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Between 2022 and 2050, global population is projected to increase by 1.88 billion people.  96% of that growth will take place in the Global South (Africa 58%, India 12%, Middle East 15%, Southeast Asia 6% and Latin America 5%).  Between now and 2030, we will add about 550 million people – greater than the total population of the U.S., Canada and Mexico combined. To meet the equitable development needs of that growth will necessitate billions of square meters of new construction and infrastructure: approximately 188 million housing units, 2.2 million primary schools, 2.7 million secondary schools, and hospital facilities to accommodate 1.7 million hospital beds. All this development will be undertaken simultaneously with increasing climate change impacts and the need for adaptive buildings and infrastructure. 

The question is, HOW do we build out all the development that is projected to take place, and do it sustainably, equitably, and with zero carbon emissions? Which architecture, landscape, and land use principles can simultaneously support carbon mitigation, human development and wellbeing, ecological health and restoration, adaptation and resilience, food security, and local economies and livelihoods?  What can we learn from indigenous innovations and development patterns? Our goal at COP27 is to answer these questions.