Climate change, environmental and health impacts on housing affordability
#Housing2030 | Online | 10th November 2020
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Housing 2030 is a joint international initiative of housing experts from over 56 governments through UNECE, UN Habitat and 43,000 affordable housing providers and neighbourhood developers represented by Housing Europe. It aims to improve the capacity of national and local governments to formulate policies that improve housing affordability and sustainability.
in association with Glasgow City Council
09:00-09:30 | Welcome addresses
Councillor Susan Aitken, Leader, Glasgow City Council
Doris Andoni, Chair, UNECE Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management
Bent Madsen, President of Housing Europe
Christophe Lalande, Housing Lead Specialist - Land, Housing and Shelter Section, UN-Habitat
09:30-09:40 | Update on the #Housing2030 study
Julie Lawson, Lead Author and Content Coordinator of the #Housing2030 report
09:40-10:00 | The policy toolkit: An overview of policy options to deliver affordable, high-quality and environmentally sound housing
Holger Wallbaum, Professor of Sustainable building at Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg
10:00-10:45 | Panel Q&A Session
Moderated by David Orr, #Housing2030 Co-Chair
~ The speakers on this panel have participated in our podcast series, providing their views on the theme of ‘Climate change, environmental and health impacts on housing affordability’.
You are encouraged to listen to the shows ahead of the webinar, as this session will be a Q&A only. ~
Martin van Rijn, Chairperson of Aedes – The Dutch Federation of Housing Corporations
Brian Evans, City Urbanist for Glasgow and Professor at the Glasgow School of Art
Holger Wallbaum, Professor of Sustainable building at Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg
10:45-11:00 | Digital Coffee Break
11:00-11:15 | Keynote address by Frans Timmermans – Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for the EU Green Deal
11:15-11:55 | “How can we make the necessary environmental sustainability and liveability upgrades to housing stocks without increasing costs for low- and moderate-income households?”
Moderated by Elena Szolgayova, #Housing2030 Co-Chair
Björn Mallants, VVH – The Association of Flemish Housing Companies
Anu Sarnet, EKYL – The Estonian Union of Co-operative Housing Associations
Andoni Hidalgo, Opengela – Basque one-stop-shop for neighbourhood level renovation
Peter Gergely, Slovakian Ministry of Transport & Construction
Monica Scatasta, Council of Europe Development Bank
11:55-12:00 | Summary of the day’s discussions
Elena Szolgayova, #Housing2030 Co-Chair
David Orr, #Housing2030 Co-Chair
As part of the initiative, a series of events have been foreseen in the course of this and next year.
Follow this section for the latest updates, as well as the website of the initiative: www.housing2030.org