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6th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development, Bangkok, Thailand (27-29 March 2019)
This year, the APFSD will address the theme “’Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality” and on the cluster of SDGs to be reviewed at the HLPF
UCLG Culture Summit and Policy Councils (3-5 April 2019) and UCLG Executive Bureau (5-6 April 2019)
This 3rd UCLG Culture Summit is a global event and a meeting point of cities, local governments, national governments, civil society organizations, and international organizations to discuss the current position of culture in the global agendas.
Africa Climate Week (ACW)
Africa Climate Week (ACW) 2019 will convene in the lead-up to the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Summit in September 2019, bringing together diverse actors from the public and private sectors.
One Planet Summit Africa
This first regional edition of the One Planet Summit will highlight the unique role of Africa as a global partner facing both challenges and opportunities, in particular in the field of innovative solutions for adaptation and resilience.
Cities at the Forefront of Tackling Climate Change
At the 24th United Nations Convention on Climate Change in Katowice, Poland, in December, a consultation of scientists, city practitioners and NGOs responded to the IPCC 1.5 Special Report with a stark question: What does it mean for cities to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius in just over a decade? The 9,176 cities … read more
4th Mission Innovation Ministerial, Vancouver, Canada (27-29 May 2019)
Ministers from over 25 countries will gather in Vancouver, Canada, from May 27–29, 2019, to accelerate progress towards a clean energy future.
The science is clear: we need to act now … and cities are our opportunity to get this right.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C left no question about the future: at the current rate of warming of 0.2°C per decade, global warming will reach 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels around 2040, disrupting basic social and economic activities around the world.
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