World Habitat Day

 The thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) takes place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 17 to 22 May 2026. The theme of WUF13 is: Housing the world: Safe and resilient cities and communities. Housing remains a neglected dimension of climate adaptation, despite being central to how people experience climate risk and vulnerability. This 90-minute debate addresses a critical blind spot in global climate adaptation: the absence of housing security as an explicit objective within the GGA indicators. The event brings together adaptation experts, indicators specialists and housing and human rights practitioners to examine how current metrics risk undermining the right to adequate housing. The discussion is framed by recent developments under the Paris Agreement. Following the adoption of the UAE Framework for Global Climate Resilience at COP28 and the subsequent UAE-Belém work programme, Parties at CMA 7 in Belém adopted a final list of 59 GGA indicators. Two indicators related to...

  The thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) takes place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 17 to 22 May 2026. The theme of WUF13 is: Housing the world: Safe and resilient cities and communities. What does it take to ensure housing systems support dignity and independence across the life course? The right to adequate housing is a core component of an adequate standard of living. Key elements include security of tenure, availability of services, affordability, habitability, accessibility, location, and cultural adequacy. All of these are critical to the rights of older persons, who, despite being the fastest growing age group worldwide, frequently face multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination and exclusion. Compounding inequalities based on gender, disability, race, and socio-economic status impact housing security, leading to older persons increasingly experiencing homelessness. Additionally, much of existing housing is unsuitable for the needs of older persons, esp...