Urban October 2023 begins with World Habitat Day, a month of activities focused on urban issues and sustainable development
UN Habitatthe United Nations Human Settlement Program, is preparing the activities to be carried out on this occasion World Habitat Day 2023whose celebration will take place in the city Baku, Azerbaijan.
This year is the World Habitat Day will have the topic:Resilient urban economies. “Cities as engines of growth and recovery”Therefore, an attempt is made to analyze how the world’s cities can position their economies to benefit their residents.
In this context, the agency pointed out that 2023 will be a challenging year for companies. urban economiesas global economic growth fell by almost 2.5%, something not seen since 2001.
And since cities make a significant contribution to the national economy, the future of many countries will be determined by them productivity of its urban areas. For this reason, he assured that cities are the engines that create value to drive economic recovery.
“For this economic growth and recovery to be sustainable, we need cities that can manage, recover and prepare for future economic crises. It is crucial that this is also included in the framework green recovery This increases public and private investment to finance the transition to a carbon-neutral economy in a post-Covid world,” he noted. UN Habitat.
In this sense, the agency emphasized that the World Habitat Day 2023 aims to bring together urban stakeholders to discuss ways cities can prepare for recovery from the interconnected global economic crises caused by Covid-19 and conflict.
The different dimensions of the Economic downturn that cities are currently experiencing and will identify actions cities can take to drive economic recovery.
In addition, participants share experiences about the fight against it Inflation pressure and other stringent global financial conditions.
It is worth noting that with the World Habitat Day begin Urban October 2023, a month of activities focused on urban issues and sustainable development. To participate in this year’s celebration, either in person or online, those interested must register at this link.
