Rebuilding a Place to Call Home: Reaching Net Zero. Join the 4th International Symposium — October 17-18, 2025, Lviv

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17.10.2025
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18.10.2025
Location: Hybrid format
Organizer: EU4ClimateResilience project in partnership with Centre for Land and Housing Research at Kharkiv School of Architecture, Ecoaction, Sustainable Urban Development Programme at Oxford University, UN-Habitat Urban Lab Ukraine, CEE Bankwatch, Ukrainian Catholic University, and partners. 

If you are an expert in sustainable urban and rural development, academic, policymaker, private sector innovator, donor organization, and multilateral bank join us for Symposium that focuses on Ukraine’s post-war recovery and green transition. The symposium aims to bring together leading experts and stakeholders to develop integrated, actionable strategies that address the complex challenges of Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction. It is a collaborative platform to exchange ideas, share best practices, and develop policy solutions for Ukraine’s recovery. Combining international expertise and local knowledge, it builds a knowledge base addressing immediate needs while laying foundations for a resilient and equitable future. Ongoing reports and academic publications ensure these insights inform policy and practice, advancing sustainable post-war development. 

📅 Dates: October 17–18, 2025
📍 Place: Lviv, Ukraine (in-person + online) 

Each day features two parallel tracks, allowing participants to join one track per day: 

Day 1: 

  • Policy, regulations, and reforms for net-zero Ukraine 
  • (Re)construction industry, technologies, and processes 

Day 2: 

  • Land use and spatial planning 
  • Investment for net-zero transition 

Each track includes a series of lectures, presentations, and moderated panels with diverse stakeholders. Detailed information about each track will be announced soon on the event page. 

❗ Offline (in-person) participation capacity is limited—participants are encouraged to choose their preferred track carefully. 

The event is supported by the EU4ClimateResilience project, implemented by GIZ Ukraine in partnership with Centre for Land and Housing Research at Kharkiv School of Architecture, Ecoaction, Sustainable Urban Development Programme at Oxford University, UN-Habitat Urban Lab Ukraine, CEE Bankwatch, Ukrainian Catholic University, and partners. 

EU4ClimateResilience: Decarbonisation and Climate Resilience in the Eastern Partnership Countries is a regional project co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN) and implemented in Ukraine by the German government organisation Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in cooperation with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).