Built Environment Summit
In partnership with Architects Declare, RIBA presents the Built Environment Summit 2021.
The Built Environment Summit is a global conference taking place on 28-29 October 2021. The summit is a call to action, bringing together professionals from across the international built environment sector to address the urgent need to reduce carbon…
The Asia Pacific City Summit
The Potential of Cities in the Face of Crises The 13th City Summit will focus on areas with high urban needs, such as urban issues manifested by the coronal disaster and the role of cities in achieving the SDGs. In particular, at the theo-specific subcommittee, stakeholders from various positions, such as city leaders, international organizations such as the World Bank, and private companies with excellent technology, will…
SDG Cities Global Conference
Theme: Transformative Actions by Cities to Accelerate SDG Impact
Background
With 55 percent of the world’s population living in urban areas, an additional 2.5 billion urban residents expected in the next 30 years, in combination with 65 percent of SDG targets being relevant to cities, it’s no surprise the battle for sustainable development will be won or lost in cities. A renewed vigour and…
SDG Cities Global Conference Event Webpage
Cities worldwide are demonstrating their commitment to implementing the SDGs and are reporting progress through Voluntary Local Review (VLR). The New Urban Agenda provides a blueprint on how cities can drive sustainable development, and in line with this, there is demand to strengthen local institutions. The global flagship programme, …
G20 Leaders’ Summit 2021
Since December 1st, 2020, Italy holds the Presidency of the G20, the international forum that brings together the world's major economies.
In 2021 the international community will need to show courage and ambition in order to overcome the great challenges of today: from recovering from the pandemic to addressing climate change, from supporting innovation to overcoming poverty and inequality.
The Presidency's agenda rests upon…
World Cities Day 2021
The general theme of World Cities Day is Better City, Better Life, while each year a different sub-theme and a location for its global observance is selected, to either promote successes of urbanization, or address specific challenges resulting from urbanization.
The theme for World Cities Day this year is Adapting Cities for Climate Resilience. Cities worldwide are increasingly suffering the effects of climate-related disasters, such…
Bridge for Cities
Theme: Driving Innovation for Urban Resilience and Recovery from COVID-19
As the socio-economic crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic has further exacerbated existing challenges in many cities, local governments have been called upon to act as first line responders and to lead the process of building back better, on a path towards resilient, inclusive, and green economic recovery for the advancement of the…
UNFCCC Conference of Parties (CoP 26)
The COP26 summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
The UK is committed to working with all countries and joining forces with civil society, companies and people on the frontline of climate change to inspire climate action ahead of COP26.
Website: https://ukcop26.org/
Climate Smart Cities Challenge
A new open innovation competition to demonstrate and scale cutting-edge solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create a better future for all.
Competition to be launched at the Dubai Expo on 3 November 2021 with these four cities:
- Bogotá, Colombia
- Bristol, United Kingdom
- Curitiba, Brazil
- Makindye Ssabagabo, Uganda
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WHO Global Conference on Health and Climate Change
The 2021 Global Conference on Health & Climate Change with a special focus on Climate Justice, will convene at the margin of the COP26 UN climate change conference. The aim of the conference is to support and showcase Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement which are ambitious, based on the principles of justice and equity, and promote and protect health. It will also mobilize the rapidly…
Future Energy Series: Africa
Future Energy Series: Africa (FESA) is the deal-making and project origination platform of choice for the continent’s most influential low-carbon energy stakeholders. FESA takes an Africa-centric approach to the energy transition, which prioritises sustainable development, and solving the continental power deficit. Throughout, attendees will take advantage of carefully curated 1-2-1 meetings between stakeholders, investors and technology…
57th ISOCARP World Planning Congress
57th ISOCARP World Planning Congress Theme: Planning Unlocked: New Times, Better Places, Stronger Communities 8-11 November 2021 Doha, Qatar The World Planning Congress of City and Regional Planners in Doha The ISOCARP World Planning Congress provides a platform for establishing professional as well as personal contacts with colleagues from all around the world. The registrations to this international event are open to…
World Toilet Day
World Toilet Day celebrates toilets and raises awareness of the 4.2 billion people living without access to safely managed sanitation. It is about taking action to tackle the global sanitation crisis and achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030.
International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women & 16 days Campaign
Why we must eliminate violence against women
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations in our world today remains largely unreported due to the impunity, silence, stigma and shame surrounding it.
In general terms, it manifests itself in physical, sexual and psychological forms, encompassing:
- intimate partner violence (battering,…
Annual GPM Summit 2021
This year’s theme is “Reset: Cities Leading in a New Era. The future is now, global challenges must be addressed such as the burden of recovery, transition, and renewal led by city mayors as the drivers of change. The Summit will highlight the role of cities as a prerequisite to success in addressing global issues, new forms of city leadership, and multilateral governance. The debates will focus on vaccinations for everyone, climate related…
World Resources Report Synthesis Launch: Seven Transformations for More Equitable and Sustainable Cities
Join us for the launch of the capstone report in our flagship World Resources Report series, Towards a More Equal City.
Synthesizing six years of research from 160 authors and reviewers, Seven Transformations for More Equitable and Sustainable Cities presents a new vision for urban planning and development that can lead to better quality of life for under-served…
4th Global WOPs Congress
Water and sanitation service providers, connected through GWOPA, are sharing, and helping one another improve services every day through not-for-profit partnership. This year, GWOPA will hold its 4th Global WOPs Congress from 18 to 29 October in a global gathering of hundreds of public utilities and their partners such as financing institutions, NGOs, regulators, government, academia, and others.
The Congress will…
7th International Conference on Low Carbon Asia & Beyond (ICLCA’21)
The 7th International Conference on Low Carbon Asia and Beyond (ICLCA’21) serves as a high‐impact platform, bringing together researchers and multi‐stakeholders from academia, government and private sectors, to share the knowledge and experiences for the transformation towards low-carbon development in Asia and beyond.
ICLCA’21 addresses the various challenges outlined under the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).…
World Food Day
Collective action across 150 countries is what makes World Food Day one of the most celebrated days of the UN calendar. Hundreds of events and outreach activities bring together governments, businesses, NGOs, the media, and general public. They promote worldwide awareness and action for those who suffer from hunger and for the need to ensure healthy diets for all.
Second United Nations Global Sustainable Transport Conference
The second United Nations Global Sustainable Transport Conference will provide an opportunity to focus attention on the opportunities, challenges and solutions towards achieving sustainable transport worldwide. It will follow up on the first Global Sustainable Transport Conference, held in 2016 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, and is expected to…
International Day for Disaster Reduction
The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction was started in 1989, after a call by the United Nations General Assembly for a day to promote a global culture of risk-awareness and disaster reduction. Held every 13 October, the day celebrates how people and communities around the world are reducing their exposure to disasters and raising awareness about the importance of reining in the risks that they face.
In 2015 at the Third UN…
Innovate4Cities Conference
UN-Habitat and the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) welcome you to the groundbreaking Innovate4Cities 2021 Conference, a virtual multi-day global/regional event bringing together science and innovation, policy and practice to enable cities to take accelerated and more ambitious climate action.
Innovate4Cities is GCoM’s city-focused research and innovation initiative that aims to answer the most pressing questions…
UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15)
Despite on-going efforts, biodiversity is deteriorating worldwide and this decline is projected to worsen with business-as- usual scenarios. The UN Biodiversity Conference will convene governments from around the world to agree a new set of goals for nature over the next decade through the Convention on Biological Diversity post 2020 framework process. The framework sets out an ambitious plan to implement broad-based action to bring about a…
ASEAN Sustainable Urbanisation Forum
Venue: Virtual -> REGISTER HERE!!
Event Description:
For the first time, ASEAN is convening a multi-stakeholder forum dedicated to promoting sustainable urbanisation in the region. The ASEAN Sustainable Urbanisation Forum (ASUF) will serve as a platform to promote connectivity, knowledge sharing, and…
World Energy week live 2021
Theme: Energy for better lives
World Energy Week is the World Energy Council’s largest annual gathering dedicated to global energy issues. It is a powerful platform that connects regional realities and priorities with the global energy agenda. World Energy Week brings together the entire energy+ community to address whole energy systems challenges and opportunities, drive practical action and create…
Spain Urban Forum
The National Urban Forum of Spain, organized by the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda of the Government of Spain, is conceived as the most important open and permanent space in the country on Sustainable Urban Development. After the creation of the Spanish Urban Agenda in 2019, the Forum promotes exchange and participation for a strategic, sustainable and integrated urban development in Spain.
The Forum constitutes the…
World Habitat Day 2021
The theme for this year’s World Habitat Day is Accelerating urban action for a carbon-free world. Cities are responsible for some 70 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions with transport, buildings, energy, and waste management accounting for the bulk of urban greenhouse gas emissions. The future of our planet depends on national, regional and local governments and organizations, communities, academic institutions, the private sector and…
UCLG World Forum of Intermediary Cities
Theme: Life Systems for a Resilient Future
The UCLG Forum on Intermediary Cities is a consultation and policy development process that culminates in an event every two years. The Forum, conceived as a political process, is led by the City of Chefchaouen with the support of a core group of pilot intermediary cities.
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