Tag: Rio de Janeiro

I have some very important anniversaries to attend to this year. March 1^st marks the 450^th anniversary of the founding of Rio de Janeiro, while 2015 also sees the 10^th anniversary of the creation of C40 and the first anniversary of my tenure as Chairman. As one might imagine, I am bursting with pride to lead the 450^th birthday celebrations throughout the year – festivities and developments that will last until 2016, when we will welcome the Olympic family for the Games in August and September.

O Globo, Brazil’s largest newspaper, recently featured an op-ed titled ‘Climate and Economy’ by Sérgio Besserman Vianna, special adviser on sustainability to C40 Chair, Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes.

C40 Chair, Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes and Mexico City Mayor Dr. Miguel Ángel Mancera announced today that Mexico City has been selected to host next C40 Mayors Summit on November 8 – 11, 2016. The Summit will bring together global C40 mayors and urban sustainability leaders to advance urban solutions to climate change and highlight the leadership role of cities in addressing climate change. 

Last week, global experts on climate change adaptation and resilience gathered in Rio de Janeiro for the first C40 Climate Change Risk Assessment Network workshop.  Representatives from 10 of the nearly 30 Network member cities – Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, New York City, Vancouver, Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg, Barcelona and Rome – spent three days together in a lively exchange of ideas, approaches and solutions.

Through a range of well-designed bus services, the city of Rio de Janeiro is showing the world its efforts to provide better public transport for the city’s population. By the time four bus rapid transit (BRT) lines will have been opened in 2016, the share of trips made by mass transit (public transport) in Rio is expected to increase from 18 to 63 per cent.