Webinars Cities and Climate Solutions | Energy 21 Nov 202311 May 2024 Webinar | 9:00 a.m. New York | 11:00 a.m. Santiago | 2:00 p.m. Braga | 3:00 p.m. Paris | 5:00 p.m. Nairobi The Cities and Climate Solutions webinar series is…
Interviews Interview with Luz Amparo Medina Gerena, Bogotá’s Head City Diplomat 18 Nov 20234 Apr 2024 What does it mean to lead the international relations of a global city? What are its main challenges, lessons learned, and rewards? Our new series on chief city diplomats opens…
Executive Education Migration and city diplomacy: empowering cities on the Central Mediterranean Route 10 Nov 20232 May 2024 From December 13 to 19, the City Diplomacy Lab, in partnership with the Mixed Migration Centre and Columbia Global Centers in Paris, Tunis, and Nairobi, will empower cities on the…
Webinars Cities and Climate Solutions | Air 8 Nov 202311 May 2024 Webinar | 6:30 a.m. New York / 11:30 a.m. Leeds / 12:30 p.m. Paris, Lagos, and Stockholm / 5:00 p.m. Mumbai The Cities and Climate Solutions webinar series is co-organized…
News Happy World Cities Day! 31 Oct 20232 Feb 2024 Climate change, migration, inequalities, epidemics, armed violence: everywhere in the world, cities have an enormous responsibility to manage today's major challenges. On World Cities Day, the City Diplomacy Lab wishes…
Events Montpellier to host the Euro-Africa Water Days 4 Oct 20236 Oct 2023 Montpellier is hosting a two-day summit to review and debate water-related challenges faced by African and European cities – and their most innovative solutions. The Euro-Africa Water Days, to which…
Education Flourishing African Cities: a program for undergraduate students worldwide 1 Sep 20231 Sep 2023 The Fall 2023 Global Columbia Collaboratory Flourishing African Cities: Urban Development, Food Systems, and Clean Energy is a free, not-for-credit, virtual global program exploring African cities' path toward sustainability and resilience. The…
Hybrid Events Urban peace dialogues at the 2023 UNECE Forum of Mayors 17 Aug 202324 May 2024 An official side event to the 2023 UNECE Forum of Mayors, this international initiative aims to discuss and energize cities' engagement to achieve SDG 16. The City Diplomacy Lab at…
Executive Education A new partnership to empower South African cities through city diplomacy 12 Jul 20232 Feb 2024 The City Diplomacy Lab and the South African Cities Network (SACN) join forces to advance sustainable urban development in South Africa. Over the past two decades, South Africa has emerged…
Op-eds City-to-city cooperation and the 15-minute city 11 Jul 202318 Nov 2023 By Carlos Moreno Member of the City Diplomacy Lab's Scientific Committee The conception of an urban alternative: the 15-minute city At the beginning of the 2000s, an all-new concept took…