Aberdares Hall:
Building a sustainable future: Unlocking Africa’s potential in the construction industry
This event aims to facilitate discussions and initiatives that drive comprehensive and transformative change in the continent’s buildings and construction industry. It will also showcase the Buildings Breakthrough, an initiative operating within the framework of the Breakthrough Agenda, and co-led by the Ministry of National Territory and Urban Planning, Housing and City Policy (Kingdom of Morocco) and the Ministry of Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion (France), under the coordination of the UNEP-hosted Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC). The Buildings Breakthrough emphasised the urgent need for the sector to address its significant role in the global climate crisis. Its objective is to make near-zero emission and resilient buildings accessible, affordable, and achievable for everyone, everywhere. While the necessary capabilities to create a new world of buildings already exist, achieving these outcomes will require radical collaboration among experts, policymakers, practitioners, various actors of the value chain, and initiatives actively engaged in the field.
