Cornerstone III: Advocate

Advocating in the lead up to and at CBD COP16 and UNFCCC COP29

October – November 2024

Daring Cities community representatives will share the Daring Cities 2024 key messages with audiences at regional, national, and international events to ensure that the demands of Daring Cities are being heard by those governments and actors outside of the bubble of ambitious local climate action.

Key moments in Urban October and and November include, but are not limited to:

  • The UN Summit of the Future, New York City — 21-24 September 2024
  • CBD COP16 in Colombia — 21 October – 1 November 2024
  • 12th World Urban Forum in Cairo, Egypt — 4-8 November 2024
  • UNFCCC COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan — 11-24 November 2024
  • UNCCD COP16 in Riyadh, S. Arabia — 2-12 December 2024

Our call to action

Advocate the Daring Cities 2024 key findings with us

As the event transitions to its final phase, Cornerstone III “Advocate,” we will extend the reach of Daring Cities 2024 beyond our community, empowering representatives to carry our key findings to major international environmental platforms towards COP29 and beyond.

We call on our fellow local and regional governments, communities and stakeholders at large, national governments, and the intergovernmental community to support our key findings by engaging and championing:

  • Multilevel climate partnerships and governance
  • Bottom-up approaches for inclusive cities
  • Holistic and integrated climate solutions

 

Daring Cities at COP29

Join us in Baku at the session “Town Hall COPs in the new era of local-global climate action and advocacy,” on 20 November at 16:00 UTC+4 at the Multilevel Action & Urbanization Pavilion.

Throughout 2024, we have spotlighted the Town Hall COPs initiative as an innovative mechanism linking local climate emergency action to national and global efforts, empowering communities and subnational governments worldwide to make meaningful contributions to climate commitments on local, national, and global levels ahead of COP30.

Charting the roadmap to Belém, Daring Cities is committed to promoting the Town Hall COPs to catalyze multilevel collaboration and amplify local climate perspectives within broader climate processes toward a just, equitable, and resilient future. Join us at COP29 to explore how local and subnational governments can drive the Town Hall COPs initiative forward, paving the way for impactful local climate action that resonates worldwide.