Tipo
Side Event
WUF Academy: CIFAL Global Network for Advancing City Action Through Capacity Development
Ubicación
Baku, Azerbaijan
Fecha
Duración
1 Days
Área del programa
Other
Sitio web
Precio
0,00 US$
Correo Electrónico del Centro de Coordinación del Evento
dize.dogan@unitar.org
Inscripción
Open-registration event
Tipo de aprendizaje
Blended
Idioma(s)
English
Pilar
People
Colaboración
CIFAL Global Network
Objetivos del evento
- Showcase proven capacity-building models from the CIFAL Global Network that directly support safe, resilient, and inclusive cities.
- Demonstrate how training local leaders and strengthening institutions accelerates progress toward adequate housing and sustainable urban development.
- Share concrete case studies from cities implementing innovative approaches to urban governance, climate adaptation, university–city partnerships, and sustainable economic development.
- Foster dialogue on scaling capacity-building solutions across diverse geographic, economic, and cultural contexts.
- Highlight multistakeholder participatory action partnerships between training institutions, municipalities, universities, and international networks to build local capacity for implementing the New Urban Agenda.
Antecedentes
The WUF13 theme "Housing the world: Safe and resilient cities and communities" recognizes that achieving adequate housing for all requires more than physical infrastructure. It demands skilled local leadership, innovative governance frameworks, inclusive development approaches, and sustained capacity building at all levels. As cities face mounting pressures from rapid urbanization, climate change, social inequality, and economic transformation, the need for trained municipal officials, empowered citizens, and resilient institutions has never been greater. This interactive session, organized by UNITAR's CIFAL Global Network, showcases proven approaches to building local capacity for sustainable urban development.
The CIFAL Global Network comprises 32 international training centres worldwide, created by UNITAR in partnership with host governments and institutions. CIFAL Global Network serves as bridge between global agendas and local action, delivering practical training to government officials, civil society leaders, and private sector actors on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Through localized, context-specific programmes, CIFAL Global Network empowers cities to address diverse urban challenges including governance, disaster resilience, social inclusion, sustainability education, and civic innovation. This training at WUF Academy locates capacity development as an integral element of advancing city action and presents case studies from CIFAL centres working at the forefront of urban transformation.
Contenido y estructura
09.30 –09.35 Opening Session
09.35 –09.45 Keynote Remarks
09.45–10.40 CIFAL Global Network CapaCity Action
A practitioner-led session drawing on frontline experience across the CIFAL Global Network. Cities explore how they are tackling governance, digital transformation, inclusive planning, and cross-sector collaboration — each contribution grounded in real interventions, transferable lessons, and the question of what it takes to move from capacity building to lasting city-level change.
• Common capacity gaps across cities
• What makes capacity development effective
• How to move from training to implementation
10.40-11.10 Urban Capacity Lab — Model CGN CapaCity Action
A facilitated small-group dialogue in which participants join a Speaker-Anchored Station aligned to their assigned colour. This interactive segment engages participants to identify real capacity gaps and explore CIFAL-inspired city-level solutions through structured conversation and collective reflection, feeding directly into a shared lessons-learned report.
- Shared understanding of priority capacity gaps
- Practical capacity development approaches
- Strengthened city-to-city and institutional linkages
11.10–11:25 Snapshots
Small-Group Key Challenge and Solutions Assessments
11.25-11.30 Closing & Certification
Metodología
Expert Panel and Participatory Workshop
Público objetivo
- National and local government officials responsible for housing, urban development, and capacity building.
- Municipal leaders, mayors, and city council members seeking proven capacity-building models.
- Urban planners and development practitioners.
- UN agencies, international organizations, and development partners working on urban development.
- Universities, academia, and research institutions engaged in sustainable cities research.
- Training and capacity-building institutions, including other CIFAL centres and education networks.
- Civil society organizations and community leaders driving local change.
- Private sector actors committed to sustainable urban development.
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