22-26 March 2010

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

World Urban Forum 5: The Right to the City - Bridging the Urban Divide

In the space of a few short years, the World Urban Forum has turned into the world’s premier conference on cities. The Forum was established by the United Nations to examine one of the most pressing problems facing the world today: rapid urbanization and its impact on communities, cities, economies, climate change and policies. Concepts that will drive the discussions in  Rio include the right to the city, bridging urban income gaps, reducing inequality and poverty, participatory democracy, cultural diversity in cities, women-friendly cities, sustainable urban development equal access to shelter, health, water, sanitation and infrastructure services. And of course the right to the inclusive city.

More information can be found on: http://www.unhabitat.org/categories.asp?catid=584