UNEA - 6 Cities and Regions Summit

Date: 23 February 2024

Time: 10:00 to 13:00 and 15:00 to 18:00 EAT 

Location: In-person (Conference Room 14, UNEP HQ, Nairobi, Kenya) // Virtual participation possible (Zoom link will be provided to registered participants) 

Organizers: UNEP, UN-Habitat, UrbanShift  World Resources Institute, C40 Cities, ICLEI 

Register now to attend the in-person or virtually. 

For more information, see the Concept Note

Description: 

Today 55 per cent of the world’s population live in urban areas. By 2050, that percentage is expected to rise to 68 per cent. Urban areas are major contributors to climate change, accounting for 70 per cent of CO2 emissions. Climate change, environmental pollution, natural and man-made disasters disproportionately affect cities due to the high density of the population. It is essential to address these challenges using integrated approaches to ensure sustainable urban development, especially in low-income countries where the pace of urbanization is projected to be the fastest. 

The UNEA-6 Cities and Regions Summit is an Associated Event to the Sixth United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6). This is the 3rd edition of the Summit, whose first occurrence was organized during UNEA-4 in 2019. The Summit brings together mayors and other representatives from cities and regions worldwide to engage in a collaborative dialogue on the pressing issues of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution.  

Objectives:

This 3rd edition of the Summit will contribute to deliberations at the UN Environment Assembly. It will showcase concrete examples of cities and regions supporting their national governments in achieving the SDGs and the MEAs’ goals. This Summit will focus on two key questions regarding the cities and regions’ engagement: (1) strengthening the multi-level governance (MLG) for achieving the SDGs and the MEAs goals; and (2) Funding and financing to accelerate the local climate and environmental actions. The Summit will be organized in two thematic sessions. You are cordially invited to join us at the Cities and Regions Summit which will take place on 23 February 2024 at UNEP Headquarters in Nairobi.  

Supporting Partners: 

Bloomberg Philanthropies; the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance (CCFLA); the SDSN Global Commission for Urban SDG Finance, United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG); the Penn Institute for Urban Research (PennIUR); the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), the UN Regional Commissions (ECA, UNECE, ECLAC, ESCAP, ESCWA), and the Global Cities Hub.