The Sustainable Development Forum, held under the theme "The Hospitality Economy – Key to Spatial Development and a New Regional Priority," explores tourism and the urban environment as drivers of investment growth. Panelists—experts, representatives of regions, and federal agencies—discussed effective tools for systematic territorial renewal in challenging climate conditions and emphasized the program's transition from planning to tangible results for residents of the macroregion.
Master plans have been approved for 25 cities in the Far Eastern Federal District with a combined population of over 4 million, as well as for 15 cities in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation, home to 1.7 million people. Additionally, the comprehensive development program includes 192 key communities in the Far East and the Arctic with a combined population of 1.8 million.
Elvira Nurgalieva, Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and Arctic, noted during her speech at the session that master plans have become a practical tool for systemic development for cities in the Far East and Arctic.