WUF 13: A Place Called Home - Recovery That Lasts

Between 17-22 of May, SALAR International will attend the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) in Baku, Azerbaijan, where we are pleased to host the event A place called home – Recovery that lasts, focusing on locally-led recovery in Ukraine.

With SALAR International’s Managing Director, Ryan Knox, as facilitator, the session aims to examine the underlying mechanism and drivers in the provision of adequate housing as an element of recovery and reconstruction in Ukraine. With at least 13% of the total housing stock being damaged or destroyed, affecting more than 2.5 million households, there is a need for effective instruments and frameworks for a targeted and sustainable recovery and reconstruction.

The session will highlight experiences and key lessons learned from recovery and reconstruction efforts in the Ukrainian City of Samar and Kherson Regional Administration. It will also continue the discussion on urban recovery initiated during previous World Urban Forums, providing a platform to share insights on how local and regional authorities can play a central role in recovery and reconstruction efforts following manmade and natural disasters.

Panel

• Moderator: Ryan Knox, Managing Director, SALAR International
• Klas Groth, Urban Advisor, SALAR International, Sweden
• Serhii Reznik, Mayor, Samar Hromada, Ukraine
• Yulia Shevchuk, Programme Manager, NEFCO- Nordic Green Bank,
  Ukraine
• Grzegorz Gadja, Senior Urban Specialist, European Investment Bank,
  Luxembourg
• Anton Ihorovych Samoilenko, Deputy Head, Kherson Regional Military Administration, Ukraine
• Olena Shuliak, Head of Committee, Committee for Organization of State Power Local Self-Government Regional Development and Urban Planning of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

Where and When

When: Wednesday 20 May, between 14:00 – 15:30
Where: World Urban Forum 13 in Baku, Azerbaijan, in room A.

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