UN-Habitat Urban Lab’s Post

“Today, we put cities on the ‘MAP’!” excitedly said by my colleague Jessica Jones-Langley 📌🗺️🙌🏻 By hosting the largest Ministerial Meeting on #Urbanization and #ClimateChange at #COP29 yesterday, UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme) marked a significant milestone, bringing together over 50 countries and many local leaders. Big announcements came out of the event, including the Multisectoral Actions Pathways (MAP) Declaration to #Resilient and #Healthy Cities and the signing of the #Baku Continuity Coalition on #Urban and #Multilevel Climate Action, amongst others. An informal evening reception closed the day as we heard reflections from our ED Anacláudia Rossbach on key takeaways and learnings from #COP29 expanding from #G20 and also the need to work closely and better together 🙏 As negotiations enter their final stretch this week, the focus on #climatefinance 🏦 remains critical. With discussions still entrenched in debates over the trillion-dollar challenge of financing climate action, many see the forthcoming draft as a crucial opportunity to provide direction. There is cautious optimism that solutions are within reach, and delegates remain hopeful for meaningful progress… Over the last days, I also had the privilege to showcase the work that our #Planning #Finance and #Economy section is doing on designing resilience in response to climate-induced #displacement and #migration. Thank you to colleagues at the Climate Mobility Pavilion (Global Centre for Climate Mobility), Humanitarian Hub (United Nations OCHA), and Multi-level Action and Urbanization Pavilion (ICLEI) for these opportunities! It has been great to discuss how #urbanplanning, #data, and #collaboration can drive integrated solutions for displaced populations and build resilient, inclusive cities. Elisabeth du Parc Locmaria IOM - UN Migration Laura Basco Carrera, PhD Sarah Rosengaertner Patrizia Gragnani Liveson Manguwo Meremiya Hussein Oxfam Syddansk Universitet - University of Southern Denmark Irakli Malania Silvia Testi Jessica Valerani Nkateko Jennet Chauke Find more information on UN-Habitat’s engagement click here 👉🏻: https://lnkd.in/g_UkuWkh A huge thank you to everyone who has contributed to these vital conversations and processes so far, in person or remote. I look forward to continuing these discussions in the next days and beyond COP29 🌸 Bernhard Barth Cerin K. Lea Ranalder Martine D. Anna Soave Anna Mandorli Naomi Hoogervorst Alina Koschmieder Francine Melchioretto Shiho Jinno Annesofie Misiani Runze Wang Katja Schäfer Katerina Bezgachina Habin Park Hirotaka Koike Sonja Hahn-Tomer Elaine Tan Hussien Muhsen