Activities:
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International Conferences and Seminars:
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The
Organization holds a series of international
conferences and seminars, in participation with the
United Nations agencies and the international and regional organizations, to address scientific subjects
specific to municipal affairs stated below which deal
with major problems that the Organization's member
cities are suffering from. This is to identify and set
the principles and means to achieve development
of human settlements in the Islamic cities . The Organization held the following conferences and
seminars:
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Housing in the Islamic city. |
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Cleanliness within the framework of the Environmental
Protection. |
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Local administration and municipalities Systems. |
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Road Safety and Traffic Accident Reduction. |
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New Fundamentals of Naming and Numbering Streets and
Districts. |
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Islamic methodology in the Architectural and Urban
Design. |
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Geographic Information Systems, City
Sustainability and Environment. |
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Fundamentals and Criteria of Classification of the
Islamic Heritage Buildings and Cities, and the
Methods of their Preservation. |
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Implementation Follow-up of HABITAT Agenda in
Islamic Cities. |
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Geographic
information systems Applications in planning and sustainable
development. |
These activities are documented by
different means of publication.
2.
Analytical Studies:
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The
Organization undertakes a series of analytical studies
on architecture and urbanism, in the member capitals
and cities that are thriven with Islamic architectural
and unban heritage to deduct the Principles and
methods of architectural and urban design of the
consecutive Islamic eras. The conduction of these
studies aims to costitute a precise scientific
reference to be available for universities,
specialized institutes, ministries, uninons and
municipalities in the Islamic world, that with a view
to revive the Islamic architectural heritage by using
these guided principles and methods in the current
urban development proceses in the member capitals and
cities .
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3.
Awards of the Organization:
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The Organization grants
periodic awards every three years in
recognition of outstanding achievements in the domains of
writing, accomplishments, translation, and projects in the fields of
architecture, urban planning, environment, services, organization and
municipal legislation. These awards aim at encouraging municipalities and local
authorities and individuals to contribute effectively to the achievement of
sustainable urban development and the preservation of the heritage and the
identity of Islamic cities.
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These Awards are presented at the opening ceremony
of the Organization General Conferences.
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4. Islamic Capitals
and Cities Magazine:
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The Organization publishes its official bi-annual
Magazine at the Holly City of Makkah. The Magazine is
concerned with sustainable development affairs of Islamic capitals and cities, among which are the
affairs of planning and architecture, public services,
housing, urban transportation, environment, health and
safety, administration and maintenance systems,
preservation of the Islamic heritage, and
international cooperation.
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5. Establishment of
Database for member Capitals
and Cities :
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The organization
undertakes the study to set out the basic guidlines
for the design and implementation of an advanced
database system, including information about the
member capitals and cities,projects,issues and
activities carried out by the organization. |
6. Contribution in
Funding some projects:
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the organization
contributes in funding some projects of
services, maintenance, protection of enviroment and
heritage, researches and training in the member Islamic capitals and
cities through the cooperation fund of islamic
Capitals and Cities.
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7. Technical and
Technological Cooperation Program:
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Stemming from the Organization's belief in the
importance of technical
cooperation and the exchange
of modern technologies between Islamic
capitals and
cities, as an effective means for the achievement of
sustainable
development, a program for technical and
technological cooperation has
been established within
the framework of the Islamic Capitals and Cities
Cooperation Fund. The program's objectives are to
offer the opportunity for
the development and exchange
of expertise, information, research, and
studies, as
well as the mobilization of the required technical and
administrative capacities. These objectives would be
achieved by promoting
the technical and administrative
cooperation between Islamic municipalities in
order to
build their developmental capacities and to achieve
their economic,
social, and environmental objectives.
The program's activities comprise the
assignment of
experts and specialists to undertake training
missions.
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8. Exchange of
visits and researches:
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The Organization prepares visit exchange programs
for municipal and local authorities in the capitals
and cities of the Islamic
world. The programs' objective is to widen knowledge of, and
familiarization with other's experiences in various
municipal
domains, among which are the
organizational
administration
structures in order to benefit from
successful
experiences to
counteract administrative, organizational, environmental, and
developmental
problems and difficulties.
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9. Holding of
Exhibitions:
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The Organization holds
exhibitions that display its projects
all over the
Islamic world and the special achievements of Islamic
municipalities
as well as the winning projects of
different Awards organised by the Organization. These
exhbitions are held within the activies of the
administrative Council, the General Conference
activities and occasionally.
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