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Organizer: Habitat Professionals Forum

The Habitat Professionals Forum (HPF) is launching Recovering the Future: A Framework for Transformative Recovery from Disasters at the World Urban Forum (WUF) 2026 in Baku, calling for a major shift in how recovery from disasters is planned and delivered.

The Framework moves beyond the traditional "Build Back Better" approach, advocating instead for recovery processes that address the root causes of vulnerability and help communities transition toward safer, more equitable, regenerative, and climate-adaptive futures.

Aligned with international commitments including the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Framework promotes rights-based and wide landscape-scale recovery focused on reducing long-term risk, strengthening resilience, and protecting the most vulnerable communities.

The Framework outlines practical actions including stronger community participation, landscape-led, long-term spatial planning and regeneration, rapid-response professional task forces, and improved accountability in recovery processes.

The Habitat Professionals Forum is calling on governments, professionals, communities, and development partners worldwide to adopt the Framework and work collaboratively to deliver transformative recovery from disasters.

Speakers:

• HPF Chair Eleanor Mohammed, (CAP: Commonwealth Association of Planners) - Canada
• HPF Co-Chair Prof. Lance Jay Brown (CSU: Consortium for Sustainable Urbanisation) - United States of America
• Dr Frank D'hondt (ISOCARP: International Society of City and Regional Planners) - Greece
• Prof. Kathryn Moore (IFLA: International Federation of Landscape Architects) - United Kingdom
• Prof. Samer Bageen (GPN: Global Planners Network & RTPI: Royal Town Planning Institute, Vice-President) - United Kingdom
• Alissa Bankovska (FIABCI-Ukraine: International Real Estate Federation - Ukraine, President) - Ukraine