Events
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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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Scaling Green Infrastructure for a Resilient Rwanda
12 March - 12 March 2026, 9:00 EDT
As climate risks intensify across African cities, nature-based solutions (NBS) and green-gray infrastructure (GGI) are emerging as critical tools for building urban resilience. When strategically designed and implemented, these interventions reduce vulnerability to floods and heat, restore
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Cities on the Frontline. A Roadmap to Resilience: Cities Planning and Adapting to Climate Change
To deliver on their climate goals and respond to their urban resilience challenges, cities have undertaken an iterative and collaborative
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Land Pooling/Readjustment: An Alternative to Compulsory Land Acquisition (Facilitated)
This course aims to assist policy makers and practitioners to understand the general concepts and empirical applications of land readjustment
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Cities on the Frontline Speaker Series. Creating Resilient Cities: The Role of Play in Planning
Play is essential for children’s health, physical and emotional growth, and intellectual and educational development while also helping children to
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Cities on the Frontline. From Theory to Practice: Partnerships to fund Resilience Implementation
With more than half of the world’s population living in urban areas, a number that is expected to reach 70
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First Deep Dive Learning Theme 1: Greening Cities – Integrating urban greening and ecology into city and neighborhood planning &
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Cities on the Frontline: Aligning Infrastructure for Resilience
There is a multitude of national and subnational organizations that control critical infrastructure in cities, however, there is often a
