Why AIVP attended the UN-Habitat World Urban Forum?

From 8 to 13 of February, the World Urban Forum, organized by UN-Habitat, gathered more than 17,000 participants and speakers in Abu Dhabi. AIVP ran a panel discussion about the AIVP Agenda 2030 with the international community, and has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UN-Habitat. Never were the stakes so high, never were we more motivated to raise the voice and discuss port cities at the highest political institutions. That’s why AIVP, represented by its President Mr Philippe MATTHIS, its General Manager Olivier LEMAIRE, and its external strategic adviser José SANCHEZ, has participated in the 10th edition of the World Urban Forum (WUF) and has started cooperating more closely with UN Habitat. The WUF is the main global event to take the pulse to the debate on sustainable urban development. This international meeting is organized by UN-Habitat, the United Nations agency responsible for human settlements. Its goal is to advance sustainable urbanization as a driver of development and peace to improve living conditions for all. UN-Habitat has been leading the global discussion about sustainable urban development, with initiatives like the New Urban Agenda. Considering the global reach of the AIVP Agenda 2030, AIVP went to Abu Dhabi and explained what is happening in port cities and why they are crucial stages for sustainable development. If in 2020 we have started what is called the #decadeofaction, port cities are at the forefront of the innovations we need to safe our world. MoU signing between AIVP and UN-Habitat: A new cooperation for sustainable port cities In the past years, AIVP and UN-Habitat have been working together, mostly to hear the voice of this global organization in the AIVP conferences. However, both institutions agreed that it was the time to take a step forward and have a more structured cooperation for the years to come. The Signature of a MoU reassure the presence of representatives of…