Marmara Urban Forum (MARUF)
October 1-3, 2021
Online Event
Marmara Urban Forum (MARUF) is a biennial international urban forum organised with the motto of “Cities Developing Solutions” by Marmara Municipalities Union (MMU), which is a local government association in the Marmara Region of Turkey with over 190 members. MARUF strives for not only discussing the challenges that cities face but also seeking solutions to them and multiplying good practices at the global scale.
MARUF19, which was organised for the first time on October 1-3, 2019, in Istanbul, attracted over 5440 participants. With the contributions of 66 partners, 50 sessions were held, and different approaches on urban services and urban management were discussed by 250 speakers from 25 countries. MARUF19 hosted plenary sessions, parallel sessions, roundtable meetings, workshops, networking events, exhibitions, field trips, cultural events, booths, film screenings for three days.
This year, MARUF21 will be held online on the theme of “Re-Think, Co-Act” under six main axes, which are “healthy,” “inclusive,” innovative,” “resilient,” “sustainable,” and “creative” cities. It will gather all stakeholders including professionals from cities, national, regional, and local governments, private sector, NGOs, universities, and other stakeholders that play a crucial role in the design, transformation, and governance of cities.
MARUF21 puts forward an endeavour to re-think global problems of cities after the COVID-19 pandemic and create an exchange and dialogue platform among all stakeholders in an effort to co-act by taking into account local needs and priorities in line with the Global Agenda. Aligning with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), some of the prominent topics to be discussed at MARUF21 are: #climate change, #migration, #youth, #culture, #infrastructure, #inequalities, #mobility, #public health, #digitalization, #circular economy, #public space, #housing, #local development, #urban leadership. The localisation of SDGs and urban solutions to global challenges will be addressed within the forum.
For more information, please read the booklet or visit marmaraurbanforum.org
For registrations, please visit: marmaraurbanforum.org/kayit?l=en