Tag: Rio de Janeiro

Next week, C40 and Siemens will announce the finalists for the second annual C40 & Siemens City Climate Leadership Awards. But before that happens, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on some of the projects that won last year for demonstrating climate leadership in areas as diverse as urban transportation and adaptation and resilience.

With the World Cup now underway, all eyes are on the cities of Brazil playing host to the epic, international football competition. But there’s more to celebrate, according to C40 Chair, Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes. His city recently took the opportunity to mark World Environment Day, with trademark exuberance. Engaging citizens, businesses, NGOs and governmental actors, Rio held a series of events, exhibitions and activities to celebrate Rio’s achievements in the environmental and sustainability sectors, but also to confront the challenges it – and all global cities -- face.

In the lead-up to next week’s C40 Mayors Summit, where Climate Adaptation and Resilience will be key themes, we hear from C40’s very own Mandy Ikert about an exciting new collaboration to help cities prepare for the shocks and stresses of climate change.

In December the Clinton Global Initiative Latin America convened a meeting of world leaders from the government, public and private sectors in Rio de Janeiro to highlight the region’s social and economic progress and identify areas of future opportunity.