BRICS Urbanisation Forum to be held in South Africa next week
BRICS Urbanisation Forum that was inaugurated in New Delhi in February 2013 will have its first in-person follow-up in the South African city of Durban next week. During the two-day gathering that begins on July 26, the delegates from the five-nation BRICS bloc will discuss some of the key urban developmental issues to understand how globally cities are becoming more resilient towards these challenges.
The last edition of the forum was hosted online under the presidency of China in 2022. The forum brings together ministerial delegations, representatives from local governments, policymakers, and other stakeholders to place key issues of urbanisation on their agenda for action.
As the current chair of BRICS, South African Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Thembi Nkadimeng will host the forum under the theme «Advancing urban resilience for sustainable cities and towns for future generations». The forum is one of several high-level interactions taking place in the weeks leading up to the 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg on August 22, which will be attended by the heads of state of Brazil, India, China and South Africa.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be attending in person but participating online to avoid his arrest in the wake of an International Court of Justice warrant against him for alleged war crimes. The BRICS Urbanisation Forum provides a platform for governments, organisations, experts and scholars from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) to engage with some of the issues expected to arise at the BRICS Summit, and subsequently provide policy advice to the leaders of the bloc when they meet next month.
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