{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Fukuoka Now","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com","author_name":"fukuoka now","author_url":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/author\/fukuoka-now-editor\/","title":"Srinivasa Popuri | Fukuoka Now","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"LX2aE1o3nE\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/srinivasa-popuri\/\">Srinivasa Popuri<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/srinivasa-popuri\/embed\/#?secret=LX2aE1o3nE\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Srinivasa Popuri&#8221; &#8212; Fukuoka Now\" data-secret=\"LX2aE1o3nE\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/fn177-in-fukuoka-029.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1","thumbnail_width":640,"thumbnail_height":427,"description":"After joining the UN in 1998, Srinivasa Popuri was appointed the Senior Human Settlements Officer of the UN-Habitat Regional Office for Asia last year. He\u2019s worked in countless countries, speaks a host of regional languages, and has experienced enormous success, particularly using the \u201cpeople\u2019s process\u201d as a tool for development. By establishing a mutual dialogue in a specific disaster-struck community to build cohesion, the \u201cpeople\u2019s process\u201d works as a self-help mechanism for communities to decide their own priorities which the UN then helps to fulfil. In Myanmar, Srinivasa is proud of how this opened up communities to international agencies, creating trust in outsiders where there had previously been cynicism. The UN-Habitat Office, in ACROS building, has a staff of over 20 and enjoys a strong collaboration with Fukuoka Prefecture authorities, Kyushu academia, private sector and the broader international community in Fukuoka\u2013 regular lectures and talks are held in both English and Japanese. Srinivasa is convinced that the unparalleled efficiency of Japanese office environments is a central reason for the success of the office, plus financial support from the government and the use of Japanese environmental technology that can be adapted elsewhere."}