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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
GPSC Mayors Round Table and Urban Nature Forum
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In the lead-up to COP30, a series of high-level gatherings will take place in Rio de Janeiro from November 3–6, 2025, bringing together mayors and local leaders from around the world. These events will spotlight bold city leadership on climate action, highlight subnational priorities, and mobilize resources for an ambitious and inclusive COP30 agenda. The program will feature two main moments: the COP30 Local Leaders Forum and the GPSC Mayors Round Table and Urban Nature Forum. The GPSC Mayors RoundRegional Academy
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Xi’an, China
Bridge for Cities: Shaping Sustainable Cities with Technology and Innovation
16 October - 18 October, 2025, 9:00 CET
Background The 2025 edition of UNIDO’s flagship Bridge for Cities event will focus on the vital role of technological advances and inclusive innovation in shaping sustainable urban development. By 2050, over two-thirds of the global population will live in urban areas, requiring bold transformations
Nairobi, Kenya
Green and Resilient Urbanshift Africa Forum
17 February, 2025, 8:00 CET
UrbanShift's forum for Africa gathered leaders from cities and national governments from across the continent to collectively discuss the role of urban planning amidst rapid urbanisation and climate breakdown. Hosted in Nairobi, Kenya, the regional UrbanShift Forum for Africa brought together cities
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French Development Agency Day of Exchanges: Nature in the City
01 July, 2022, 9:00 CET
In a world where all ecosystems are rapidly deteriorating in the face of expanding urban areas and climate change, The French Development Agency (AFD) is working to protect biodiversity in cities and is placing Nature-based Solutions (NbS), and more broadly "nature-based designs", at the heart ofPast events
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Cities on the Frontline: Cities on the road to COP27
As COP27 approaches, global attention focuses on the urgent commitments needed to address the unfolding challenges of climate change. CitiesPartner Events
Paris, France
Deep-dive learning and knowledge sharing The second deep-dive learning took place in Paris from November 28 to December 1, 2022GPSC Events
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Cities on the Frontline. Urban Eats: Cities Tackling Food Resilience
The economic recession and supply chain-disruption caused by Covid-19 pandemic, as well as the global fallout from the Ukrainian warPartner Events
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Extreme weather events are among the most dangerous shocks that plague cities and are becoming increasingly common as a resultPartner Events
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Cities on the Frontline: Building Water Resilience
Increasing population, rapid urbanization and extreme events have made cities around the world vulnerable to water related risks like floodsPartner Events
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In December 2022, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) was signed at the 15th Conference of Parties (COP-15) to thePartner Events
