Today, nearly 3 billion people live in inadequate housing conditions, with over 1.1 billion in informal settlements and more than 300 million experiencing homelessness. These challenges are being amplified by climate change, conflict and growing inequality.
The theme of WUF13 “Housing the world: Safe and resilient cities and communities” will shine a global spotlight on the urgent need to address the global housing crisis and position housing as a driver of inclusive, resilient and sustainable urban development.
WUF13 will examine the global housing crisis and how housing can build more inclusive, resilient and sustainable cities. WUF13 offers a unique platform to share practical solutions, shape global policy, and accelerate investment to ensure adequate housing for all – laying the foundation for greener, safer, and more inclusive cities.
From government leaders and business innovators to urban planners, real estate developers, and students eager to learn – WUF13 is for everyone.
UNEP & GlobalABC at WUF13
Representatives from UNEP and the GlobalABC Secretariat will participate in the following side events during WUF13.
GlobalABC Participation
Sessions (co-)organized by UNEP and GlobalABC, or where GlobalABC representatives will be speaking
19 May | 09:00 - 09:30 | Decarbonizing Canada’s Housing Stock: Scaling Solutions for Affordability, Resilience, and Net-Zero Futures
19 May | 12:00 - 13:00 | Foundations of Fairness: Why the Global Status of Buildings Determines Our Climate and Housing Future
19 May | 12:00 - 13:30 | Policy Pathways for Advancing Adequate Housing through Circular Construction
19 May | 14:00 - 15:30 | Heat-Resilient Cities through Integrated Heat Risk Governance and Investment
19 May | 16:00 - 17:30 | Affordable Housing and Climate Change: 10 Years Later
20 May | 12:00 - 13:00 | Building Data as Accelerator for Energy Transition and Green Finance
20 May | 14:00 - 17:00 | Breathing Life into the New Urban Agenda: Integrating Air Quality and Green Infrastructure for Resilient Cities
20 May | 16:00 - 17:30 | Housing Resilience as an Urban Systems Challenge
21 May | 12:00 - 13:30 | Building Low-Carbon Housing: From National Policy to Local Action
21 May | 14:00 - 15:30 | From Risk to Resilience: Technical Assistance Driving Climate Solutions for Cities
22 May | 12:00 - 13:00 | Financing Nature-based Urban Resilience: A Partnership Networking Event
22 May | 12:00 - 13:30 | Housing at the Intersection of Resource Efficiency and Resilience
UNEP Sessions
Sessions (co-)organized by UNEP, or where UNEP representatives will be speaking
19 May | 11:00 - 12:30 | Early Warning and Climate-Resilient Cities
19 May | 13:00 - 15:00 | Adequate Housing and Resilient Communities: Delivering the SDGs through Housing and Urban Solutions
20 May | 16:00 - 17:30 | Towards an International Landscape Convention: The Foundation for Housing
19 May | 16:00 - 17:30 | Financing Localisation of SDGs: Local Financing Frameworks and Instruments
19 May | 16:00 - 17:30 | Climate-Resilient Cities along the Caspian Sea
20 May | 11:00 - 12:30 | Tackling Plastic Pollution: Promoting Liveable Cities and a Circular Economy
21 May | 12:00 - 13:30 | Shaping Safer and Resilient Cities: Urban Climate, Peace and Security
21 May | 14:00 - 15:30 | Strengthening Health Outcomes Through Sustainable Housing Policies: A Multisectoral Dialogue on Housing and Health
21 May | 16:00 - 17:30 | From Global Agreements to Local Action: Multi-Level Governance for Sustainable Housing and Resilient Communities
21 May | 16:00 - 17:30 | From Grey to Blue-Green: Water-Responsive Urbanism and Sponge Cities for African Resilient Cities
Register here to join WUF13 here
