Tag: City Diplomacy

Paris, Mexico City and C40’s City Diplomacy Programme recently participated in the United Nations’ Talanoa Dialogue, an unprecedented opportunity for cities and all other members of civil society to assess our global efforts in relation to the objectives of the Paris Agreement.

Read more from C40's City Diplomacy team about how cities are demonstrating leadership by collaborating with national leaders and engaging in UN dialogues.

The CitiesIPCC Cities and Climate Change Science Conference in Edmonton established a global blueprint to better understand climate change, its impacts on cities, and the critical role localities play in solving this challenge. Over the course of three days, scientists, policymakers, researchers and development experts worked to assess the current state of academic and practice-based knowledge related to cities and climate change, identify key knowledge priorities, and chart a course forward for academic, practitioner and urban policy-making communities.

On the last day of the CitiesIPCC Cities and Climate Change Science Conference in Edmonton, 10 of the leading urban and scientific global organizations presented a joint statement describing how they will work together to support the implementation of the global research agenda on cities and climate change. Read their joint statement here.