This year the international community has a number of opportunities to try and get to grips with some of the most powerful demographic forces changing the face of poverty and development and to forge a new urban agenda.
Today, more people live in cities than in rural areas, and the migration of people from towns and villages to cities will only accelerate in the coming years.
In October, world leaders will convene at Habitat III, the first Habitat summit for two decades, to consider how investments in the global built environment can be more responsive and better aligned to the realities of where people live today — and where they will live tomorrow.
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Michael Igoe@AlterIgoe
Michael Igoe is a Senior Reporter with Devex, based in Washington, D.C. He covers U.S. foreign aid, global health, climate change, and development finance. Prior to joining Devex, Michael researched water management and climate change adaptation in post-Soviet Central Asia, where he also wrote for EurasiaNet. Michael earned his bachelor's degree from Bowdoin College, where he majored in Russian, and his master’s degree from the University of Montana, where he studied international conservation and development.
