Habitat for Humanity at COP29

Nov. 11-22, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan

From Nov. 11-22, 2024, Habitat for Humanity will participate in COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, to shine a light on the acutely overlooked intersection between climate change and housing, particularly for the most vulnerable.

DISCOVER
Where Habitat is speaking at COP29
Habitat’s policy priorities and recommendations for COP29 

We’ll also be launching a new white paper revealing that only 21% of countries demonstrate high-level commitments to housing and informal settlements in their national climate goals, despite their essential role in climate action.

Safe, resilient housing is essential for protecting communities from climate impacts, and we’ll be at COP29 to advocate for its inclusion in global, national and local climate strategies. If you’re attending COP or following virtually, please join us at our various speaking sessions and events.

Let’s make the “invisible billion” visible to the G7!

Let’s use our collective voice to elevate the importance of housing in informal settlements on the international stage. Sign the petition calling on G7 leaders to take action to improve the lives of the over 1 billion people living in informal settlements. Habitat for Humanity will deliver the petition to the annual G7’s Leaders’ Summit in 2025.

Resource hub

Check out the resources below to learn more about Habitat’s work. 

Housing and Informal Settlements Content in Nationally Determined Contributions

This report presents findings from an analysis of how housing and informal settlements are integrated into NDCs submitted by various countries to date. It explores the extent to which nations address housing challenges and strategies in the context of climate adaptation and mitigation.

Issue brief: Climate migration and informal settlements

In this 2024 issue brief, Habitat uncovers a massive and growing blind spot in the discourse around climate change-induced migration and adaptation efforts: “Slum Blind: The overlooked links between climate migration and informal settlements.”