My Work

Get to know some of my publications, articles, interviews, lectures and participation in events.

UN-Habitat Executive Director Anacláudia Rossbach speaks on the Second Africa Urban Forum

Interview with BBC News

Why Cities Are the Future of Climate Action

Article published in TIME magazine, produced in partnership with Jader Filho, Brazil’s former Minister of Cities

Moradia será questão estratégica na COP30, diz brasileira chefe da ONU-Habitat

Interview with Folha de São Paulo

Desenvolvimento urbano e sustentável nos próximos anos dependerá de parcerias multisetoriais, diz ONU

Interview with Valor Econômico

Exclusive Interview with UN-Habitat Executive Director Anacláudia Rossbach

Interview with Leaders Talk

As Global Cities Expand Rapidly, People Must Be at the Center of Planning

Article published in Time Magazine

How cities must change to face the climate crisis, according to the highest-ranking Brazilian at the UN

Interview with Estadão

Executive Director of UN-Habitat assumes office in Nairobi, Kenya

Published by UN-Habitat

Nearshoring y el financiamiento urbano

Opinion article written for Milenio Magazine

Resiliencia evolutiva: relevancia y desafíos en materia de vivienda y planeación en México

Article produced in co-authorship with Hector Becerril and published in Vivienda Infonavit Magazine

Envisioning Slum Upgrading for the City of Tomorrow

Report that summarizes the discussions on informal settlements held during the Networking Event at World Urban Forum

Mejoramiento de barrios en Argentina: logros y desafíos

Nota Conceptual y Conclusiones de la primera sesión del Laboratorio de Vivienda - Argentina (LAV 1)

LA CONQUISTA DEL DERECHO A LA CIUDAD POR LA CONSTITUCIÓN DE CHILE

Article published on the LA Network

GLOBAL REVIEW SERIES ON INFORMALITY: Understanding Informality

Towards a Multi-dimensional Analysis of the Concept

GLOBAL REVIEW SERIES ON INFORMALITY: International Review of Slum Upgrading Practices

Lessons Learned and Remaining Challenges of Projects and Programs

GLOBAL REVIEW SERIES ON INFORMALITY: Informal Land Markets

City Government Interventions for Enhancing Land Access and Tenure Security

GLOBAL REVIEW SERIES ON INFORMALITY: COVID-19 and Informality

Good Practices for Reducing Risk and Enhancing Resilience

Valor Econômico

Com planejamento urbano, problemas na pandemia seriam menores, diz especialista

Valor Econômico

Função social da cidade

The Guardian

Five ways to plan the cities of the future

Anacláudia Rossbach: Minha Casa Minha Vida

Habitação: infraestrutura, espaço público e gestão

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Observatório das Metrópoles

Observatório das Metrópoles debate as resistências e assistência aos assentamentos precários no contexto da pandemia

WSDS 2026 | Women’s Leadership and the Future of Sustainable Cities

Interview with TERI - The Energy and Resources Institute

Inaugural lesson of the Urban School of Sciences Po

‘Una ciudad inteligente aprovecha la tecnología para elevar la calidad de vida de sus habitantes’: Anacláudia Rossbach, directora de ONU Hábitat

Interview with EL TIEMPO

UN Habitat chief on promoting sustainable cities in an urbanising world

Interview with France 24

How to solve the global housing crisis

Interview with The Guardian

Anacláudia Rossbach, directora ejecutiva de ONU-Habitat: “Más de 300 millones de personas viven en la calle”

Interview with El País

Climate crisis worsens housing shortage, says UN director

Interview with Valor Econômico

Brazilian assumes leadership of UN-Habitat and argues that urban planning is key to solving global crises

Interview with ONU News

El problema de la vivienda formal no se puede enfrentar solamente a través de una política

Interview with La Tercera

Envisioning Slum Upgrading for the City of Tomorrow (en español)

Informe que resume las discusiones sobre asentamientos precarios realizadas durante el Networking Event en el Foro Urbano Mundial

Pan-American Metropolitan Report

Report developed in consultancy to Metropolis

GLOBAL REVIEW SERIES ON INFORMALITY: The Challenge of Slums

An Overview of Past Approaches to Tackle it

GLOBAL REVIEW SERIES ON INFORMALITY: Systematic Approaches to Slums

A Review of National and City-Wide Approaches

GLOBAL REVIEW SERIES ON INFORMALITY: Community-Led Mechanisms

For Upgrading Informal Settlements and Informal Work in Southern Cities

institutions for equity and resilience

Neighborhood upgrading programs for equity and resilience: challenges and alternatives in Latin America

Valor Econômico

Cidades podem ter solucoes inclusivas e areas acessiveis.

Anaclaudia Rossbach

The fate of our cities must be decided democratically

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COVID-19’s impact on housing and efforts to upgrade slums worldwide

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Clacso

Pensar la Pandemia
Múltiples miradas para renovar una agenda
urbana en crisis

URBANET

Upgrading Precarious Neighbourhoods is Key for Post-Pandemic Recovery

Cidade Viva

Plano de Desenvolvimento Integrado

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