Leadership and policy coordination
Examining the leadership and multilateral policy responses. Ongoing recovery will require coordinated and managed transitions to restore economic and social systems.
The COVID-19 pandemic has required bold leadership and multilateral policy responses. Recovery will require coordinated and managed transitions to restore economic and social systems.
AHURI-HUD International
Housing policy exchange
The Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) has implemented a range of activities in response to the pandemic, including a series of national and international policy exchanges addressing key cities and housing impacts of the pandemic, and approaches to economic and social recovery.
Representatives of a range of government agencies and research institutes from seven countries met on September 30 2020 to discuss housing policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The international policy exchange revealed that across the globe governments are responding to the unprecedented impacts of the pandemic in similar ways. Balancing economic and public health priorities, uncertainty in policy directions as the initial measures to protect renters and mortgage holders are winding up, and the ongoing shortage of affordable housing in many countries present shared challenges. Future virtual roundtable meetings will address several key themes that emerged in the discussion including the management of health risks for people in inadequate accommodation, aged care housing and homelessness.