Events

GPSC hosts a broad range of local, regional and global events and supports many partner events. Sign up to an upcoming event or explore recordings from past events. Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on LinkedIn to not miss future events.
Upcoming Events

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

GPSC Mayors Round Table and Urban Nature Forum

09 November - 10 November, 2025, 9:00 CET

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

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
Past events
Explore recordings, presentation and summaries from past events.

Online

Cities on the Frontline: Data for Climate Action: The Resilient Sydney Platform

Australia’s recent experience of intense bushfires, storms, flooding and heat is driving increasingly urgent city action to address the climate
Partner Events

Online

Cities on the Frontline: Small Businesses for Urban Resilience

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), essential drivers of economic and social well-being in cities, have been disproportionately affected and have
Partner Events

Online

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. Cities
Partner Events

Paris, France

C4B 2nd Deep-Dive Learning

Deep-dive learning and knowledge sharing The second deep-dive learning took place in Paris from November 28 to December 1, 2022
GPSC Events

Online

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 war
Partner Events

Online

Cities on the Frontline: Resilience for Communities (R4C) Measuring Vulnerability and Building Equitable Resilience

Extreme weather events are among the most dangerous shocks that plague cities and are becoming increasingly common as a result
Partner Events