Webinars Our Urban Future: Advancing Global Climate Goals Through City Dialogue 7 Aug 202627 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 202629 Aug 2026 The fifth and final session of the Our Urban Future webinar series, co-organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the City Diplomacy Lab in collaboration with the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction…
Publications The Nancy Declaration: Cities as the Foundation of Global Resilience 11 Jun 202614 Jul 2026 Adopted on June 4, 2026, at the close of the Urban7 International Mayors' Summit, the Nancy Declaration sets out how cities intend to give their new G7 status its full…
Events Urban7 2026: Cities Enter the G7 Process 14 May 202612 Jun 2026 From June 3 to 4, 2026, the Urban7 International Mayors' Summit in Nancy marked the first time cities took their seat at the G7 table as an official engagement group…
Webinars How Digitalization Is Accelerating Low-Carbon Transport Across Cities 11 Feb 202612 Aug 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…
Hybrid Events Delivering Local Climate Action — Insights from COP30 18 Nov 202512 Aug 2026 On December 1, 2025, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the City Diplomacy Lab convened a distinguished gathering of city leaders, UN and government officials, development practitioners, and climate policy experts…
Events From Urban Agendas to Runways: Cities Shaping Sustainable Fashion 27 Aug 202516 Oct 2025 On October 3, 2025, during Paris Fashion Week, the City Diplomacy Lab, in collaboration with the Columbia Global Paris Center, the UN Alliance for Sustainable Fashion, Institut Français de la…
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…
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…
Hybrid Events Olympic Cities: Sustainable Visions and Legacies 26 Jul 202413 Jun 2026 Hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games offers cities a remarkable opportunity to embark on bold transformations toward a better, more sustainable urban future. Join us for an international conference exploring…
