The ICLEI World Congress 2024 features six high-level plenaries exploring sustainable urban development and equitable adaptation to local challenges. The plenaries will feature distinguished speakers engaging in insightful discussions, emphasizing the critical challenges and opportunities facing cities, towns, and regions due to rising global risks and changes. All plenaries will be live-streamed on YouTube.
Open Ceremony / 18 June – 19:30 BRT / Live broadcast
Recognizing the importance of multilevel action and cooperation for effective sustainable development, we will hear from our host, the City of São Paulo, as well as the State of São Paulo and the Government of Brazil, on the efforts being made locally, regionally, and nationally to effectively deliver on key climate, nature, and sustainability goals. We will learn about similar efforts in other regions and the role of global networks in accelerating climate action.
The power of a network / 19 June – 10:00 BRT / Live broadcast
With more than 2,500 cities, towns, and regions from around the world engaged in our work, ICLEI is the largest network of local and regional governments advancing sustainable development worldwide. Get to know ICLEI’s newly elected Council and Presidium and explore our vision for the next critical years.
Our changing world / 19 June – 11:30 BRT / Live broadcast
ICLEI leaders from around the world will share how they have been able to advance local sustainable development in spite of – or in response to – our changing world and how they are preparing their communities for a new climate normal.
Amazonian cities, unique and irreplaceable / 20 June – 10:00 BRT / Live broadcast
This plenary of the ICLEI World Congress 2024 marks a decisive moment to promote ambitious, integrated and urgent sustainable policies in urban Amazonia, encouraging collaboration between local governments via platforms such as the Forum of Amazon Cities (FCA) institutionalized in 2023, paving the way for a more sustainable and resilient future.
From global to local to global: Shaping the future of sustainability / 21 June – 09:00 BRT / Live broadcast
With the upcoming CBD COP16 in Colombia and UNFCCC COP30 in Brazil, explore the interplay between climate and nature agendas and their impacts on policymaking.
Accelerating forward: Mapping our path to 2030 / 21 June – 15:30 / Live broadcast
This final plenary will focus on charting the path ahead, ensuring that our efforts as a global network continue to accelerate. We’ll spotlight some exciting new and expanding partnerships that ICLEI and our Members are fostering. These collaborations are crucial for enhancing collective local action on sustainability and achieving the ambitious goals set out in the ICLEI Strategic Vision 2024-2030.
See the ICLEI World Congress 2024 full program and speakers here.
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