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ADB-UK Urban Learning Week in London 2026: Leveraging Urban Development Toward Sustainable Development

Asian Development Bank Mar 30, 2026
ADB-UK Urban Learning Week in London 2026: Leveraging Urban Development Toward Sustainable Development

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📅 20 – 24 April
London, United Kingdom

ADB and the Government of the United Kingdom (UK), through the Development Planning Unit (DPU) of University College London (UCL), will organize the ADB-UK Urban Learning Week (AUULW) in London.

ADB works with rapidly urbanizing countries facing growing pressure to deliver infrastructure, housing, and services that are inclusive and resilient. Many ADB operations sit at the intersection of planning, infrastructure, finance, governance, and community engagement. The AUULW in London 2026 provides ADB project teams and developing member country (DMC) partners with exposure to mature urban systems in the UK, where complex trade-offs between growth, equity, sustainability, and private sector participation are actively managed.

Objectives

AUULW in London 2026 will focus on the challenges urban practitioners face in contemporary cities, with a specific concern for sustainable and just development, and the delivery of resilient and inclusive infrastructure, housing, and public spaces.

The course also looks at opportunities and challenges for private sector involvement in the process of urban transformation—while emphasizing the need of catering to vulnerable sectors of the population, and of achieving environmental sustainability. The UK context offers practical lessons on integrated planning, regulatory frameworks, institutional coordination, and implementation pathways that are highly relevant to strengthening upstream project design, policy dialogue, and delivery of ADB supported urban investments.

How to register

Participation in AUULW in London 2026 is by invitation only.

Event organizers / partners

The event is supported by the Urban Resilience Trust Fund (URTF), financed by the UK government through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). URTF supports cities in Asia and the Pacific in strengthening resilience through improved planning, infrastructure, knowledge exchange, and institutional capacity.

  • ADB
  • Urban Resilience Trust Fund
  • The Bartlett Development Planning Unit, University College London (UCL)
  • UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)

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