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Executive Education

Urban Innovation to Achieve Just and Sustainable Cities

9 Dec 202421 Jan 2025
Did you know that by 2050, an additional two billion people are expected to live in informal settlements? Furthermore, two-thirds of the infrastructure needed in Africa by that year has…
Education…

Overcoming Barriers to Affordable Housing Finance

26 Nov 202417 Jan 2025
How can we enhance access to affordable housing and scale up housing finance? Housing is recognized as a fundamental right under Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.…
Education…

Designing Inclusive Cities: Gender and Sustainability in Urban Development

20 Sep 20242 Jan 2025
How can urban communities achieve gender-inclusive sustainable development? In their journey towards sustainability, many urban communities worldwide encounter significant challenges due to gender segregation in public spaces. With the latter…
Executive Education…

Cities for All. Bottom-Up Action for Just Urban Development

22 Aug 202417 Jan 2025
How to imagine, build, and transform cities in a participatory way? The participatory approach to urban development is widely regarded as an asset for cities. It enables the evolution of…
Executive Education…

Fostering Inclusive Nature-Based Solutions in Cities Across the World

31 May 202417 Jan 2025
The loss of nature and biodiversity due to urbanization and climate change has serious consequences for cities and the well-being of their residents. This is most evident in disasters like…
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Fostering sustainable construction in informal urban areas

18 Mar 202430 May 2024
How can living conditions in informal settlements be improved while tackling climate change and urbanization challenges? Explore inspiring solutions to this urgent challenge by joining our March 21 peer learning…

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