Highlighting Sustainable Urbanization Gap in the FfD4 Agenda - FfD4 3rd PrepCom Side Event
This event will unpack challenges and opportunities associated with financing sustainable urbanization and the role of sustainable urbanization in addressing gaps in the implementation of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda. It will focus on how the FfD4 Agenda can enhance financial flows toward sustainable urbanization and SDG localization, by leveraging subnational actors and multi-level governance to deploy innovative funding and financing models that mobilize investments in social and physical urban infrastructure, housing, and local capacity development. The event will also examine how aligning financing and urban development planning frameworks can support integrated urban and territorial development, while highlighting the role of adequate housing and sustainable infrastructure in advancing local and national development goals.