World Urban Forum 2020
Find out how ICLEI is engaging in this 10th edition
Upcoming WUF Events
“The World Urban Forum (WUF) was established in 2001 by the United Nations to address one of the most pressing issues facing the world today: rapid urbanization and its impact on communities, cities, economies, climate change and policies.
Convened by UN-Habitat, the Forum is a high level, open and inclusive platform for addressing the challenges of sustainable urbanisation” – UN Habitat
How does ICLEI engage in this year's WUF?
Find below the events led and co-led by ICLEI or download the program. If you are in Abu Dhabi, visit the ICLEI stand (Hall 9, Booth 30) to learn more about ICLEI and our work.
Download programOfficial WUF10 Agenda
| 10 February,17:45 – 17:00 Voices from Cities, Room:A |
Kobie Brand, Regional Director for ICLEI Africa; WUF10 Advisory Board Member on behalf of GTF |
| 8 February, 13:00 – 17:00 | ICLEI Leaders at World Assembly of Local and Regional Governments |
| 9 February, 13:00 – 17:00 Hall:4, Room:B |
Cathy Oke, Councillor, Melbourne, Australia; ICLEI First Vice President at “Researchers Roundtable” |
| 9 February, 16:30 – 18:30 Hall:4, Room:D |
Gino Van Begin, ICLEI Secretary General, Panelist at WUF10 Special Session “Urban culture and climate change action” |
| Hall:9, Booth:30 | ICLEI Exhibit Download PDF to view our location on the Urban Village Floor Plan |
Led or Co-Led by ICLEI
| 9 February 2020 | |
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| 14:00 Networking Event Hall:2, Room:9 |
Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) |
| 10 February 2020 | |
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| 11:00 Special Session | United Nations Advisory Council on Local Authorities |
| 17:45 Voices from Cities Room:A |
CitiesWithNature: a global platform for urban nature as a pathway to showcase initiatives such as the Living Melbourne: Our Metropolitan Urban Forest strategy |
| 11 February 2020 | |
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| 12:30 Side Event Hall:3, Room:18 |
Circular Economy: Changing the way we think about jobs |
| 13:00 Urban Food Agenda Hall:7, Booth:69 |
Urban-Rural Linkages for Nutrition: Territorial approaches for sustainable development |
| 14:00 Networking Event Hall:2, Room:9 |
Mobilising Arts, Culture and Heritage for Transformative Climate Action in Cities and their Territories |
| 12 February 2020 | |
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| 09:00 Training Event Capital Suites – CS 16 |
Integrating and Localising Global Sustainability Agenda through Voluntary Local Reviews in Cities |
| 11:00 Urban Library | Achieving the Global Urban Research and Action Agenda: Co-sponsored by UCCRN and the Global Covenant of Mayors |
| 12:30 Side Event Hall:3, Room:12 |
Building a culture of urban sustainability: from technology and innovation to arts and music, from Earth Day to Beethoven´s Pastoral |
| 14:30 Urban Food Agenda Hall:7 Booth:69 |
The experience of ICLEI-RUAF CITYFOOD NETWORK |
| 16:30 Networking Event Hall:3, Room:11 |
Innovative governance for low-emission, climate resilient cities |
| 13 February 2020 | |
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| 14:30 Urban Food Agenda Hall:7 Booth:69 |
Interview on the power of sustainable food procurement |
ICLEI as Speaker/Moderator
| 12 February 2020 | |
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| 12:30 Side Event Hall:2, Room:8 |
A Finance Alliance to project preparation: How to transform ideas into bankable projects |
| 16:30 Networking Event Hall:2, Room:3 |
Localising global agendas –the case of collaborative climate action |
All World Urban Forum 2020 events
The Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum
February 8 – 13 2020
Abu Dhabi, UAE