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Mayors, city networks and urban stakeholders worldwide call for an IPCC Special Report on Cities and Climate Change during the IPCC 43rd Session on April 11-13. Cities are already facing the…
Global Taskforce networks UCLG, ICLEI and C40 Cities are mobilizing their members and partners to advocate for the Special Report, which they say would be “a milestone in IPCC history.” From April 11-13, the Intergovernmental Panel on…
At the Habitat III European Regional Meeting in Prague, representatives of UCLG/the Global Taskforce and the LSE officially handed over the Habitat III Policy Paper produced by Policy Unit 4 to the Secretary-General of the…
The Mexico City Declaration for Habitat III, “Localizing finance for inclusive change”, calls for local governments to be empowered to finance urban development and recognizes that cities are “reliable partners” for investment. The…
On May 15, local government leaders and networks from around the world will gather in New York for the first session of the Second World Assembly of Local and Regional Governments, convened by the Global Taskforce just before the Habitat III…
Financing urban development: GTF members mobilize at the Habitat III Thematic Meeting in Mexico City
Ahead of HABITAT III Thematic Meeting on financing urban development, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability calls for innovation and scaling-up of public and private finance mechanisms at all levels in order to accelerate the…