Housing sector in Latin America and the Caribbean will meet to promote decent housing
San Jose, Costa Rica (February 19, 2015) —The public, private and civil society housing sectors in Latin America and the Caribbean will meet next May in Monterrey, Mexico, at the 2nd Latin American and Caribbean Forum on Adequate Housing: Housing for Life, co-organized by Habitat for Humanity, the Inter-American Development Bank, the International Federation of the Red Cross, UN-Habitat, Habitat International Coalition and Cities Alliance.
The Forum seeks to promote adequate and accesible housing in a region where, according to UN-Habitat, 1 out of 4 people in urban areas live in slums. In total, it is estimated that 113.4 million people in Latin America live in slums.
Over 600 participants from across the continent will engage in the following topics:
- Land, housing and territory
- Housing and resilient communities
- Housing and healthy, inclusive and sustainable settlements
- Financing and market development models
Also, during the Forum, participants will be able to share successful and innovative housing experiences, and to contribute in developing a regional agenda on adequate housing and human settlements, ahead of the UN Conference on Sustainable Housing and Urban Development, Habitat III, to be held in October 2016.
“This forum will be a great opportunity for dialogue and a common vision among three sectors that usually do not have a space to meet. In Monterrey, we want to help promote innovative solutions and sustainable investment models for adequate housing and human settlements”, said Torre Nelson, Vice President for Habitat for Humanity Latin America and the Caribbean.
Share with us experiences, initiatives and concrete solutions to the inadecuate housing issues in the region (deadline is early March). For more information, visit www.foroviviendaadecuada.org or contact the Habitat for Humanity office in your country.
About Habitat for Humanity International
Habitat for Humanity’s vision is a world where everyone has a decent place to live. Anchored by the conviction that safe and affordable housing provides a path out of poverty, since 1976 Habitat has helped more than 5 million people through home construction, rehabilitation and repairs and by increasing access to improved shelter through products and services. To learn more, donate or volunteer, visit habitatlatino.org