WUF 12: Event programme

DAY 1 | 04.11.2024

MON 04.11.2024 / 01:00-02:00 PM (UTC+2)

Opening Ceremony of the German Pavilion at WUF 12

MON 04.11.2024 / 02:45-03:30 PM (UTC+2)

A Just Transition for African Cities: A Strategic Exchange on Urban Resilience

ORGANISER: BMZ

DAY 2 | 05.11.2024

TUE 05.11.2024 / 09:30 AM-10:15 AM (UTC+02:00)

Financing climate protection in small cities and municipalities through partnership

Using intermunicipal cooperation to overcome structural challenges

ORGANISER: DLT

TUE 05.11.2024 / 11:00 AM-11:45 AM (UTC+02:00)

Breaking new ground

International Building Exhibitions (IBA) as a model for urban innovation 

ORGANISER: BMWSB

TUE 05.11.2024 / 01:00 PM-01:45 PM (UTC+02:00)

Enabling Affordability and Sustainability in Housing Provision

Organiser: BMZ

TUE 05.11.2024 / 02:30 PM-03:15 PM (UTC+02:00)

Sustainable mobility in the metropolis:

how can local actions support a mobility transition in mega-cities?

Organiser: ICLEI

TUE 05.11.2024 / 04:00 PM-04:45 PM (UTC+02:00)

Coalition for Sustainable Urban Development in the Amazon

Building Strategic Partnerships to Strengthen the Urban Agenda in the Brazilian Amazon

Organizer: GIZ/BMWK

DAY 3 | 06.11.2024

alt WED 06.11.2024 / 09:30-10:15 AM (UTC+02:00)

Addressing climate change through local communities

ORGANISER: GIZ (BMZ)

WED 06.11.2024 / 11:00 AM-11:45 AM (UTC+2:00)

EcoZones: co-designing inclusive climate action at the local level

Innovative tools to address climate vulnerability and strengthen urban resilience

ORGANISER: WI/WIR Mexiko

WED 06.11.2024 / 13:00-13:45 PM (UTC+02:00)

From Aspiration to Action: Sustainable Urban Transformation in Eastern Europe

Perspectives from Georgia, Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine

ORGANISER: GIZ (BMZ)

WED 06.11.2024 / 02:30-03:15 PM (UTC+02:00)

Working together to accelerate achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals

A cooperation between Durban, Windhoek and Bremen

ORGANISER: Bremen

WED 06.11.2024 / 03:45-04:30 AM (UTC+02:00)

Cities and Their Twins Around The Globe

Strengthening Bonds and Building Futures Worldwide

ORGANISER: Stuttgart

WED 06.11.2024 / 05:15-06:00 PM (UTC+02:00)

Black Women for Climate Resilience” mentorship program:

results of a gender transformative approach in brazilian urban peripheries

ORGANISER: BMWK

WED 06.11.2024 / 07:00-07:45 PM (UTC+02:00)

Cairo Climate Talks

DAY 4 | 07.11.2024

THU 07.11.2024 / 09:30-10:15 AM (UTC+02:00)

Lessons from Europe on Car Traffic-Reduced City Centres:

Learning from Innovative Governance Concepts

ORGANISER: BMWSB/BBSR

THU 07.11.2024 / 11:00-11:45 AM (UTC+02:00)

Activating regenerative construction value chains to address the climate emergency

ORGANISER: BMUV

THU 07.11.2024 / 01:00-01:45 PM (UTC+02:00)

Building inclusive and climate-sensitive cities

Urban planning solutions from the Global South

ORGANISER: BMZ

THU 07.11.2024 / 02:15-03:00 PM (UTC+02:00)

Unlocking Smart Cities:

Is open source the key to future proof cities?

ORGANISER: BMWSB

THU 07.11.2024 / 03:30-04:00 PM (UTC+02:00)

Digital City Science

Tools for Urban Resilience, Sustainability, and Inclusion

ORGANISER: BMBF

THU 07.11.2024 / 04:30-05:15 PM (UTC+02:00)

From data to integrated support:

the making of inclusive and resilient cities.

ORGANISER: BMZ; UNICEF

DAY 5 | 08.11.2024

FRI 08.11.2024 / 09:30-10:15 AM (UTC+02:00)

How to Make Public Transport Work

Accelerating Access Through Money, Tech, and the Private Sector

ORGANISER: UNEP/IDOS/ITDP

FRI 08.11.2024 / 11:00-11:45 AM (UTC+02:00)

Urban Resilience in Focus: Tackling Loss & Damage in informal settings

Discussing study results and recommendations

ORGANISER: UNU-EHS/Misereor

FRI 08.11.2024 / 12:30-01:15 PM (UTC+02:00)

Transformative Urban Research for Sustainable Urban Regions

ORGANISER: TH Lübeck/BMBF/HCU

FRI 08.11.2024 / 01:45-02:15 PM (UTC+02:00)

Collaborative Alliances for Sustainable Urban Regions

German-Asian Transdisciplinary Research

ORGANISER: TÜV Rheinland Consult/BMBF

FRI 08.11.2024 / 02:45-03:15 PM (UTC+02:00)

Co-Visioning integrated urban-rural regions in China and Germany

ORGANISER: TU Berlin/BMBF