Webinars Our Urban Future: Advancing Global Climate Goals Through City Dialogue 7 Aug 2026 Explore the complete Our Urban Future webinar series, a five-part peer-learning initiative co-organized by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the City Diplomacy Lab. As climate targets are set at the international…
Webinars Multilevel Governance for Sustainable Buildings and Construction 10 Jul 202617 Jul 2026 Our Urban Future Webinar Series Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | 3:00–4:15 p.m. CEST Format: Virtual Register here Overview of the Event Climate targets for the buildings and construction sector…
Webinars Beating the Heat Together: City Diplomacy in a Warming World 27 Jun 202630 Jul 2026 The fourth session of the Our Urban Future series, co-organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the City Diplomacy Lab, examined what cities are doing now to respond to extreme heat,…
Webinars Cities and the Future of Food: Circularity, Equity, and Resilience 8 May 202629 Jun 2026 The third session of the Our Urban Future series, co‑organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the City Diplomacy Lab, examined how cities can accelerate food waste prevention and reduction as a…
Webinars How Digitalization Is Accelerating Low-Carbon Transport Across Cities 11 Feb 20265 Mar 2026 The second session of the Our Urban Future series, co‑organized by the United Nations Environment Programme and the City Diplomacy Lab, brought together local governments, international partners, and practitioners to explore how digitalization can accelerate…
Webinars City Diplomacy in Times of Multiple Crises – Trends, Frameworks, and Opportunities 10 Apr 20251 Jul 2025 Today, cities stand at the forefront of global challenges, such as climate change, migration, and increasing geopolitical tensions. How can city diplomats assist in addressing these issues? To explore this…
Education… Overcoming Barriers to Affordable Housing Finance 26 Nov 202417 Jan 2025 How can we enhance access to affordable housing and scale up housing finance? Housing is recognized as a fundamental right under Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.…
Education… Designing Inclusive Cities: Gender and Sustainability in Urban Development 20 Sep 20242 Jan 2025 How can urban communities achieve gender-inclusive sustainable development? In their journey towards sustainability, many urban communities worldwide encounter significant challenges due to gender segregation in public spaces. With the latter…
Executive Education… Cities for All. Bottom-Up Action for Just Urban Development 22 Aug 202417 Jan 2025 How to imagine, build, and transform cities in a participatory way? The participatory approach to urban development is widely regarded as an asset for cities. It enables the evolution of…
Executive Education… Fostering Inclusive Nature-Based Solutions in Cities Across the World 31 May 202417 Jan 2025 The loss of nature and biodiversity due to urbanization and climate change has serious consequences for cities and the well-being of their residents. This is most evident in disasters like…
