Date: Thursday, 21 May 2026
Time: 12:00 - 13:30 (UTC+4, Baku time)
Location: One UN Room C, UN Building - Baku, Azerbaijan
Virtual/livestream link: TBC
WUF13 Side Event | Organised by UNEP
About the Event
This side event will examine the key challenges and success factors for delivering affordable, low-carbon, and climate-resilient housing in developing countries and economies in transition. National and local leaders from Armenia, Brazil, Colombia, Ghana, India, Kazakhstan, Kenya, and Uzbekistan will share concrete outcomes from programmes built on multilevel governance approaches, demonstrating how national policy can be translated into local construction practice without sacrificing affordability or housing supply.
The event will highlight how UN-led initiatives, including UNEP's CHAMP programme, the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC)'s Zero Emission and Resilient Buildings (ZERB) Accelerator, and the UNEP-led Cool Coalition's BeCool programme, are helping countries put low-carbon housing policies into practice at scale. Presenters will also spotlight how UN-Habitat, the World Bank, World Resources Institute (WRI), C40 Cities, and the Under2 Coalition are working in partnership to scale these solutions globally.
Connecting to Dialogue 4, The Climate-Housing Nexus, this event speaks directly to WUF13's theme of Housing the World: Safe and Resilient Cities and Communities, showing how good housing policy can simultaneously reduce emissions, strengthen climate resilience, and address housing shortages for vulnerable groups.
Key Objectives
- Present a tool or instrument for policymakers' use
- Share a policy solution informed by practical experience
- Introduce a project or initiative and provide an update on an ongoing project
- Showcase an existing partnership or collaboration
If you have any questions or would like more information about the event, please contact maliya.lazli@un.org.
