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
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 of
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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
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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. 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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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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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. 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
