00:00Los patentes urbanizados que hemos observado en el pasado
00:06no son sustentables en el futuro.
00:08Estamos consumiendo tierra crítica
00:11que podría ser dedicada a la agricultura.
00:14Así que tenemos que mirar cómo las ciudades están creciendo.
00:17Tenemos que planejar y diseñar estrategias inteligentes
00:21como densificación.
00:30El Azerbaiján National Urban Forum
00:33brought together around 400 participantes
00:36de 64 países.
00:37Amongst them representatives
00:39from public, private and academic institutions
00:42as well as civil society.
00:44The main topic of discussion was
00:46how to create climate resilient and healthy cities
00:49through regional partnerships
00:51and innovative solutions.
00:53We started and continue our cooperation
00:56with international partners,
00:58especially planning agencies.
01:01And that helps us to follow global trends,
01:07global standards.
01:09And also it helps because
01:12each of international companies
01:14working in Azerbaijan
01:15always cooperates with at least one
01:18in most of the cases
01:19with few Azerbaijani architects.
01:22So national professional capacity is growing.
01:27As urban areas around the world
01:30face growing climate challenges
01:31and public health concerns,
01:33this forum has served as a crucial platform
01:36to explore how innovation and cooperation
01:39can help us build cities that are more resilient,
01:42more livable and more equitable for all.
01:45It was after the sustainable development goals
01:50that it met those goals.
01:52So sustainability means as well innovative education.
01:56And when it comes to education,
01:58we wanted children to have the best circumstances
02:02they could have to have a good education.
02:04Azerbaijan is actively aligning its urbanization policy
02:08with international standards.
02:10Large-scale restoration and construction efforts
02:13are underway in the Karabakh and East Zangazur economic regions,
02:18former conflict areas,
02:20applying smart city and smart village concepts.
02:23There are the easy ways of preserving heritage
02:26by, you know, just keeping it as it is,
02:30securing it, making it a monument,
02:32a museum for people to watch.
02:34But ideally we would reconstruct the building,
02:37we would put it back to use,
02:39we would adapt it.
02:40Every place is very specific,
02:42especially in the sensitive areas.
02:44For Azerbaijan, the National Urban Forum is both a starting point
02:48and a road to a larger journey,
02:50the 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
03:01to social inclusion.
03:03There are more than 3 billion people globally
03:06without access to adequate housing.
03:09Speaking about healthy cities,
03:11we're definitely considering the issue of housing.
03:15And I'm sure we will continue,
03:17we'll be able to continue this discussion
03:19on the World Urban Forum.
03:21Urban Forum is about future,
03:22young people also about future.
03:24And that's why probably one of the main topics
03:27in the World Urban Forum,
03:29which will be in Azerbaijan next year,
03:33is about young generation and young people.
03:36More than half of the world's population
03:39already live in cities.
03:41And the UN predicts this number will reach 68% by 2050.
03:46Urbanization dynamics is very intense,
03:49especially in the regions like Africa and Southeast Asia.
03:55So this growth from 50% to almost 70% urban
04:00will have its heaviest impact in these two regions.
04:05This means almost 2 billion people coming to cities
04:09in the next two decades or so.
04:12The UN Habitat recommends several key actions
04:15to improve urban life,
04:17such as integrated urban planning,
04:19access 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
04:35to the locals is very important.
04:37Master plans and innovative projects
04:39are shaping a more sustainable and inclusive urban future
04:42across the region.
04:43The UN and Azerbaijan are working closely
04:46in a highly collaborative and co-creational way.
04:50Together they are committed to making this event
04:52more impactful, more effective and truly different.
04:55and truly different.
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