00:00Les patterns de l'urbanisation que nous avons observé dans le passé
00:06ne sont pas sostenibles dans le futur.
00:08Nous consommons des terres critiques qui pourraient être dédiés à l'agriculture.
00:14Nous devons regarder comment les villes se développent.
00:17Nous devons planer et créer des stratégies smartes comme la densification.
00:30L'Azerbaïdjan national urban forum brought together around 400 participants
00:35from 64 countries, among them representatives from public, private
00:40and academic institutions, as well as civil society.
00:44The main topic of discussion was how to create climate resilient and healthy cities
00:49through regional partnerships and innovative solutions.
00:53We started and continue our cooperation with international partners,
00:58especially planning agencies.
01:02And that helps us to follow global trends, global standards.
01:09And also it helps because each of international companies working in Azerbaijan
01:15always cooperate with at least one, in most of the cases,
01:19with few Azerbaijani architects.
01:23So national, professional capacity is growing.
01:28As urban areas around the world face growing climate challenges
01:32and public health concerns, this forum has served as a crucial platform
01:36to explore how innovation and cooperation can help us build cities
01:41that are more resilient, more livable and more equitable for all.
01:46It was after the sustainable development goals that it met those goals.
01:52So sustainability means as well innovative education.
01:56And when it comes to education, we wanted children to have the best circumstances
02:02they could have to have a good education.
02:04Azerbaijan is actively aligning its urbanization policy with international standards.
02:10Large-scale restoration and construction efforts are underway in the Karabakh
02:15and East Zangazur economic regions, former conflict areas,
02:20applying smart city and smart village concepts.
02:23There are the easy ways of preserving heritage by, you know, just keeping it as it is,
02:29securing it, making it a monument, a museum for people to watch.
02:34But ideally, we would reconstruct the building, we would put it back to use,
02:39we would adapt it.
02:40Every place is very specific, especially in the sensitive areas.
02:44For Azerbaijan, the National Urban Forum is both a starting point
02:48and a road to a larger journey, the 13th World Urban Forum.
02:53This will focus on some of the most pressing urban challenges of our time,
02:58from housing affordability and urban resilience to social inclusion.
03:03There are more than 3 billion people globally without access to adequate housing.
03:09Speaking about healthy cities, we're definitely considering the issue of housing.
03:15And I'm sure we will continue, we'll be able to continue this discussion on the World Urban Forum.
03:21Urban Forum is about future, young people also about future.
03:24And that's why probably one of the main topics in the World Urban Forum,
03:29which will be in Azerbaijan next year, is about young generation and young people.
03:36More than half of the world's population already live in cities,
03:40and the UN predicts this number will reach 68% by 2050.
03:46Urbanization dynamics is very intense, especially in the regions like Africa and Southeast Asia.
03:55So this growth from 50% to almost 70% urban will have its heaviest impact in these two regions.
04:05This means almost 2 billion people coming to cities in the next two decades or so.
04:13The UN Habitat recommends several key actions to improve urban life,
04:17such as integrated urban planning, access to basic services and adequate housing,
04:22and stronger urban resilience and climate action.
04:26We created visions, but those visions need to be realized.
04:30And here the collaboration from international with us to the locals is very important.
04:37Master plans and innovative projects are shaping a more sustainable and inclusive urban future across the region.
04:44The UN and Azerbaijan are working closely in a highly collaborative and co-creational way.
04:50Together they are committed to making this event more impactful, more effective and truly different.
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