How can integrated planning approaches tackle complex urban challenges to ensure a resilient, livable future for all?

Join us on September 21 during Climate Week NYC to discuss this pressing question. You’ll learn from experts about holistic strategies to combat urban environmental crises, such as pollution and biodiversity loss. You’ll also hear from local leaders in India, Sierra Leone, and Argentina on how cross-sectoral collaboration is spurring low-carbon growth within their cities.

Confirmed speakers include:

Inger Andersen, Executive Director, UNEP
Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, CEO, GEF
Ani Dasgupta, President & CEO, WRI
Mark Watts, Executive Director, C40 Cities
Yvonne Denise Aki-Sawyerr, OBE, Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone
Hitesh Vaidya, Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs
Claire O’Neill, Managing Director, Climate & Energy, WBCSD
Walter Vuoto, Mayor of Ushuaia, Argentina
Gino Van Begin, Secretary General, ICLEI
Neeta Pokhrel, Chief, Water Sector Group, ADB
Pradeep Kurukulasuriya, Director & Executive Coordinator, Nature, Climate & Energy, UNDP
Maitreyi Das, Manager, Urban, DRM, Resilience & Land Global Practice, World Bank
Gustavo Fonseca, Director of Programmes, GEF

This event will mark the official launch of UrbanShift, a global program supporting cities around the world to adopt sustainable, integrated approaches to urban development. UrbanShift is funded by the GEF, led by UNEP, and implemented in partnership with WRI, C40 Cities, ICLEI, UNDP, the World Bank, and the Asian Development Bank.

Visit shiftcities.org for more information and follow us on Twitter @shiftcities!

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21 sept. 2021 08:00 a. m. en Hora del este (EE. UU. y Canadá)

Acceda en el siguiente enlace:

https://wri.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HyXC-xnfTUCzPySupCLWLg