The 12th World Urban Forum (WUF12), which was organised by the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), over five days, concluded Friday in Cairo. Qatar participated in the event which was held under the title "Everything starts at home: Local actions for sustainable cities and communities".
HE the Minister of Social Development and Family Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser al-Misnad, represented Qatar in the forum, along with a delegation that included CEO of Msheireb Properties Eng Ali al-Kuwari, and representatives from the ministries of municipality, environment and climate change, and Qatar Airways.
The forum's activities highlighted Qatar's experience in developing cities, as Eng Ali al-Kuwari reviewed in this regard the sustainable real estate development witnessed by the State, along with Msheireb Properties' visions in sustainable urban development.
Eng Ali al-Kuwari gave a presentation on "Msheireb Downtown Doha" as a pioneering model for future cities, based on the element of sustainability as a fundamental element in the construction and development phase, stressing the importance of introducing environmentally friendly elements such as sustainability, green buildings and smart technology as a key factor in building cities.
The activities of the World Urban Forum focused on localising sustainable development goals, exchanging ideas on innovative urban solutions, and local procedures and initiatives needed to reduce current global challenges, with the participation of representatives of UN member states, local governments, the private sector and civil society.
The World Urban Forum (WUF) is the world's first conference on sustainable urbanisation, established by the UN in 2001 to study the impact of rapid urbanisation and its repercussions on social, economic and environmental policies in communities, cities and towns.
