Housing at the Frontline: Pathways for Climate Action

Housing stands at the frontline of the climate crisis—both highly vulnerable to its impacts and a powerful tool for adaptation and mitigation. How homes are designed, built, and upgraded can either amplify risks or strengthen resilience.

This session highlights innovative housing practices that address the climate-housing nexus, showcasing solutions that reduce emissions, improve energy efficiency, and protect communities, making housing safer, more sustainable, and central to climate action.

Featured Practices:

• Roof Over Our Heads (ROOH): Informing Community-Led Resilient Housing Practices; Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean – Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres (SPARC)
• Climate Resilient and Low-Carbon Housing Reconstruction in Sindh; Pakistan – IOM
• Improving Liveability Through Ecosystem and Biodiversity Governance; Italy – Province of Potenza

Speakers

• Sheela Patel, Director, Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centers (SPARC)
• Sumera Izhar, Recovery and Durable Solutions Advisor, International Organization for Migration
• Alessandro Attolico, Executive Director, Planning, Innovation and Resilience Department, Province of Potenza