Morais Leitão participates in the conference "Planned and sustainable islands: housing, spatial planning and urbanism in Cape Verde

From 3rd to 5th of November, VPQ Advogados, the exclusive Cape Verdean member of the international network of law firms Morais Leitão Legal Circle, organizes the conference "Planned and sustainable islands: housing, spatial planning and urbanism in Cape Verde", setting the tone for a necessary reflection on the future of Cape Verdean cities, based on the importance of planning and sustainability.

The event will count with the presence of several distinguished speakers as well as with the participation of Morais Leitão which will be represented by João Pereira Reis, Rui Ribeiro Lima, Bruno Xavier de Pina and Beatriz Ramos Lopes.

The panels include the following topics:

• Land and urban planning in Cape Verde: challenges and opportunities;
• Regional planning and sustainability challenges;
• Urban management as land planning;
• The instruments for implementing urban planning policies;
• Land and urban planning and environmental protection: present and future;
• Land and urban planning and housing policies; e
• Land and urban planning and tourism. 

This event also has the partnership of the National Association of Cape Verdean Municipalities and the Association of Municipalities of Santiago.

For Vera Querido, partner of the recently created law firm, "with the approval of the VII Government’s Programme, and the intention to introduce changes in the legal framework of housing, land use and urban planning, it is vital a public debate on the type of development we would like to see in Cape Verde. Legislation will play a fundamental role in defining and improving housing construction”.

Consult the programme annexed.
Registration is free, limited to the capacity of the room.