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ISCN Global Mixer: Digital City-makers: grassroot initiatives in digital urban development

Urban planning and governance face ever-increasing challenges in reconciling digital innovation with justice and sustainability needs. In this ISCN Global Mixer, Martin Bangratz (RWTH Aachen) will present the research project “Digital City-makers” and the role of grassroots initiatives in shaping the life and development of cities. Through a mixed-methods, cross-case analysis of three geographically diverse contexts, this research unveils various ways in which digital technologies are appropriated by and for communities. Click here to participate: https://bmwsb-bund.webex.com/weblink/register/r93251c2cc8038be34a1b1e6175f3b846

Future-Proofing our Neighborhoods (English Version): Launch of CitiesAdapt’s Model Approach. Your How-to Guide on Hyper-Local Climate Adaptation Measures

Online

This session offers a first look at GIZ’s CitiesAdapt Model Approach, a guide designed to help city officials develop and implement participatory neighborhood-level resilience building initiatives. The guide provides six steps that cover the whole lifecycle of interventions with practical guidance and real-life examples. The event includes the launch of the document with an opening presentation and accounts of successful case studies made by local city officials and GIZ colleagues working in South Africa for the implementation of a climate adaptation demonstration project. This event is held in English. The Spanish version takes place on 31st of October. Click here to participate: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OTMxYTE1M2ItNWQ3MC00NWIxLTk1NjktMGY3ZTk0NTkyYTAx%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%225bbab28c-def3-4604-8822-5e707da8dba8%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2243477417-cd10-417e-916b-2eb80b274d9c%22%7d  

Insight Session – SANTAM Building Societal Resilience through Partnerships

Online

The Insight Session will have speakers from South African finance service SANTAM, detail their work on building partnerships with municipal stakeholders, to build societal resilience. Speakers will share case studies on SANTAM city-scale initiatives for flood management, climate change adaptation and fire services capacity development. You can participate via this link: https://community.connective-cities.net/en/node/1517 

Future of Online Participation in Cities Part II – Building Public Infrastructure for Online Participation

Online

The Brazil Center conducts the research project “State Capacity in Smart Cities for Online Participation”, which analyses the technological capabilities of smart cities and social participation infrastructures. The Center is promoting the webinar series "Future of online participation in cities", composed of five events – of which two will take place in October 2024. The initiative will bring together researchers and practitioners from both the public sector and civil society from Latin America and Europe, with a particular focus on Brazil and Germany, to debate online participation within smart cities and provide inputs for the research. Click here to participate: Building Infrastructure for Online Participation Webinar (uni-muenster.de)

Future-Proofing our Neighborhoods (Spanish Version): Launch of CitiesAdapt’s Model Approach: Your How-to Guide on Hyper-Local Climate Adaptation Measures

Online

This session offers a first look at GIZ’s CitiesAdapt Model Approach, a guide designed to help city officials develop and implement participatory neighborhood-level resilience building initiatives. The guide provides six steps that cover the whole lifecycle of interventions with practical guidance and real-life examples. The event includes the launch of the document with an opening presentation and accounts of successful case studies made by local city officials and GIZ colleagues working in Mexico for the implementation of a climate adaptation demonstration project. This event is held in Spanish. Click here to participate: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MmMyOTgzODUtMzRlYy00NzczLWI3YjAtZjU2YThlNjIzYzRl%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%225bbab28c-def3-4604-8822-5e707da8dba8%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2243477417-cd10-417e-916b-2eb80b274d9c%22%7d

World Urban Forum 12

Cairo, Egypt

The World Urban Forum (WUF) is the premier global conference on sustainable urbanization. The World Urban Forum (WUF) was established by the United Nations in 2001 to examine one of the most pressing issues facing the world: rapid urbanization and its impact on communities, cities, economies and climate change. Over the past two decades, WUF has evolved into the premier global conference on sustainable urbanization. Convened by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), the forum is a unique non-legislative platform and one of the most inclusive international gatherings on urban issues. The first WUF was held in Nairobi, Kenya in 2002 and has been held around the world ever since. The WUF12 will be held from 4–8 November 2024 in Cairo, Egypt and is co-organized by UN-Habitat and the Government of Egypt

Smart City Expo World Congress

Barcelona, Spain Barcelona, Spain

Held in Barcelona since 2011, Smart City Expo World Congress is the world’s biggest and most influential event for cities and urban innovation. Every year, we gather leaders from the most innovative companies, governments and organizations to move cities towards a better future. Our goal is to collectivize urban innovation across the globe and empower cities to face the critical challenges the world faces today.

SDG Local Action

Barcelona, Spain Barcelona, Spain

SDG Local Solutions taking place in Barcelona focuses on sharing innovative solutions to make Agenda 2030 a reality. More info here!

COP29

Baku, Azerbaijan

The 2024 UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 29) will convene in November 2024. It will include the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 29), the 19th meeting of the COP serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 19), and the sixth meeting of the COP serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA 6) that will convene to complete the first enhanced transparency framework and the new collective quantified goal on finance, among other matters. The 61st sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 61) and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI 61) will also meet.

G20 Rio de Janeiro Summit 2024

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The G20 Summit represents the conclusion of the work carried out by the country holding the group's rotating presidency. It is the moment when heads of state and government approve the agreements negotiated throughout the year and point out ways of dealing with global challenges. In Brasil, the G20 Leaders' Summit is scheduled for November 18 and 19, 2024, in Rio de Janeiro, with the presence of the leaders of the 19 member countries, plus the African Union and the European Union.

Conference on Sustainable Building Worldwide

Munich, Germany

The conference aims at identifying points of action and intervention for the building sector to contribute to sustainable building practices worldwide.

UN-Habitat Executive Board 2nd Session

Nairobi, Kenya; Hybrid

The Executive Board aims to increase the oversight of UN-Habitat operations and to strengthen UN-Habitat’s accountability, transparency and effectiveness.