Making climate justice a reality: A people-centered response to the climate emergency (Part I)

Responding to and tackling the climate emergency requires a robust engagement of all sectors and segments of society. While governments should ensure their own collaboration and alignment of policy implementation through multilevel governance, broader civil society needs to be empowered and incorporated in order to ensure that the climate emergency response is widespread, all-encompassing, and… Read More

An expanded climate innovation agenda for cities: Tapping into the fourth industrial revolution to tackle the climate emergency

In contrast to a static problem approach, there are a growing number of initiatives with a “dynamic approach,” mainly building upon the opportunities provided by the fourth industrial revolution, but without a sustainability focus. That is why we need an expanded climate innovation agenda that encourages local governments to take “dynamic approaches” to addressing the… Read More

[PT] Climate resilience insurance for cities: The way forward

This session presents the relevance and challenges of insurance mechanisms in supporting vulnerable communities in urban areas to cope with impacts from more intense and frequent extreme events. It exposes the rationale of insurance for disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation as well as lessons learnt from past projects to enhance new programmes. It is… Read More

[ES] Climate resilience insurance for cities: The way forward

This session presents the relevance and challenges of insurance mechanisms in supporting vulnerable communities in urban areas to cope with impacts from more intense and frequent extreme events. It exposes the rationale of insurance for disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation as well as lessons learnt from past projects to enhance new programmes. It is… Read More

[ES] Multilevel and collaborative climate emergency leadership (II)

As part of Climate Emergency Leadership Day, in this panel discussion, representatives of national governments who have declared a climate emergency, or enhanced their national climate ambitions towards 2030 and 2050 through revised Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), discuss with local and regional government leaders on what is needed at multiple levels to put words into… Read More

[PT] Multilevel and collaborative climate emergency leadership (II)

As part of Climate Emergency Leadership Day, in this panel discussion, representatives of national governments who have declared a climate emergency, or enhanced their national climate ambitions towards 2030 and 2050 through revised Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), discuss with local and regional government leaders on what is needed at multiple levels to put words into… Read More

[PT] Multi-stakeholder partnerships supporting ambitious climate action

  As part of Climate Emergency Leadership Day, organizations dedicated to tackling the climate emergency commit their support to our daring cities, announcing the dedicated actions and steps they are taking right now to help further enable and accelerate urgent and ambitious climate action in cities, towns, and regions around the world. Statements of commitment… Read More