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Ukrainian Urban Forum 2018 in Kyiv

Ukrainian Urban Forum 2018 in Kyiv

Since 2018, Ukrainian Urban Forum has been facilitating the exchange of experience and networking among activists, researchers, government officials, and all those interested in the equitable and sustainable development of Ukrainian cities. The main goal of the forum is to deepen the discussion on urban development in Ukraine and to strengthen professional and informal ties in the community.

About Forum

“What is the Fair City” was the theme of the 2018 Forum.

We love living in cities. But in Ukraine, as urban dwellers, we face many injustices and daily inconveniences. We work to change these situations through research, networking, international experience, and by expanding our own ideas of what is possible — and impossible.

To help Ukrainian cities become better places for all residents, we organized the first Ukrainian Urban Forum.

Participants took part in lectures on housing policy, roundtables, and panel discussions on urban planning, regional development, and the impact of war on different social groups.

The Ukrainian Urban Forum was made possible with the support of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Heinrich Böll Foundation’s Office in Ukraine, and 350.org.

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The History of the Forum

In 2019, the forum, which was held in Zaporizhzhia at the invitation of local activists, had the theme “People. City. Plant.”

In 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the forum switched to a hybrid format. In order to cover the socio-economic problems of Ukrainian cities, we chose the question “Will the Market Solve?” as the topic of the forum and launched a podcast of the same name.

In 2021, the project continued to exist in the form of online discussions, a podcast, a series of articles, and tours in Lviv, Kyiv, and Ivano-Frankivsk. These activities encouraged the community to discuss the future of Ukrainian cities and what it might look like “After Tomorrow.”

In 2022, as a result of the outbreak of the full-scale Russian invasion, the Cedos team decided to cancel Ukrainian Urban Forum. However, in 2023, Ukrainian Urban Forum is already back and heading to Vinnytsia to discuss urban renewal, the right to housing, and how we can create a “Common Home” together.