From 8 to 13 February, the Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF) took place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The WUF was established in 2001 by the United Nations to address one of the most pressing issues facing the world today: rapid urbanisation and its impact on communities, cities, economies, climate change and policies. Convened by UN-Habitat, the Forum is a high level, open and inclusive platform for addressing the challenges of sustainable urbanisation.
Three partners of +CityxChange, NTNU, Trondheim Kommune, and ISOCARP Institute, actively participated at the event by co-hosting events, speaking at various sessions and also presenting our projects at the joint booth from ISOCARP Institute and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) as well as during two sessions at the stand.
On Sunday, 9 February 2020, Annemie Wyckmans (NTNU) shared the work of +CityxChange, in particular in the mobility sector, during a session on Mobility for carbon-friendly Cities, together with speakers from Brussels, London, and Cambodia. The session was focusing on the current development and challenges of mobility, how to steer in the director of less motorised traffic, as well as the integration of e-mobility for a more carbon-friendly mobility sector. On Tuesday, 11 February 2020, Annemie Wyckmans (NTNU) presented the overall project during a session highlighting the projects and activities of ISOCARP Institute. This session highlighted the strong core of +CityxChange which focuses on collaboration, the development of learning frameworks and networks, and the enabling of meaningful exchange of knowledge, experiences and learning inside the project as well as with other projects.
