Our panel at the Africa Urban Forum did not shy away from hard truths. Climate-induced displacement is not a future threat; it is already happening. Entire communities are being uprooted, and the urban poor are hit first and hardest.

 The theme of the forum, "Adequate Housing for All: Advancing Socio-economic and Environmental Transformation towards the Realization of Agenda 2063,"directly positioned urban development as a non-negotiable prerequisite for Africa’s long-term prosperity.