As we mark World Habitat Day, these numbers remind us of a serious fact: while rapid urbanization brings tremendous opportunities for growth and prosperity, it has also posed unprecedented challenges to our cities—and the people who live in them.
Chief among these challenges is meeting fast-growing demand for infrastructure and basic services such as affordable housing and well-connected transport systems, as well as jobs—especially for the nearly one billion urban poor who are disproportionately affected by climate change and adverse socioeconomic conditions.
That is the question we will bring to “Habitat III,” the once-in-20-year UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development taking place from October 17-20 in Quito, Ecuador. It is also the first UN global summit after the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement on climate change.
At Habitat III, the World Bank will share its knowledge and experience in finding local solutions to the global urban challenge in three key ways:
- Planning for inclusive, green, and competitive cities
- Connecting firms to markets and people to jobs
- Financing to meet cities’ growing needs
Watch our video to learn more about the Bank’s participation in Habitat III, as well as its renewed commitment to help countries and cities worldwide boost sustainable development, advance climate action, and improve livelihoods.
Join us in Quito.
Related:
- Event page: The World Bank at Habitat III
- Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)
- Social media: Follow @WBG_Cities and tweet with us using hashtags #Habitat3, #NewUrbanAgenda
- Tags:
- Sustainable Development
- jobs
- disaster risk management
- resilience
- #endpoverty
- urban poverty
- New Urban Agenda
- Paris Agreement
- SDG11
- Quito
- Global Goals
- climate action
- Sustainable Communities
- Habitat III
- Youth
- Transport
- Poverty
- Climate Change
- Social Development
- Urban Development
- The World Region
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Ecuador
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Hi,
Hi,
It's great to know that this Habitat III is going to take place after 20 years. I am interested in what great ideas would be shared there which can be implemented in my developing country India where great number of population still live below poverty line and do not have access to basic need of proper house and water. I would like to use the inspiration and ideas from the conference to bring better result in my country.
Thanks
Dear Shafa -- Thanks for your
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