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🌍 On November 5th, an inspiring conversation took place at #WUF12, exploring how collaboration can drive change in the housing sector. Moderated by Mewahib Mohamed, our Director of Programme and Business Development, the session brought together leading experts across sectors to discuss the transformative power of collaborative housing solutions. Key highlights from the session: 🏙️ Mia Callenberg, Environmental Specialist from Global Environment Facility (GEF) advocated for empowering cities to take a leadership role in addressing local housing challenges, highlighting the importance of strong, multilateral governance models to align national and local efforts. 🏘️ Julian Baskin, Principal Urban Advisor from Cities Alliance emphasised the potential of community-driven housing solutions, particularly focusing on informal settlements and small-scale local contractors to improve the quality and sustainability of housing. 🌱 Cathy Lynch, Senior Urban Specialist from The World Bank Focused on making green housing accessible, arguing that framing green features as cost-saving benefits, rather than added expenses, can drive demand and promote energy-efficient housing. 🤝 Dr. Folayinka Dania, Chief Resilience Officer from Lagos State Resilience Office (LASRO), stressed the need for collaboration across sectors, highlighting that no single institution can solve the housing crisis alone. She encouraged bringing together governments, developers, and communities to create holistic solutions. 🏗️ Nyale Yanga, Chief Financial Officer from Kenya Mortgage Refinance Company (KMRC), advocated for engaging local developers and communities in the housing process, ensuring that housing solutions are both scalable and relevant to the unique needs of each area. 💚 As we continue to build a more sustainable future, it's clear that partnerships, innovation, and community collaboration are essential to making meaningful progress in the housing sector. #GAH #GreenAffordableHousing #SustainableDevelopment  #WUF12   #HousingOurFuture #Collaboration #InvestmentOpportunities #GenderInclusion #ItAllStartsAtHome #ItAllStartsLocally #ItAllStartsTogether #ItAllStartsNow World Urban Forum 12 Egypt Ian Shapiro (he/him)

In a world facing rapid urbanisation, climate challenges, and widening inequality, targeted research is essential for transformative change. Here at Reall, research priorities provide a roadmap to align our work, identify critical knowledge gaps, and structure future funding opportunities. That’s why going forward we are focusing our research on four interconnected areas, selected for their potential to drive impact and inform global conversations: 🕵️ Evidence - learning from past initiatives to inform future projects ⚡ Gender - investigating how housing can be a catalyst for gender equity 🌍 Climate - mitigating climate risks and addressing the role of green approaches and tech in housing at scale 💵 Finance - exploring innovative financing models and barriers to access affordable housing By setting these priorities, we ensure that our efforts deliver meaningful, evidence-based solutions that directly address the needs of low-income communities while driving innovation in affordable housing. Check out Hannah Jayne Robinson (PhD)'s blog, which draws directly from Reall's new research priorities, developed with Ben Atkinson. We’d love to know what you think - let us know in the comments! https://lnkd.in/ea9JsN4R #SDGs #ClimateAction #Sustainability #GreenHousing #AffordableHousing #GreenTransition #GreenHomes #Research #Data #D4D #Gender #Equity #InnovativeFinance #Inclusion #Finance #SDG5 #Evidence

✨ Here’s to 2025 ✨ This year, Reall is ready to join forces with our incredible partners to transform lives and cities across Africa and Asia. Together, we’ll scale green, affordable housing, creating homes that inspire hope, resilience, and sustainability. Let’s build a brighter future — one home at a time! 🏠💚 #Partnerships #SDGs #ClimateAction #Sustainability #GreenHousing #AffordableHousing #GreenTransition #GreenHomes Ian Shapiro (he/him)

🎊 A very happy new year to all our partners and supporters! We are excited about the year ahead as we bring affordable homes to scale across African and Asian cities in 2025. Everyone here at Reall is looking forward to working with you this year. Get in touch if you want to chat further! #Partnerships #SDGs #ClimateAction #Sustainability #GreenHousing #AffordableHousing #GreenTransition #GreenHomes

🏠 Reliable household income data is essential for understanding housing markets and targeting interventions. But where can you find it? 🤔 For emerging markets it's a huge challenge. 💡 That’s why earlier this month - with support from University of Warwick - Warwick Business School - we launched our new Household Income and Affordability Calculator. Using household spending as a substitute for income, the calculator presents national, sub-national and local income data and predicts the maximum amount that a household can spend on housing per month and the maximum affordable home price. 👍 The good news? The calculator is available to everyone to use! Give it a try and let us know what you think: https://lnkd.in/gjTu4uPV 🔗 You can find out more about how we built the calculator, what data we used, and what the calculator can do in our blog by Ben Atkinson, Reall’s Programme Lead for Data and Evidence: https://lnkd.in/ebuNw-fM #AffordableHousing #Data #EmergingMarkets #Mortgages #HousingFinance

🌟 ICYMI: Joy Wachira, our Programme Lead for Green Affordable Housing joined a panel discussion last month hosted by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and Cities Alliance on providing finance for the “unbankable”. Questions flew in from the audience for Joy and her fellow panellists Kecia Rust and Girlie Lopez covering collaboration with academic institutions, partnerships with institutional investors, building resilience, supporting landlords, and much more. 👇Catch the whole event below 👇 #GreenAffordableHousing #SustainableDevelopment #InvestmentOpportunities #GreenHomes #HousingFinance #UrbanInnovation #AdequateHousing #HousingCrisis #Asia #Africa https://lnkd.in/eyTFSugG

🌍 COP29 was billed as the “climate finance COP”, but did it deliver? 🏡 How did housing feature in these crucial discussions? As we look ahead to COP30 in Brazil, Reall’s Clare Ollerenshaw and Jayamali Ranithri Kankanige reflect on what happened in Baku and how this COP could shape discussions for the forthcoming Nationally Determined Contributions countries are in the throes of developing. 🔗 Read our COP29 reflections: https://lnkd.in/eVnVam86 #ClimateAction #COP29 #GreenHousing #Sustainability #GreenTransition #Housing #AffordableHousing #GreenHomes

“This is just the start of our collaboration, and I’m really looking forward to what’s to come.” Mewahib Mohamed, our Director of Programme and Business Development at Reall reflects on our partnership with Habitat for Humanity International, announced this month. We can’t wait to join forces to: 🏡 Elevate Affordable Housing: Through joint thought leadership and advocacy, we aim to highlight the transformative potential of affordable, green housing. 🤝 Mobilise Resources: We will work together to secure philanthropic and concessional funding, creating innovative pathways to finance sustainable housing solutions. 🌱 Address Climate Challenges: We will prioritise resilience in low-income communities by integrating climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies. 💡 Promote Gender Inclusion: We will advance gender mainstreaming in housing solutions, ensuring equitable impact.   #PartnershipForChange #HousingForAll #Sustainability #ClimateResilience #AffordableHousing

👋 Delighted to have you on board Etta! We look forward to working with you to deliver affordable housing in the years ahead! #AffordableHousing #GreenHousing #Sustainability #NewJob

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