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Leading mayors from across C40 Cities and the Mayors Migration Council will be attending key climate migration and loss and damage related events in dialogue with national governments and international organisations at the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, COP28, kicking off in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on November 30th.
Building on the leadership of the C40-MMC Global Mayors Task Force on Climate & Migration and on the evidence generated through MMC’s Global Cities Fund for Migrants and Refugees, a growing coalition of mayors and city leaders is calling on national governments, philanthropists and international donors to better involve and fund cities directly, as they lead the way in driving innovative approaches to climate migration and loss and damage.
While a full agenda of the COP28 conference is available here, between November 30th and December 12th, C40-MMC mayoral and organisational leadership will be involved in the following events.
Loss and Damage
Challenges and opportunities for city leadership
Launched by C40 Cities in partnership with the MMC and made possible by the Climate Justice Fund, this first-of-its-kind report on urban loss and damage identifies key areas where local governments can play a role, as well as recommendations for national and international actors to better support, involve and work with cities and mayors at the forefront.
WHAT: A side event focusing on “Loss & Damage: An Urban Perspective”, hosted by C40 Cities and the Scottish Government. The event will put the urban lived experience of loss and damage on the agenda at COP28, showcasing sub-national leadership in action and enhancing a common understanding of the urban dimension of loss and damage, including climate migration and displacement.
WHEN: December 2nd, 5:30-6:30pm GST
WHERE: Multilevel Action & Urbanisation Pavilion in the Blue Zone. The event will be open to streaming via this LINK.
WHO:
Humza Yousaf, First Minister of the Scottish Government
Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr of Freetown, C40 Co-Chair and MMC Leadership Board Member
WHAT: A panel discussion on “City Planning and Resilience in the Context of Climate Mobility”, co-organized by the UN Migration Agency (IOM), the Global Centre on Climate Mobility, the Mayors Migration Council and C40 Cities. The participants will be engaging in a dynamic conversation with leading UN agencies, state representatives and multilateral development banks, discussing challenges and opportunities for city-led solutions to climate and migration.
WHEN: December 3rd, 10:30-11:30am GST
WHERE: The Climate Mobility Pavilion in the Blue Zone.
WHO:
Mayor Yousef Al-Shawarbeh of Amman, MMC Leadership Board Member
Shruti Narayan, C40’s Regional Director for South & West Asia
WHAT: An engaging and lively conversation hosted by Ecuador, about challenges and opportunities to subnational finance for resilience and adaptation.
WHEN: December 3rd, 10:00 am – 11:45 am GST
WHERE: One Planet Pavilion.
WHO:
Linda Lopez, CEO, Impact Strategies
Michael Berkowitz, Executive Director of the University of Miami Climate Resilience Academy
Governor Claudio Orrejo of Santiago, Chile
Mayor Marvin Rees of Bristol, United Kingdom
Deanne Criswell, FEMA Administrator
Henk Ovink, Senior Fellow at WRI and Commissioner at the Global Commission on the Economics of Water
Mayor Jaime Pumarejo of Barranquilla, Colombia
Former Mayor Mauricio Rodas of Quito, Ecuador and visiting scholar, University of Pennsylvania
WHAT: A panel discussion organised by New Women Connectors, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), UN Women, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and the Global Centre for Climate Mobility. The participants will be engaging in a dynamic conversation aiming to increase awareness of the significance of refugee and migrant women’s participation in climate action and feminist leadership.
WHEN: December 4th, 5:30pm – 6:30pm GST
WHERE: Climate Mobility Pavilion in the Blue Zone.
WHO:
Anila Noor, refugee activist, founder of New Women Connectors
Dirk Meyer, BMZ Director General for Multilateral Development
Seyran Khalili, New Women Connectors
Shruti Narayan, Regional Director for South & West Asia of C40 Cities
Salote Soqo, Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
Sofia Gutierrez, Barranquilla+20
WHAT: A side event hosted by IIED, ICCCAD, GRP, IFRC and the UNFCCC Climate Champions Team. The session will have active participation from national governments, businesses, cities and regions, youth, civil society, and indigenous peoples, discussing non-state solutions to address loss and damage, including climate migration.
WHEN: December 6th, 2:00pm – 3:45pm GST
WHERE: Blue Zone – Action Lab – Al Jeer Room (B7 – Building 92)
WHO:
Mayor Islam of Dhaka North, C40 Vice Chair and MMC Leadership Board Member
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