Habitat Norway

Contemporary urban challenges in cities, informal settlements

WEBINAR: “A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH” Urban rural food security

Habitat Norway

The impacts of climate change, growing tensions between countries, and knock-on effects of the Covid-19 pandemic affecting all aspects of food systems, are some of the reasons to call for an urgent need to improve the resilience and sustainability of food systems across urban and rural territories.

In collaboration with its partners, this global webinar by UN HABITAT and Habitat Norway will share ideas on how to address the growing food-related shocks and stresses, and the opportunities that cities can leverage to build a resilient food system.

HOUSING FOR ALL: hybrid conference in Trondheim 24 August

Habitat Norway

Housing is a basic need and a human right. Norway needs new housing policies and practices to provide affordable housing for all. Commodification of housing must stop to be replaced by effective welfare policies. As input to Government’s new housing whitepaper (2024) Habitat Norway with partners have invited leading international experts to present innovative thinking and approaches.