Hybrid Events Cities: from theatres of war to actors for peace 31 Mar 202211 May 2024 The City Diplomacy Lab organizes and hosts an official Forum of Mayors' side event to discuss cities' diplomatic and humanitarian contributions in wars and conflicts. The very essence of cities…
Op-eds Tra rabbia ed entusiasmo, le due internazionalizzazioni delle città francesi 16 Mar 202229 Jul 2025 By Lorenzo Kihlgren Grandi. Originally published in La nostra città futura, Fondazione Feltrinelli, on 16 March 2020. In continuità con quanto accaduto in passato, il dibattito legato alle elezioni municipali…
Tools Smart city standards: a collaboration challenge? 10 Feb 202210 Feb 2022 Cities today are called upon to deploy the potential of smart city policies. To guide municipal action, several international standards for smart cities have emerged. Nevertheless, the sheer number of…
Tools The Mayors’ Action Platform: a new instrument of urban governance 5 Feb 20225 Feb 2022 A new platform for exchanging good urban practices and improving the governance of the cities across the globe. The Mayors' Action Platform was launched last September by the Geneva Cities…
Hybrid Events Katowice to host the 11th World Urban Forum 26 Jan 202228 Jan 2022 “What kind of cities are needed to support the future of humanity? How do we envisage and reimagine the future of cities? What do we want our cities to look…
Hybrid Events 2022 Forum of Mayors 3 Jan 202226 Jan 2022 The Forum of Mayors is a platform for ongoing exchange and mutual learning where Mayors will present their efforts to tackle challenges in their cities. Cities will learn from each…
Webinars Can local agriculture save the world? 27 Dec 202128 Jan 2022 From New York to Melbourne, from Paris to Cape Town, a growing number of cities worldwide are taking part in a global reflection on the future of local food and…
Webinars 3rd Mayors Summit on Living Together 27 Dec 202126 Jan 2022 The Metropolitan Municipality of Izmir and the International Observatory of Mayors on Living Together hosted the 3rd Mayors Summit on Living Together, which took place on December 7 and 8…
Webinars Reimagining Cities 27 Dec 202120 Feb 2024 Hit hard by what was revealed to be primarily an urban pandemic, cities across the world have been harnessing the potential of their proximity with residents, the private sector, and…
Webinars Cities as Public Diplomacy Actors 27 Dec 202126 Jan 2022 This seminar examines the growing importance of neoliberal pivot within the emergence of city diplomacy, from Europe and North America. About this event This research seminar will examine the recent…
