This year’s World Cities Day (October 31), with the theme “Financing sustainable urban future for all”, explores how localities can unlock transformative investment in urban planning and identify concrete tools available for cities to unlock financing for sustainable urban development.
PhUF 2023
With the theme, “Transforming our cities and building resilient communities,” the PhUF aims to promote a participatory and whole-of-nation approach toward the implementation of the Philippine New Urban Agenda (PNUA) and other global commitments such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), in particular, SDG 11 – make cities and human settlements, inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.
In a time where cities are evolving at an unprecedented rate, the need for sustainable urban development has become paramount. DHSUD will gather urban actors and leaders this October for PhUF2023.
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development, in partnership with UN-Habitat Philippines, officially launched the Philippine Urban Forum 2023.