Events A New Era of Euro-African Cooperation: Congress in Montpellier 25 Sep 202522 Nov 2025 Hosted and organized by the City and Metropolis of Montpellier, the Euro-Africa Biennale 2025 brought together leaders from cities, networks, institutions, academia, business, and civil society across both continents. As…
Executive Education Urban Innovation to Achieve Just and Sustainable Cities 9 Dec 202421 Jan 2025 Did you know that by 2050, an additional two billion people are expected to live in informal settlements? Furthermore, two-thirds of the infrastructure needed in Africa by that year has…
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…
Webinars Cities and Social Solutions: a webinar series on building inclusive and thriving communities 24 May 20245 Jun 2024 Get inspired by our moderated webinar series featuring the inspiring voices of those who design and manage some of the world's most impactful urban social policies. Inequities of all kinds…
Op-eds City diplomacy after dark: urban networks for better cities at night 2 May 20244 Jun 2024 Cities have been planned for centuries to be fully operational during the day, but several activities take place in cities between 6 pm and 6 am. Services such as waste…
Events Montpellier to host the Euro-Africa Water Days 4 Oct 20236 Oct 2023 Montpellier is hosting a two-day summit to review and debate water-related challenges faced by African and European cities – and their most innovative solutions. The Euro-Africa Water Days, to which…
Hybrid Events Urban metabolism and gender equity at WUF11 24 Jun 202229 Oct 2022 City Diplomacy Lab joins forces with UCLG and Cités Unies France to bring the global discussion on gender equity and city diplomacy to the 11th World Urban Forum. Through the…
