World Habitat Day is held on the first Monday of October and launches Urban October. The day centers around the global observance, which is held in a different country each year with keynote speakers and roundtable discussions focused on a specific theme. World Habitat Day was first celebrated in 1986 in Nairobi, Kenya, with the theme ‘Shelter is my right’.
On 2 October 2023, the Global Observance of World Habitat Day, under the theme "Resilient urban economies. Cities as drivers of growth and recovery", looked at how cities can position their economies to benefit residents.
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- 14:30 – 15:40
Roundtable 1: Cities as national and regional drivers of socioeconomic resilience and growth
- 16:00 – 17:20
Roundtable 2: Post-crisis urban recovery
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Webinar ID: 860 8991 9498 International numbers available: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kbQLk3P9G5
Speakers
2023-Scroll of Honor Winners
For tackling the critical issue of plastic pollution and its detrimental impact on the urban environment.
For creating city-wide social, economic, and environmental development solutions for all residents in the City of Braga.
For its action devoted to fighting housing speculation and gentrification in central areas of three major cities in Brazil.
For establishing and implementing the Fat, Oil and Grease Waste Recycling Programme (FOG) to deal with waste material from the hospitality industry.
For developing training programmes that promote job creation and improve economic productivity in cities.