ABOUT THE AUHF CONFERENCE & AGM 2023:
LIVE FROM WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA
ABOUT THE AUHF CONFERENCE & AGM 2023:
LIVE FROM WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA
Established as the African continent’s leading annual affordable housing gathering, the 38th annual African Union for Housing Finance (AUHF) Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place from Windhoek from 1 – 3 November 2022.
As the only established event known to connect international, African and regional stakeholders to Africa’s fast evolving affordable housing sector, this year’s event will connect financing and development leaders from across the continent and internationally in Cairo. This year’s event provides a platform for in-person attendees to network, access content and an opportunity to showcase opportunities to regional and international leaders invested in Affordable Housing. Join us in Windhoek and virtually for this year’s Conference & AGM brought to you by the AUHF, sponsors and partners.
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2022 AUHF CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Venue: Cairo, Egypt | St. Regis Cairo
Dates: 28 – 30 November 2022
Format: In-Person event (key sessions also available on live stream to virtual attendees)
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AUHF 2022 | AN IN-PERSON & GLOBAL GATHERING
ABOUT THE THEME:
A GREEN URBAN FUTURE FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
As the world pursues strategies to combat climate change and promote greater sustainability and resilience, this has particular relevance for affordable housing. Low-income communities are very clearly impacted upon by climate change and the environment, often finding themselves in disaster-prone areas, and in accommodation that is poorly suited to withstand climate events.
At the same time, the commitment to deliver affordable housing at scale necessarily impacts on the environment – carbon emissions are significant in the building process, as well in the ongoing life of buildings once erected. In recognition of the very significant interaction of housing and the environment, regulators as well as investors are increasingly demanding a climate-responsive approach, setting standards for “green construction” and “green buildings”. This gets reinforced through the development of “green finance”, which has become central to the focus and capacity of the residential construction industry. But what does this mean for affordable housing?
While “green” impacts favourably on the long-term operating costs of housing, with reduced services costs, it is often expensive, adding to the capital costs associated with delivery. This can have an effect of placing “green” outside the reach of low-income consumers; or placing affordable housing delivery outside the scope of “green” investors and the capital they offer.
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