AboutThe Forum
Forum Plenaries

African cities’ pandemic response, challenges and lessons

Contribution of the housing sector to Africa’s growing economies

Climate change and housing impact

Responding to Africa’s growing housing demand pressures
Tracks
-
-
TRACK 1
Promoting inclusivity in the housing sector
This track focuses on the prioritisation of underserved groups in housing. It aims at articulating the rights of all people to have decent housing as a basic need despite cultural, economic and social status that could otherwise lead to exclusion.
-
-
TRACK 2
Supporting affordable housing
This track focuses on the affordability of housing, the models that are currently in place and the innovation of financial models that better equip urban residents to afford adequate housing in the long run.
-
-
TRACK 3
Leveraging multi sector collaboration to achieve affordable housing
Fostering partnerships between the public sector, private sector and civil society organisations is crucial to achieving affordable housing and reducing the decent housing deficit. This track seeks to bring to light practices that have been undertaken under this model to achieve affordable housing as well as the lessons learned and suggested recommendations that will create a better climate that will leverage the strengths of all sectors involved and ensure that locally relevant and sustainable solutions are realised. -
-
TRACK 4
Building sustainable cities and communities (SDG 11)
Making cities and human settlements safe, inclusive, resilient and sustainable is one of the 2030 UN Global Goals. At the moment, Africa’s urban population is projected to increase by more than 50% by 2050. This means that basic services such as water and sanitation, availability of decent housing, and basic infrastructure is bound to lead to significant social and territorial inequalities. This track aims to focus on identifying and leveraging opportunities within the continent towards this development goal.
Forum Topics
Track 1 Promoting inclusivity in the housing sector |
Track 2 Supporting affordable housing |
Track 3 Leveraging multi sector collaboration |
Track 4 Building sustainable cities and communities (SDG 11) |
---|---|---|---|
Plenary 1 African cities' pandemic response, challenges and lessons | |||
1.1 Addressing health challenges in urban built environments - Housing as a first defense against infectious diseases. | 1.2 Housing finance and subsidies for pandemic response and recovery. | 1.3 Governance mechanisms for resilient future cities (data+ decision making). | 1.4 Vulnerable social economic groups - disability, elderly, minorities (Housing options to address the needs of these group). |
Plenary 2 Contributions of the housing sector to Africa's growing economies | |||
2.1 Meeting the emerging and growing housing needs of youth. | 2.2 Slum upgrading -access to basic services. | 2.3 Leveraging Africa's informal economy. | 2.4 Land regularization experiences. |
Plenary 3 Responding to Africa's growing housing demand pressures | |||
3.1 Empowering women through land and housing rights. | 3.2 Financing Incremental Housing (financing ODC, rental). | 3.3 Living into national housing policies. | 3.4 Leveraging Africa's digital economy and data for collaboration and decision making. |
Plenary 4 Climate change and housing impact | |||
4.1 Building and recycling climateresilient housing for the most vulnerable. | 4.2 Entrepreneurship and innovation -Alternative Building materials (green financing). | 4.3 Multisectoral collaboration for a sustainable housing ecosystem. | 4.4 Supporting holistic urban planning and access to land/ Land value capture mechanisms. |
How To Register to the Africa Housing Forum
1. Click on the registration link button:
2. Select your attendance category (ticket).
To select category click on the option and add the ticket number indicated as 1.
In Person Attendance – (for physical attendance at Safari Park Hotel)
Virtual Attendance – (for Remote attendance via online platform)
Click NEXT once you have selected the ticket.
3. Fill in your personal details in the registration form provided.
Fill out some information about yourself including first name / last name / Email
4. Fill in the forum details.
This is information required for the attending the Forum for all participants.
5. Complete the registration by clicking on NEXT at the bottom of the page.
Upon completion a confirmation email will be sent to the email address provided during registration.