Hybrid Events Strengthening Urban Resilience at the World Urban Forum 10 Sep 202423 Jul 2025 Innovating Urban Resilience Financing Strategies and Smart Solutions for Cities Worldwide 📍12th World Urban Forum, Cairo, Egypt – Multipurpose room 03 🗓 November 5, 2024, at 5:00 pm local time…
Op-eds Towards Inclusive (Smart) City Diplomacy in Africa. Lessons Learned from the ASToN Network 4 Jun 202417 Jan 2025 European cities — and municipalities from developed countries, more widely — have at their disposal a plethora of opportunities to network, learn from one another, and share their experience and…
Op-eds City-to-city cooperation and the 15-minute city 11 Jul 202318 Nov 2023 By Carlos Moreno Member of the City Diplomacy Lab's Scientific Committee The conception of an urban alternative: the 15-minute city At the beginning of the 2000s, an all-new concept took…
Events Matching proximity and diplomacy at the Smart City Expo World Congress 13 Nov 202213 Nov 2022 The City Diplomacy Lab joins forces with ETI Chair - IAE Paris Sorbonne Business School and C40 Cities to support the global spread of local, participatory solutions to urban societies' primary…
Tools Exploring the best podcasts on urban affairs 19 Jul 202210 Mar 2023 A brief review of the best podcasts focusing on global urban affairs and city diplomacy. By Emanuele Sala "Sometimes reality is too complex. Stories give it form." Director Jean-Luc Godard…
Executive Education Executive education for African municipal officers 22 Apr 202224 Nov 2022 How can city diplomacy empower African cities? The City Diplomacy Lab partners with the International Association of Francophone Mayors (AIMF) to launch the first two executive courses for African cities'…
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…
