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Daring Cities 2020 Opening: Session 1

Ashok Sridharan, Mayor of Bonn and President of ICLEI will welcome participants to Daring Cities 2020 and highlight the need and intention for such a virtual forum. Special addresses from António Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, along with H.E. Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) and Norbert Barthle, Parliamentary Secretary of State, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) as representatives of the federal government of Germany and Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, will further contextualize the criticality of this moment for decisive multilevel action in response to the climate emergency. An interactive dialogue among local and regional leaders will address efforts and specific challenges being faced by all levels of government. They will emphasize the critical role that towns, cities, and regions play in regards to the climate emergency, both in being on the frontlines, as well as being active parts and co-creators of the innovative solutions needed. They will also pay special attention to the need to embrace different contexts, conditions and multilevel governance structures in tackling the climate crisis. ICLEI Secretary General Gino Van Begin will present an overview of the 3-weeks of global mobilization through the intense agenda of Daring Cities Forum which includes 4 Plenaries, 90+ Deep-dive sessions, 10+ Side events. The session will conclude with a closing address from Armin Laschet, Minister-President of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

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Daring Cities 2020 Opening, Session 2

ICLEI Secretary General will introduce the concept of multilevel dialogues on Know-Act-Lead as the Daring Cities approach. A panel of local leaders together with executives of Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), the UN Environment, the UN Habitat will then discuss the critical importance of knowing more, acting better, and daring to lead in tackling the climate crisis. The second panel will kick-off with the keynote address by Aromar Revi focusing on the importance of current and upcoming reports and processes under the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to ensure effective synergies between sustainable urban development and  climate emergency. Dr. Xiamoeng will be invited to comment on the mechanisms to enhance the capacity of the research community to respond such challenges. Representatives of civil society will then highlight how innovative models and approaches of citizen engagement can support political leaders and administrations to adopt and deliver ambitious commitments in addressing climate  emergency. The Opening Plenary will be concluded by Daring Cities host Ashok Sridharan.

@BonnGlobal: Re-Greening the Future – In Conversation With ‘Forest Maker’ Tony Rinaudo

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Australian agronomist Tony Rinaudo, who received the “Alternative Nobel Prize”, the Right Livelihood Award, in 2018, is known as the ‘forest maker’. He developed the farmer-managed natural regeneration (FMNR) method which has helped to re-green large parts of the Sahel region, 50,000 km2 of land with over 200 million trees in Niger alone. But FMNR is far more than an agricultural technique: it has also inspired farmer-led movements to re-green land throughout Africa. This event invites audiences to not only learn more about Tony’s work, but also to actively engage in the conversation with him and other experts.

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Knowledge Brokering for Climate Compatible Development

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As we move towards adopting climate compatible development practices, there is a growing demand for climate information and knowledge that requires a dynamic and collaborative response. However, with the plethora of information available, it is incredibly challenging for decision-makers to access the right kind of information and its applications. In this session, we will explore how we can improve access to reliable information and robust methods for decision-makers, urban practitioners and researchers, particularly in developing countries, and enhance their ability to make well-informed decisions based on high quality, comprehensive data, information and knowledge and share lessons and experience.

Exploring the Linkages Between the Global Climate and Nature Advocacy Agendas

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We are at a critical point in the history of our planet, where urgent action is needed to secure our collective future. Biodiversity is diminishing at unprecedented rates, and the global climate is changing faster than ever before. Cities are part of the problem, but are also the solution, as it is at the local and subnational level where actions to solve both crises can be deployed most effectively. It is also at the local and subnational level where the impacts of these crises are most felt, and where the cost of inaction will be the greatest. The biodiversity and climate crises are both crises in their own rights, but are inextricably linked. Instead, many of our climate adaptation and mitigation solutions lie in nature. Learn how cities are central to addressing both the climate and biodiversity crises and those daring cities who are committed to integrate climate and nature considerations in local planning and development processes, thereby making significant contributions to achieving both global agendas simultaneously.

Introducing CitiesWithNature to Daring Cities for Climate Resilience

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Nature provides immense value and multiple benefits to urban communities. Daring cities are those who are leading the way on ambitious local action- not only for climate, but for nature too. The loss of nature is a global crisis in its own right, and cities are not only part of the problem, but are also key to the solution. Now is the time for cities and regions to act with unprecedented ambition to secure our increasingly urban future. Our solutions lie in nature. CitiesWithNature is a global partnership initiative co-founded by ICLEI, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, and The Nature Conservancy. CitiesWithNature provides a space to celebrate and showcase best practice from around the world. You will leave with a better understanding of how their city can become a city that is daring enough to demonstrate their commitment to nature, including the value of joining CitiesWithNature partnership initiative, and information on how you can be a part of inspiring a global movement to enhance the value of nature in and around our urban areas. We dare you to join us to hear more about this exciting initiative and learn how your city can join today!

Roadmap for Sustainable Mobility in Côte D’Ivoire by 2050

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This session will present the Roadmap for Sustainable Mobility in Côte d’Ivoire by 2050, elaborated by the Climate Chance Association in with the Paris Process on Mobility and Transport (PPMC – which is part of the MP-GCA), the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI) and the Observatory of African Mobilities (OMA), and, the modelling of greenhouse gas reduction data compared to a business as usual scenario if this roadmap is to be adopted. The panel will discuss how this roadmap has contributed to the Ivorian strategy on mobility and transport, and how it could possibly contribute to the NDC of Côte d’Ivoire in the run-up to COP26.

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Innovative Climate Finance Case Studies

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This peer exchange session brings together city representatives and financial experts to share experience on using innovative financing tools. What works? How do you find the right tool? What lessons have been learned in projects that already have been implemented? The session also provides a platform where local governments can interact with financial experts, helping each other to better understand how to find and use innovative financing tools such as green bonds, revolving fund, energy performance contract or crowdfunding for their climate project.

Prioritizing Equity in Local Climate Action

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The economic impacts of the current Covid-19 crisis have only seen social inequalities grow as they have hit already vulnerable groups especially hard. Consequently, a growing political consensus is forming globally that daring climate action needs to systematically incorporate social equity considerations. This session will showcase how cities have been integrating equity frameworks into their climate planning and which innovative tools and approaches they have developed to ensure implementation. In all cases, collaboration with residents and local stakeholders is a key component to ensure different needs are considered and no one is left behind on the path to more climate-friendly urban environments.

#Daring Youth: We Dare You To…

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This fun and collaborative session is for young people (youth, students, early-career professionals) who want to imagine daring visions of future cities. These “daring visions” will be written in a collaborative short-story format to push the boundaries of the ICLEI 5 development pathways, and form part of a #DaringYouth Statement: a collective vision of city futures to guide and inspire the urban leaders taking on the climate emergency. Participants will be asked to write a short-story about the future addressing one significant sustainability problem faced by their city.

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Addressing Climate Risks through Planning in Growing Cities

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The World is getting urbanized, half of the cities that would exist in 2050 are being built. Therefore, now is the time to have and practice the ‘comprehensive’ understanding of the climate change risks, its drivers and abettors. While the hazards such as sea level rise, water scarcity etc. have drawn the attention of urban practitioners and researchers, in this session, we aim to bring attention to equally important factors that can exacerbate the exposure and vulnerability to such hazards and therefore enhancing climate change risks. We would discuss possible pathways for cities particularly those in the Global South to reduce such exposures and vulnerabilities.

CapaCITIES – Climate Resilient Cities – Action Planning and Implementation Lessons

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CapaCITIES project aims at enhancing capacities at multiple levels of governance in lowering greenhouse gas emissions and increasing climate resilience by mainstreaming integrated climate action planning and implementation within the urban development paradigm. The event is aimed at sharing the project highlights and experiences from development and implementation of Climate Resilience Cities Action Plans in 4 Indian cities. Senior representatives from agencies at National, Sub-national and local levels will discuss challenges, lessons learnt and good practices with respect to climate action planning and implementation and also showcase climate actions that were successfully implemented in Indian cities.

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