AMF hosted a high-level session on urban resilience at WUF13 in Baku. Azerbaijan.
Who spoke?
• Hamidreza Gholamzadeh – Secretary General, Asian Mayors Forum
• Jordi Vaquer – Secretary General, Metropolis
• Seyed Ali Sharifi – Tehran Disaster Management Organization
• Ali Asghar Kamalizadeh – Head of Tehran Renovation Organization
• Plus leading academics from India & Qatar
Topic: “From Vision to Reality – Leading Cities Toward Inclusive & Resilient Housing in Asia”
Key moments:
Tehran’s disaster risk reduction strategy – unpacked
How Tehran housed war-displaced families in hotels – FOR FREE
“Hayat-e Tehran” project – bringing life back to worn-out urban fabrics
A sobering reminder: war and unrest destroy more than buildings – they crush sustainable development
WUF13 was held in Baku mid-May.
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