Title: Sustainable Construction and Climate: Perspectives from West Africa
Date: 30 May 2024
Time: 10:50 - 12:45 GMT
Location: Grand Théâtre National de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal
Organizers: UNEP and the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC)
This is an officially sponsored session of the Forum on Innovative Materials and Sustainable Construction in West Africa, taking place between 28-31 May 2024 in Dakar Senegal.
Forum on Innovative Materials and Sustainable Construction in West Africa:
The Forum will bring together architects, building developers, financiers, researchers, NGOs and national and local authorities to share knowledge and innovations on how to build more and better, ways to reduce the climate impact and increase resilience of the construction sector in West Africa.
The Forum will cover a wide range of topics going from the environmental impact of construction materials, the application of circularity solutions to the built environment, financing schemes to bring solutions to scale, or innovative sustainable materials locally available.
Sustainable Construction and Climate: Perspectives from West Africa Session:
This session aims at showcasing policy actions and initiatives led by countries in the region to achieve a low-carbon, high efficient and climate resilient buildings and construction sector as well as challenges faced by the sector to adapt and be more resilient to climate change.
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In addition to this session, the GlobalABC will organize a Regional Roundtable for West Africa for country representatives to discuss the regional implications of international agreements such us the Buildings Breakthrough and the Declaration of Chaillot, the usefulness of the climate action roadmaps on buildings and construction to set a pathway for a more efficient, resilient and low carbon buildings sector, the role of buildings in the next round of updates of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), the challenges faced by the sector in the region and the support that could be provided by the GlobalABC
