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Ukraine needs new construction standards, a multi-vector model of reconstruction financing, and legislative decisions that will allow starting construction right now. This was stated by the head of the APMG, Kharkiv mayor Ihor Tereshov, during an international conference organized by the World Bank Group and the relevant ministry.
«If we do not build, especially in frontline areas, we will lose people, the economy, and lives in these territories. My deep conviction is that we must start today. We need to find a financing model, complete design work, and have ready decisions that can be implemented. This is economy, this is people's lives. If we want to save Ukrainians, bring back our people from Europe and other countries, we need to build housing», — Tereshov emphasized.
APMG advocates forming a systemic approach to residential construction in frontline communities. Among the key issues are affordable and social housing, mechanisms for financing it, engagement of state and international resources, and new safety and autonomy requirements for buildings.
According to Tereshov, the war fundamentally changed the requirements for housing construction and urban infrastructure.
«Today it is impossible to simply rebuild houses by the old standards. The war demands completely different requirements for construction. Each new object must be safe and meet the realities in which our people live», he noted.
Ihor Tereshov also stressed that legislative decisions must not only be adopted, but actually work.
«It is not enough to simply adopt a legislative act at the government or Verkhovna Rada level. It is necessary to ensure that it does not remain on paper, but works for people. This is fundamentally important for housing policy, social and municipal housing», — said the head of APMG.
He separately emphasized the need for multi-channel reconstruction financing. It should unite resources of local budgets, the state, international partners, and grant opportunities. Communities alone cannot ensure large-scale reconstruction of housing, schools, kindergartens, and infrastructure.
During the conference, Kharkiv presented the North Saltivka reconstruction project, developed as part of work on the city’s master plan in collaboration with the Norman Foster Foundation. It envisages new housing, a kindergarten with a shelter, spaces for business, barrier-free design, energy efficiency, and an underground protective space for 2200 people.
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