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The World Urban Forum is a
biennial meeting established by the United Nations to examine one of the
most pressing issues facing the world today: rapid urbanization and its
impact on communities, cities, economies and policies. The 2006 Forum in
Vancouver, Canada, brought together over 10,000 people from
non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations, urban
professionals, academics, to governments, local authorities and national
and international associations of local governments. The Forum gives all
these actors a common platform to discuss urban issues in formal and
informal ways and come up with action-oriented proposals to create
sustainable cities.
The Government of China will host the Fourth session of the World Urban
Forum (WUF4) in the ancient city of Nanjing from 13-17 October 2008.
Situated in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the city of Nanjing
dates back more than 2,000 years and is known as the ancient capital of
the Six Dynasties of China. Today, home to almost 4 million people, it
is a rapidly growing modern city and is one of the most dynamic in
eastern China. |
