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If you are attending the World Urban Forum in Cairo (4-8 November), come and see us and our partners at our panel event on 6 November, or at our stand in the Habitat Village!Did you also know that you can join all or part of WUF online via the UN Habitat GEMS app? You’ll just need to register here.
Our session will feature presentations from a range of World Habitat Award winners and a panel discussion with international housing experts.
Discover practical, sustainable, and inclusive housing solutions that have been implemented and transferred successfully worldwide.
Learn from the experiences of programmes like Better Life Association, Urban Poor Consortium, and Nubian Vaults Association.
Hear from experts at Habitat for Humanity, UN-Habitat, SDI International, and consultant Geoffrey Payne.
This event will highlight the long-standing collaboration between World Habitat and UN-Habitat and how the Awards have impacted housing policy and practice in different contexts.
Key Highlights:
- Inspiring Case Studies: Hear first-hand accounts of successful housing projects from around the globe.
- Expert Insights: Engage in discussions with renowned panelists from international organisations.
- Policy Implications: Understand how these solutions could be applied to your own community.
Or pop over for a chat and plenty of activities at our stand in the Habitat Village, where will will be in good company with partners: Catalytic Communities, Habitat International Coalition, Global Platform for the Right to the City, Asian Coalition for Housing Rights, CoHabitat Network, the Bartlett Development Planning Unit (UCL), the Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment (UCL), Misereor, Slum Dwellers International, Instituto Pólis, urbaSEN, MOBA, We Effect, Kota Kita, Development Workshop Angola, and Rooftops Canada.
Other sessions we will be speaking at include:
Social Innovation – Lessons learned from the Affordable Housing Initiative
November 6, 2024 | 15:00 – 16:30
David Ireland, CEO of World Habitat joins Ms. Joao Concalves, Director of Innovation, Housing Europe, Ms. Emmanuelle Cosse, President, Union sociale pour l habitat, Ms. Queena Qian, Associate Professor, Delft University of Technology, Ms. Yu Li, PhD Student, Delft University of Technology Netherlands, and Ms. Audrey Guiral-Naeples, Director for Urban development and Housing, Agence Franaise de Dveloppement AFD – French Development Agency
