Strengthening Africa's Urban Future

Strengthening Africa's Urban Future: Launch of the AQINILE ...

Cairo, 6th November 2024 - The AQINILE Partnership on Urban Resilience with a theme of “Implementation Mechanism to the African Urban ...

How Africa will become the center of the world's urban future

Growing at unprecedented rates, and shaped by forces both familiar and new, dozens of African cities will join the ranks of humanity's ...

Financing Africa's urban future takes centre stage at #AUF

The inaugural Africa Urban Forum was convened by the African Union, Government of Ethiopia and UN Habitat in Addis Ababa from 4 - 6 September 2024.

Africa's future will be decided in its cities

The world's 10 fastest-growing cities are all in Africa, and the urban population will increase by around 900 million people by 2050, thereby nearly tripling.

Africa Urban Forum: co-creating solutions to make cities habitable ...

The Africa Urban Forum has kicked off seeking to find innovative solutions to making African cities habitable for the growing population.

The Future of African Cities: Stakeholders Seek Sustainable Urban ...

Addis Ababa, 4 September 2024 (ECA) - African cities are vital to the continent's economic and social development, contributing over 50% of ...

Africa's Youth: Shaping the Future of Urban and Climate Resilience

Africa's youthful population, the continent's greatest asset, holds the key to driving economic growth, urban transformation, and climate ...

Africa Urban Resilience Programme launches - African Union

It aims to strengthen regional and national urban risk management policies, plans, and institutional capacities of member states to address ...

Africa's future is urban – Here's how we ensure it's resilient

Africa is the world's fastest urbanizing continent. By 2050, its cities are expected to nearly triple in population. City leaders are already struggling to ...

Africa's Cities: Realizing the new urban agenda - Brookings Institution

To achieve sustainable resilience and inclusiveness, Africa's cities need to develop the confidence to innovate with a home-grown approach.

Africa's Cities : Opening Doors to the World

Over the next 20 years, the growth of Africa's urban populations will propel new demand for infrastructure, housing and other physical structures, and amenities ...

Africa Urban Agenda Programme | UN-Habitat

Urbanization in Africa is progressing rapidly. The continent's rate of urbanization soared from 15 percent in 1960 to 40 percent in 2010, and is projected ...

Urban planning and climate resilient African cities - UNDRR

The whole issue with improving urban planning effectiveness in Africa starts with the recognition that informality is not a problem. It should be viewed as an ...

African urban futures - Urban Futures Studio - Utrecht University

African urban futures is a research project that explores the use of imaginaries to shift decision-making in favour of more sustainable African cities.

Africa Urban Forum: Charting a Path for Urban Transformation

The first-ever Africa Urban Forum (AUF) was held from 4-6 September 2024 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Hosted by the Ethiopian government and ...

Investing in Expanding Cities: Spatial Data for Sustainable ... - OECD

... training for African mayors: Investing in Expanding Cities: Spatial Data for Sustainable and Resilient Futures at the 2024 Africa Urban Forum.

Futuring African Cities - RISE AFRICA - ICLEI

What's left are stark 'future cities' that continue to entrench inequalities by catering for an elite few whose development agenda disregards socio-economic and ...

Urban challenges and strategies in African cities - ScienceDirect.com

Thus, many spatial planning models, technological trends, ecological metabolisms, environmental challenges, and socio-politico-economic realities influence ...

Empowering African youth for a sustainable future in African cities

Addressing the climate crisis in cities is a matter of survival, and urgent action is necessary to secure a sustainable and equitable future for ...

African Cities — Disrupting the Urban Future | by Dark Matter

The future of humanity is urban. Africa is the fastest urbanizing continent in the world with an expected 1.2 billion urban residents by 2050.