Less than 2 Hours to go for #BridgeforCities 2021 Register now to access the event: hopin.com/events/bridge2… #unidobridge #WorldCitiesDay

🔴#BridgeforCities 2021 is LIVE now! United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres - "Cities have been hit hard by the pandemic - yet they are also demonstrating remarkable #resilience and creative problem solving to deliver on the #SDGs and the #ParisAgreement #UNIDOBridge #COP26

🔴#BridgeforCities 2021 is LIVE now! UNIDO Director General LI Yong highlights - "The need for global alliances and platforms to create common understanding and to exchange experiences is now more important than ever, both for countries and municipalities alike." #UNIDOBridge

🔴#BridgeforCities 2021 is LIVE now! Sameh Wahba from World Bank highlights - "Now, as they look to a post-pandemic world, cities have to plan and implement a green, inclusive and resilient recovery" #UNIDOBridge #COP26 Sameh Wahba

🔴#BridgeforCities 2021 Mayors Roundtable is LIVE now! Mayors and Deputy Mayors are discussing concrete responses and initiatives linking #greenrecovery and growth with global #climateaction Join us: lnkd.in/gC_inagv #UNIDOBridge #WorldCitiesDay #COP26

🔴#BridgeforCities 2021 is LIVE! Lauren Sorkin, Executive Director of Resilient Cities Network highlights "Our mission is to help cities be strong when things go wrong, reduce their vulnerabilities and improve the lives of over 220 millions urban dwellers globally" #UNIDOBridge

🔴#BridgeforCities 2021 Mayors Roundtable is LIVE: lnkd.in/gC_inagv Mayors/Deputy Mayors are discussing innovative recovery measures taken to pursue #inclusivegrowth and #jobcreation, especially for MSMEs and for protecting vulnerable groups. #UNIDOBridge #WorldCitiesDay

On this #WorldCitiesDay and the start of COP26 we must keep focused on delivering a more equitable, safe and climate resilient future.

🔴#BridgeforCities 2021 Business Roundtable is LIVE now! The roundtable is focusing on #SDG17 & partnerships available to cities as they pursue integrated resilience and #energytransition strategies. Join us: lnkd.in/gC_inagv #UNIDOBridge #WorldCitiesDay #cop26glasgow

“That desperate hope, is why the world is looking to you and why you are here” -- Sir David Attenborough, #COP26 People's Advocate, speaking at the Opening Ceremony. #TogetherForOurPlanet

Bridge for Cities 2021 was successfully held yesterday. Organized on the occasion of #WorldCitiesDay! We thank all partners, speakers and participants for their significant contribution to the event’s discussions. We hope to see you all in the 2022 edition of the event!

👂 What we need to achieve #ClimateJustice, key lessons from today's session at COP26: ➡️Empower #localgov ➡️Get #funding from the global North to the global South, from national to local govs, and from local gov to #InformalSettlements ➡️Work in #partnership w/our communities

We are thrilled to have been part of this fantastic event for #WorldCitiesDay building a coalition of practice towards more resilience and social innovation in the built environment as part of our #COP26 legacy programme #COP26Glasgow

"Inclusive, Livable Cities Will Thrive" My views on the post-COVID city in Wired Magazine's The Wired World in 2022. wired.co.uk

Asia Pacific is home to 99 of the 100 most vulnerable cities to environmental harm & along w African cities building critical infrastructure for tomorrow. Proactive investment in resilience & net zero is essential. Thanks @PamblerCNA for inviting me to share urgent opportunities.

In the context of the built environment conversations @ #cop26, UNIDO's Rana ghoneim spotlights the imperative of shifting 2 green materials & technologies in order to meet our #parisagreement goals & be part of the global response 2 the #climatecrisis. lnkd.in/dJ23tJfR

Our #cities are strongly associated with #poverty & #inequality. Young people have been claiming #ClimateAction. Their ideas must now come into policymaking 👉 Helen Clark 🎯Cities4Children - The Global Alliance - Our #Climate, Our Future Live 👁‍🗨 youtube.com/watch?v=U5I5Bq… #TogetherForOurPlanet

How Africa will become the center of the world’s urban future - Washington Post washingtonpost.com/world/interact…

Rapid growth of cities 🏙️ in Sub-Saharan Africa & South Asia creates opportunities—but stresses budgets & governments. How can policymakers guide growth toward economic, social & climate 🌷resilience & inclusion? Read: wrld.bg/qKpj50HmUSu #Cities4All

Cities serve as economic hubs, yet prosperity often comes with a polluting price—more waste-generation. How can we help local governments curb trash growth? Learn at our event, Feb. 2 at 8 am ET. Register: worldbankgroup.zoom.us/webinar/regist… Silpa Kaza