “Good
governance in South Asia: Problems, Opportunities
and Strategies for Change". He
presented a paper on regional networking:
Networking of South Asian Humphrey Fellows: A Proposed
Agenda. |
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Presently,
actively associated with the various activities and
programs of HABITAT NGO
FORUM (continuation of the forum created
in 1993 to coordinate the participation of Nepal's
CBOs/NGOs in Habitat II preparatory activities). |
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