All stakeholders in the profit, not-for-profit, private, and public sectors are invited to the at UEF2020 to monitor the progress that has been made thus far and further actions needed in leveraging the potential of cities to meet the 2030 Sustainable Action agenda deadline.
Key themes for UEF2020 will further the sustainable urbanization dialogue with a focus on Sustainable Housing, Youth, City Prosperity Initiative, Big Data of Cities, Environment, and Equity, Gender, and Minorities. The themes will be viewed in the context of Urban Sustainable Development Goals.
Urbanization is one of the megatrends
of the 21st century. The world’s population is expected to reach 9.8 billion in the year 2050. It’s estimated that more than twice as many people in the world will be living in urban (6.7 billion) than in rural settings (3.1 billion).
VENUE:
Toronto, Canada
5-6 October 2020
Original source: UN-Habitat
Published on 19 March 2020
