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Join Bauhaus Earth at the World Urban Forum 12 in Cairo!
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4/11/2024
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Bauhaus Earth is taking part in this year’s UN Habitat World Urban Forum in Cairo, Egypt! We are pleased to present a panel discussion on “Activating regenerative construction value chains to address the climate emergency” on 7 November at the German Pavilion. The panel will include four distinguished speakers from Bauhaus Earth, partners of our ReBuilt project, and beyond.
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ReBuilt, or Transformation Pathways Towards a Regenerative Built Environment, is funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV). The event at WUF12 is co-organized by the BMUV.
Panel: Activating regenerative construction value chains
The panel will explore the opportunities, challenges, and risks embedded in the transition to regenerative and localized construction product value chains. In particular, it will focus on the intrinsic carbon storage potential of wood and other plant-based, long-life, locally sourced building materials. At the same time, we will examine practices of sustainable forest management, natural resource extraction, and bio-regional urban development.
The panel discussion will be opened by Jan-Niclas Gesenhues, Parliamentary State Secretary of the BMUV and Member of the German Parliament. Speakers include Nasra Nanda (CEO of Kenya Green Building Society and Member of the Nairobi City County Assembly), Prof. Dr. Edgar Pieterse (Founding Director of the African Centre for Cities), Sonam Choden (Research Coordinator for ReBuilt Bhutan), and Prof. Dr. Philipp Misselwitz (Co-CEO Bauhaus Earth and Chair of International Urbanism and Design at the Technical University Berlin). Dr. Gediminas Lesutis will moderate the panel, Senior Political Economist and Researcher at Bauhaus Earth.
More information and live stream
The panel will take place on 7 November 2024, at 11:00 Cairo local time (EEST/UTC+2). Attendees of the World Urban Forum can visit the event live in the German Pavilion, Hall 4.
The event will also be available via live stream.
The Twelfth World Urban Forum is taking place from 4-8 November 2024 in Cairo, Egypt. The theme of the WUF12 is “It All Starts at Home: Local actions for sustainable cities and communities”. It will focus on concrete local action for urban sustainability and explore innovative solutions to transform communities.
The German Pavilion at the WUF12 focuses on green, inclusive, and equitable cities. The full programme of the German Pavilion, all of which will be live-streamed, can be found here.
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