Ukraine’s housing recovery forum - rebuilding a place to call home

On February 15 2023 a symposium was organised where Ukrainian and other European professionals shared knowledge on housing provision and urban development. The aim is helping to define the contours of future housing and land policies in Ukraine. The event involved key stakeholders in the recovery, such as representatives of the Ukrainian government, the International Organisation of Migration, the European Union and experts on housing from the Netherlands, from Ukraine and beyond.

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00:00 Introduction section
00:22 André van Lammeren, deputy director PBL: Welcome by host of the event
05:22 Oleksandra Tkachenko, UNUN and KuiperCompagnons: Introduction of Ukraine Netherlands Urban Network (UNUN)
11:07 Krzysztof Gierulski, European Commission: The European involvement in Ukraine’s recovery
19:14 Beginning of ‘Ukraine's challenges ahead’ session
19:53 Taras Kubay, Director of the Urban Development Department of Lviv City Council: View of local situation
27:15 Galyna Sukhomud, New Housing Policy Ukraine: Informing Housing and Urban Policy challenges
42:00 Konrad Clos, Affordable Housing Program, International Organisation for Migration: Learning from experience – the affordable housing pilot
51:30 Beginning of Q&A session
56:44 Beginning of “Securing affordable homes” session
59:23 Julie Lawson, author of #Housing2030 and adjunct professor, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University: Europe has the tools for recovery in its hands
1:10:36 Oleksandra Azarkhina, Deputy Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine: Opening address Ukraine’s homes and neighbourhoods hopes for the future – housing in the recovery plan
1:22:48 Michaela Kauer, City of Vienna and Veronika Iwanowski, Vienna Municipal Housing: Providing land and securing investments for affordable housing
1:34:45 Anastasia Bobrova, CEDOS thinktank: Refining new policies for the diversity of social needs and housing fund typologies —affordability for different groups
1:45:30 Beginning of “Creating liveable neighbourhoods” session
1:47:15 Francesco Veenstra, Chief Government Architect, Board of Government Advisors (CRa), the Netherlands: Designing the future. Towards affordable, sustainable and inclusive places
1:54:26 Jarmo Linden, director Housing and Finance Development Centre ARA Finland: Connecting investments in housing and infrastructure in Finland
2:03:44 Oleksandr Anisimov, New Housing Policy Ukraine: Planning and land policy in Ukraine
2:16:32 Beginning of Q&A session
2:23:43 Beginning of “Call to action” session
2:24:41 Sorcha Edwards, Secretary General Housing Europe: Towards a housing and recovery agenda
2:36:58 Gzregorz Gajda, senior urban investment specialist European Investment Bank: Towards an investment agenda
2:42:36 Vladyslav Rashkovan, IMF: Towards an investment agenda
2:50:28 Jennes de Mol, Dutch ambassador to Ukraine: Dutch commitment to Ukraine's recovery
2:59:02 Maksym Kononenko, Ukranian ambassador to the Netherlands: The way forward
3:05:53 André van Lammeren, deputy director PBL: Thank you and invitation for follow-up