Opening of the German Pavilion at the World Urban Forum in Cairo #WUF12

Building Green, Inclusive and Equitable Cities 

Join us at the Opening Ceremony of the German Pavilion at WUF12! Throughout the week, various German stakeholders will showcase approaches and good practices on building sustainable, green, and inclusive cities worldwide.  

With the opening we want to give you a first taste of what to expect at the German Pavilion during WUF12, highlighting the German commitment to sustainable and integrated urban development and discussing ways to address the challenges for green, inclusive, and equal cities. Simultaneously, we will also use the chance to celebrate the longstanding and trusting partnership between Germany and Egypt in jointly working towards a sustainable urban future for over 20 years.  

Opening Ceremony

1st part highlighting the Egyptian-German partnership and 2nd part highlighting German approaches in international urban development  

Moderator:

Martin Röw, Deputy Permanent Representative of Germany to the UN in Nairobi, Kenia

1st Part 

Opening Remarks by : 

• Niels Annen, Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany 
• Dr. Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation, Egypt (tbc)   
• H.E. Sherif Sherbini, Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities, Egypt (tbc)  

2nd Part 

Short inputs by: 

Representatives from the ministries: 

• Heike Litzinger, Head of Division Urban development, mobility, circular economy, BMZ
• Jan Schultheiß, Department for International and European Urban Development Policy, BMWSB 

Municipal representative: 

• Christoph Schnaudigel, District Administrator of Karlsruhe County/District
• Mario Hecker, Mayor of the municipality Kalletal   

Representative of civil society, political foundations or science: 

• Eva Dick, Urban Development Specialist in the Africa and Middle East Division, Misereor 

For those of you who stay at home, feel free to follow per livestream. But we hope that some of you come to Cairo and are able to join us in-person.

More information here