Luanda — The participants to the 12nd Techno-scientific events of the Eduardo dos Santos Foundation (FESA), Friday in Luanda, recommended the earliest elaboration of a National Territory Organisation Plan.

The recommendation is contained in a communique from the events that took place since November 18, in Luanda, under the motto "Cities: training, planning, management and urban networks".

During the presentation of the communique, FESA's trustee, Francisco Fortunato, said the National Plan is intended to support the various provincial and district steering plans as main instruments for a responsible urban and rural management.

Another recommendation from the meeting has to do with the need for the promotion of land management policies that guarantee a harmonious and sustainable urban and rural development with the target communities.

The meeting also spoke of the need for the definition of a housing policy that harmonises the various programmes and projects underway and in perspective, either by the state or private entities.

The need for the creation of a national institution that deals with the country's geographic information, introduction to the Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in the urban and rural management, are part of the recommendations from the more than 500 participants.

For four days, local and foreign (Brazil, Chile, Spain, England, Italy, and Portugal) specialists spoke of such topics as planning and management of cities, cities management instruments, problematic of cities planning, urban growth and use of clean energy and others.