Call for Solutions: Strengthen Kaohsiung's Urban Forest

Why apply? Here's what you'll gain if shortlisted

• Tap into Asia's expanding climate and nature market

  Establish a high-profile footprint via ICLEI’s global city network, connect with pioneering regional corporate partners, and tap into a massive market across East Asia. 

• Pitch directly to key decision-makers

  Give your company a direct stage with Kaohsiung’s top municipal decision-makers, who have the mandate to shape the city’s green infrastructure, climate adaptation strategy, and smart forest management policies.

• Increase your visibility

  Get promoted through ICLEI’s global network of local and regional governments, as well as through the City of Kaohsiung’s public channels.

• Gain expert feedback

  Pitch your solution in person and refine it through hands-on exchanges with international practitioners and specialists in Nature-based Solutions, including advisors to the Berlin Urban Nature Pact.

  
  
  

• Expand your network

  Connect with innovators, investors, businesses, and city representatives, as well as with the Kaohsiung-ICLEI Climate Neutral and Smart Cities Community of Practice, a wider network of peer cities and practitioners across the region.

  
  
  

• Join us in Kaohsiung

  You will be invited to join the CiBiX Workshop in September 2026. Accommodation is fully covered for one representative per selected organization. (Transportation costs are the applicant’s responsibility; full details in the program terms below.)

  
  
  

Who should apply?

This call is open primarily to companies and start-ups, but is also open to NGOs, research institutions, consultancies, technical experts, and collaborative partnerships, working in areas related to biodiversity, climate resilience, urban greening, Nature-based Solutions, environmental technologies, ESG financing, or sustainable urban development. 

Organizations from the wider Asia-Pacific region and Europe are encouraged to apply.