The Asia-Pacific Housing Forum aims to stir productive conversations for the entirety of the event.
Watch out for the rundown of sessions, speakers, and side events soon!
The hidden value of informal settlements
The session will focus on the societal and economic benefits of investing in informal settlements – the hidden value of informal settlements that is untapped due to lack of basic servic…
Affordable green technologies for low-income households
The session would cover different construction technologies and design features that are be affordable to low-income households. The built environment contributes 37 percent of global…
Trends and opportunities in housing microfinance space in Asia-Pacific
This session will discuss the role of housing microfinance in meeting the housing needs of low-income households. The session will also cite case studies, best practices, and opportunit…
Leaving No One Behind in the Digital Era
The session will cover the risk of potentially exacerbating the inequity in the housing ecosystem brought about by rapid urbanization and digitization. The widening digital divide where…
Policy Solutions for Urban Informal Settlements
This session will focus on policy solutions implemented to improve settlement conditions in informal settlements. Throughout the developing world the pace of urbanization has outstrippe…
Climate change adaptation for low-income housing and informal settlements
This session will cover different types of improvements that could be made in houses and settlements to be more resilient to various climate hazards. Housing presents an often-overlooke…
Use of financial technology solutions to expand access to affordable housing
A fast-evolving healthy financial ecosystem can lead to a new generation of financial intermediaries that harness technology's power, employ new business models, adopt innovative a…
Influencing reduction in housing deficit through policy and system change
The session will cover promising and failed housing policy and systems changes that have emerged in and outside of Asia-Pacific since the last APHF; case studies or capelets will be pro…