Hybrid Events Bringing environmental city diplomacy to COP27 29 Oct 202213 Nov 2022 In consideration of their extensive efforts to deploy their unique tools to combat the causes and respond to the consequences of climate change, cities have emerged as indispensable actors in…
Interviews City Diplomacy Talks | Dr. Claudia López, Mayor of Bogotá 26 Oct 202217 Aug 2023 What happens when a city government puts care at the center of its action? In this interview by Lorenzo Kihlgren Grandi, Bogotá Mayor Claudia López explains how her city became a global model for equity and sustainable development.
Op-eds The city without the country? City diplomacy as a platform for a new, cohesive municipalism 30 Sep 202231 Mar 2023 By Michele F. Fontefrancesco, PhD Is city diplomacy just about large cities? How can small municipalities have a voice? Exploring the case study of Italy, the article reads city diplomacy…
Tools Exploring the best podcasts on urban affairs 19 Jul 202210 Mar 2023 A brief review of the best podcasts focusing on global urban affairs and city diplomacy. By Emanuele Sala "Sometimes reality is too complex. Stories give it form." Director Jean-Luc Godard…
Hybrid Events Urban metabolism and gender equity at WUF11 24 Jun 202229 Oct 2022 City Diplomacy Lab joins forces with UCLG and Cités Unies France to bring the global discussion on gender equity and city diplomacy to the 11th World Urban Forum. Through the…
Executive Education Executive education for African municipal officers 22 Apr 202224 Nov 2022 How can city diplomacy empower African cities? The City Diplomacy Lab partners with the International Association of Francophone Mayors (AIMF) to launch the first two executive courses for African cities'…
Hybrid Events Cities: from theatres of war to actors for peace 31 Mar 202211 May 2024 The City Diplomacy Lab organizes and hosts an official Forum of Mayors' side event to discuss cities' diplomatic and humanitarian contributions in wars and conflicts. The very essence of cities…
Tools Smart city standards: a collaboration challenge? 10 Feb 202210 Feb 2022 Cities today are called upon to deploy the potential of smart city policies. To guide municipal action, several international standards for smart cities have emerged. Nevertheless, the sheer number of…
Tools The Mayors’ Action Platform: a new instrument of urban governance 5 Feb 20225 Feb 2022 A new platform for exchanging good urban practices and improving the governance of the cities across the globe. The Mayors' Action Platform was launched last September by the Geneva Cities…
Hybrid Events Katowice to host the 11th World Urban Forum 26 Jan 202228 Jan 2022 “What kind of cities are needed to support the future of humanity? How do we envisage and reimagine the future of cities? What do we want our cities to look…
