XXXIV MINURVI General Assembly (Bridgetown, Barbados - 2025)
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Between December 3 and 5, 2025, the thirty-fourth meeting of the Forum of Ministers and High-Level Authorities of Housing and Urbanism of Latin America and the Caribbean (MINURVI) will take place in Bridgetown, Barbados.
Under the theme “Financing the Urban Transition: Housing, Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience,” the event will bring together government representatives, financial institutions, researchers, and experts from across the sector. The Assembly will provide a platform to explore strategies aimed at building resilient and sustainable cities, share national experiences, identify scalable policy and financial solutions, and strengthen regional collaboration. Its overall objective is to support countries in building resilience through climate change adaptation and to accelerate the transition toward more inclusive, circular, and climate-resilient urban development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The World Urban Forum will return to the African continent after more than 20 years since it was held in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2002. This event is considered a high-level, open, and inclusive platform convened by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) to address the challenges of sustainable urbanization. This year, the Twelfth Session will take place in Cairo, Egypt, from November 4 to 9, 2024.
MINURVI Ministerial Meeting (Brazil, 2024)
The meeting of the Forum of Ministers and Highest Authorities of Housing and Urbanism of Latin America and the Caribbean (MINURVI): Climate Resilience and Sustainable Growth in Human Settlements in Latin America and the Caribbean, will be held on Thursday, August 1, and Friday, August 2, 2024, in Brasília, Brazil. The meeting will primarily focus on climate resilience and sustainable growth in human settlements in Latin America and the Caribbean.
During the event, topics will include biodiversity and climate change resilience in human settlements in Latin America and the Caribbean, Build Back Better: an approach to post-disaster recovery for more resilient cities, and land and climate change. Additionally, a ministerial debate will be held to exchange and share experiences, best practices, and proposals to promote urban resilience.
The meeting will feature a diverse group of participants, including ministers and high-level authorities from Latin American and Caribbean countries, academics, and civil society representatives to foster a richer discussion.
On July 25th, the 3rd Regional Housing Forum 2024 will take place. This event aims to address the challenges of the housing deficit in Latin America and the Caribbean and to foster meaningful discussions and innovative approaches to the issue. This year, the forum will focus on disruptive innovation in sustainable housing for vulnerable populations in the LAC region.
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Bank (WB), is conducting an evaluation of the damages and losses caused by the historic floods in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
