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Transforming Urban Futures - Data, Climate Justice, and Community Co-Production

Grace Ananda

Facilitator

date November 6, 2024 | 13:00 - 14:30
place
Voices from Cities - room E
organization
Pan African Climate Justice Alliance
country
Kenya
language
English
Reference: 
VC-E 8

Summary

The event brings together a diverse array of stakeholders, including policymakers, practitioners, civil society organizations, and local communities, to address the urgent challenges facing African cities in the context of climate change. Throughout the event, participants will engage in dynamic discussions, knowledge exchanges, and collaborative sessions to share innovative strategies and best practices for promoting climate justice and sustainable urban development across the continent. Key themes to explore include the importance of amplifying diverse voices, catalyzing collaboration, empowering action, and showcasing success stories to inspire replication and scale-up efforts.
Speakers will highlight the critical role of inclusive governance structures, community participation, and equitable access to resources in building climate resilience and fostering social inclusion in African cities. The will explore the need for integrated approaches that address the intersectionality of urban challenges, including poverty, inequality, and environmental degradation.
The event provides a platform for participants to network, forge partnerships, and identify opportunities for collective action towards resilient and inclusive urban futures. It will provide a platform to shine the light on innovative solutions and case studies from across the continent, demonstrating the transformative impact of climate-resilient and inclusive urban interventions.
Overall, the event underscores the importance of advancing climate justice principles in urban development agendas, ensuring that cities across Africa are equipped to thrive in the face of climate change while promoting equitable and sustainable development for all. This event explores how participatory urban approaches can address urban inequalities, promote data justice, and advance climate justice. By engaging stakeholders in co-creating knowledge and solutions, it aims to empower local actors to tackle urban inequalities and climate vulnerability, fostering equitable and resilient urban environments. Bringing together policymakers, practitioners, civil society
organizations, and local communities, the event addresses the urgent challenges facing African cities in the context of climate change. Participants will engage in dynamic discussions, knowledge exchanges, and collaborative sessions to share innovative strategies and best practices for promoting climate justice and sustainable urban development. Key themes include amplifying diverse voices, catalyzing collaboration, empowering action, and showcasing success stories to inspire replication and scale-up efforts.

Objectives

1. Highlight the urgency of inclusive climate action in emphasizing the pressing need for cities to address the climate crisis through inclusive policies and initiatives that prioritize the most vulnerable populations.
2. Explore pathways to climate resilience delving into strategies for building climate-resilient cities, focusing on innovative approaches to emissions reduction, sustainable urban planning, and equitable resource distribution.
3. Amplify marginalized voices to center the voices of marginalized communities, including persons with disabilities, children, ethnic minorities, youth, and women, in climate justice and urban resilience discussions.
4. Catalyze collaborative solutions in fostering collaboration among diverse stakeholders, including civil society organizations, intergovernmental agencies, city governments, and grassroots initiatives, to drive meaningful change at the city level.

Partners

Organization
Country
Pan African Climate Justice Alliance
Kenya
Habitat for Humanity Africa Area Office
Kenya
Africa Population and Health Research Centre
Kenya

Session panelists

Panelist
Role
Organization
Country
Mr. Mithika Mwenda
Executive Director
PACJA
Ms. Mathabo Makuta
National Director
Habitat for Humanity Zambia
Ms. Bunmi Alugbin
Town Planner
Lagos State Urban Renewal Agency
Ms. Bimbo Oshobe
Program Officer
Federation of Slum Communities Nigeria