‌ 26 - 30 June 2022 Katowice

The World Urban Forum (WUF) was established in 2001 by the United Nations to address one of the most pressing issues facing the world today: rapid urbanisation and its impact on communities, cities, economies, climate change and policies. Convened by UN-Habitat, the Forum is a high level, open and inclusive platform for addressing the challenges of sustainable urbanisation.

The 11^th World Urban Forum will take place in Katowice, Poland from the 26-30 June 2022. The theme of WUF11, Transforming our Cities for a Better Urban Future, will provide greater insights and clarity on the future of cities based on existing trends, challenges and opportunities, as well as suggest ways cities can be better prepared to address future pandemics and a wide range of other shocks. WUF11 thematic areas are:

• Equitable urban futures
• Greener urban futures
• Innovation and technology
• Building urban resilience
• Urban planning and governance
• Future urban economy and finance

The OECD contributes to this important event through a series of side events, publications, and by taking part in a number of workshops, seminars and other events throughout the conference.

More OECD work on cities

National Urban Policy (NUP) Workshop

Celebration Event of the Pilot Phase of the National Urban Policy Programme and Launch of the next phase

13:30 - 15:00

Implementation of National Urban Policy (NUP) with smart city strategies

13:30 - 15:00

Renewal of Urban Planning for a Better Urban Future

Launch of the OECD report Urban-Rural Linkages in Poland

Read the report

Shocks and the City: Adapting Urban Policies to Uncertainty 

Hybrid event 

Discover the Implementation Toolkit of the OECD Principles on Urban Policy

Explore the OECD Toolkit for a Territorial Approach to the SDGs

Special Session on Urban Data and Circular Economy

Hybrid event 

Consultation of a new strategic project to promote a holistic, cross-sectoral approach to urban health among national- and city-level decision-makers 

Towards achieving the SDGs and realizing the NUA through the Spatial planning platform - Transforming the Path to Resilient Infrastructure for Sustainable Urban Development

Megacities' solutions facing climate change

The Economic Power of Africa's Cities

Priorities under pressure: How cities can be inclusive, resilient and green in response to a refugee crisis

Hybrid event

Digital4LivableCities: Digital solutions for the common good

Unleashing the Potential of Intermediary Cities for Climate Action

Collaborative Governance & Innovation Ecosystems: Best Practices from the 100 Intelligent Cities Challenge Network 

Have you heard of 'BiodiverCities by 2030?' Two recent publications speak to citizens and governments about why nature needs to be at the forefront of urban life

Leveraging Land Value Capture to Achieve Climate Goals in Cities 

Multidimensional sustainability assessment of cities and regions in Europe

Geospatial data for real-time city statistics and better policy

Multidimensional Sustainability Assessment of Cities and Regions in Europe

Leveraging land value capture for equitable cities: Local experiences, global trends

Multi-level action for equitable and sustainable cities

Addressing Environmental Challenges and Rapid Urbanisation by Enabling Green, Circular Transitions

Thursday 30 June

Novel data for a better urban future – ensuring data continuity with the Global Human Settlement Layer