COP30 Agenda of the Cities & Regions Hub
Partners
The Cities & Regions Hub is co-convened by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, in its role as the focal point of the Local Governments and Municipal Authorities (LGMA) Constituency, and UN-Habitat (The United Nations Human Settlements Programme). The Hub is hosted by the Ministry of Cities of Brazil and supported through our partners
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See the agenda for the COP30 Cities & Regions Hub at a glance.
COP30 Cities & Regions Hub Daily Agenda
(as of 6 November)
HUB ACCESS CLOSED FOR SET-UP AND TESTING
16:30 – 17:30 UTC-3
Opening of the neighbourhood
Presented jointly by the partners of the Neighbourhood of the Mutirão for Cities, Buildings, Water and Infrastructure (GlobalABC, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, UN-Habitat, Cool Coalition, CDRI, SIWI, and the Ministry of Cities of Brazil)
09:00 – 09:30 UTC-3
LGMA daily briefing
Presented by LGMA
11:30 – 12:30 UTC-3
Recaatingar: Climate, economy, and technologies for the semiarid region
Presented by Consórcio Nordeste
13:30 – 14:30 UTC-3
Local alliances for climate justice: From Rio to Belém to Tangier
Presented by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)
16:30 – 17:30 UTC-3
Brazil–Northeast Ecological Transformation Plan
Presented by Consórcio Nordeste
9:00 – 9:30 UTC-3
LGMA daily briefing
Presented by LGMA
10:00 – 11:00 UTC-3
High-level event at the Cities & Regions Hub: Uniting local, regional, and national action for climate resilience (working title)
Presented jointly by the Ministry of Cities of Brazil, UN-Habitat and ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
11:30 – 12:30 UTC-3
Connecting global agendas through local climate action
Presented jointly by Local2030 Coalition, Brazilian Ministry of Cities, Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security, Global Task Force of Local and Regional Governments TBC, Government of Spain TBC
13:30 – 14:30 UTC-3
ProUrbano: Launch of the Urban Infrastructure Insurance Facility – II & the Urban Adaptation Financing Facility
Presented jointly by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, KfW and BMZ
15:00 – 16:00 UTC-3
Restore mangrove eco-systems, unlock blue carbon potential – integrate climate and nature action in cities
Presented by ICLEI East Asia Secretariat in partnership with Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Planning and Natural Resources, Shenzhen Development Centre of International Low Carbon Forum
16:30 – 17:30 UTC-3
Partnership Platform on Localizing the SDGs: Integrating sport into sustainable and climate-smart urban development
Presented jointly by Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security and UN-Habitat
9:00 – 9:30 UTC-3
LGMA daily briefing
Presented by LGMA
10:00 – 11:00 UTC-3
Details coming soon.
11:30 – 12:30 UTC-3
Partnership Platform on Localizing the SDGs: Accelerating multilevel climate action for systemic transformation
Presented jointly by Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security and UN-Habitat
13:30 – 14:30 UTC-3
Town Hall COPs: Connecting climate action at all levels (Part 1)
Presented by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
15:00 – 16:00 UTC-3
Climate action begins at home: Housing the world in a changing climate
Presented jointly by World Urban Forum and Government of Azerbaijan
16:30 – 17:30 UTC-3
Changing cities: urban planning to foster climate resilience
Presented jointly by ABRAINC — Brazilian Association of Real Estate Developers and the Ministry of Cities of Brazil
9:00 – 9:30 UTC-3
LGMA daily briefing
Presented by LGMA
09:30 – 11:00 UTC-3
The urban finance engine: Country platforms for localizing finance powered by national and subnational development banks
Presented by FMDV – Global Fund for Cities Development in partnerships with Global Alliance of SDBs, AMUF Alliance of African Ministers for Urbanization Financing, Finance Your Cities – Country Platforms for Localizing Finance, UCLG, and UN-Habitat as a part of the GCAA
11:30 – 12:30 UTC-3
Water and sanitation for climate adaptation in environmentally vulnerable contexts
Presented jointly by Mandí, the Ministry of Cities of Brazil, and GWOPA/UN-Habitat
13:30 – 14:30 UTC-3
From readiness to action – Strengthening municipal capabilities for South Africa’s just energy transition and climate action through multi-level approaches
Presented by ICLEI Africa in partnership with DBSA, UKPACT and with support from SALGA
15:00 – 16:00 UTC-3
Amazon Cities Forum (working title)
Presented by the Amazon Cities Forum
16:30 – 17:30 UTC-3
The Coalition for High Ambition Multilevel Partnerships (CHAMP) for Climate Action Dialogue (working title)
Presented by The Coalition for High Ambition Multilevel Partnership for Climate Action (CHAMP)
9:00 – 9:30 UTC-3
LGMA daily briefing
Presented by LGMA
10:00 – 11:00 UTC-3
Market-Friendly Climate Policies: NTU e ANPTrilhos
Presented jointly by the Ministry of Cities of Brazil and Associação Nacional dos Transportadores de Passageiros sobre Trilhos (ANPTrilhos) and Associação Nacional das Empresas de Transportes Urbanos (NTU)
11:30 – 12:30 UTC-3
Urban mobility solutions for the climate agenda
Presented jointly by the Ministry of Cities of Brazil, Associação Nacional dos Transportadores de Passageiros sobre Trilhos (ANPTrilhos) and Associação Nacional das Empresas de Transportes Urbanos (NTU)
13:30 – 14:30 UTC-3
Climate risk and urban planning: Aligning policy, finance, and design
Presented jointly by ABRAINC — Brazilian Association of Real Estate Developers and the Ministry of Cities of Brazil
15:00 – 16:00 UTC-3
Accelerating the urban energy transition through integrated action
Presented jointly by UNU Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES), UN-Habitat Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, and ABRAINC
16:30 – 17:30 UTC-3
The relevance of the New Urban Agenda in confronting climate change
Presented jointly by the Ministry of Cities of Brazil, and Global Platform for the Right to the City
9:00 – 9:30 UTC-3
LGMA daily briefing
Presented by LGMA
10:00 – 11:00 UTC-3
Urban services and infrastructure, right to the city and climate change
Presented by Polis Institute and IIED
11:30 – 12:30 UTC-3
Details coming soon.
13:30 – 14:30 UTC-3
Towards stronger urban content in NDC 3.0- localizing ambition for transformative climate action
Presented by UN-Habitat
15:00 – 16:00 UTC-3
Details coming soon.
16:30 – 17:30 UTC-3
Industrialized construction for sustainable and affordable housing
Presented jointly by ABRAINC — Brazilian Association of Real Estate Developers and the Ministry of Cities of Brazil
9:00 – 9:30 UTC-3
LGMA daily briefing
Presented by LGMA
10:00 – 11:00 UTC+4
Details coming soon.
11:30 – 12:30 UTC-3
Details coming soon.
13:30 – 14:30 UTC-3
The Coalition for High Ambition Multilevel Partnerships (CHAMP) for Climate Action Dialogue (working title)
Presented by The Coalition for High Ambition Multilevel Partnerships (CHAMP) for Climate Action
15:00 – 16:00 UTC-3
Building a low-carbon future: The decarbonization of housing in brazil
Presented jointly by ABRAINC — Brazilian Association of Real Estate Developers and the Ministry of Cities of Brazil
16:30 – 17:30 UTC-3
Midway momentum: Advancing the Mutirão for cities, water and infrastructure (working title)
Presented jointly by the partners of the “Neighbourhood of the Mutirão for Cities, Water and Infrastructure” GlobalABC, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, UN Habitat, Cool Coaliton, CDRI, SIWI, and the Ministry of Cities of Brazil
09:00 – 09:30 UTC-3
LGMA daily briefing
Presented by LGMA
10:00 – 11:00 UTC-3
Territorial development for a just urban transition
Presented by SEBRAE, UN-Habitat, and the Ministry of Cities of Brazil
11:30 – 12:30 UTC-3
Housing justice and climate change: Lessons towards the global goal on adaptation
Presented jointly by Hub for Housing Justice and International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), UN-Habitat
13:30 – 14:30 UTC-3
Details coming soon.
15:00 – 16:00 UTC-3
Circular water economy: Sanitation and cities as vectors of sustainable development
Presented by the Ministry of Cities of Brazil in partnership with GIZ Brasil
16:30 – 17:30 UTC-3
Details coming soon.
09:00 – 09:30 UTC-3
LGMA daily briefing
Presented by LGMA
10:00 – 11:00 UTC-3
Climate resilient urban futures: Linking research, policy and practice toward the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities
Presented by UN-Habitat
11:30 – 12:30 UTC-3
Caring and resilient cities: Advancing a green, feminist, and disability-inclusive urban transition
Presented jointly by Instituto Alziras, Global Disability Innovation Hub (GDI Hub), Global Alliance for Care, and Women And Gender Constituency
13:30 – 14:30 UTC-3
Green peripheries, favelas, and urban communities
Presented jointly by Ministry of Cities of Brazil, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Brazil, UN-Habitat, ICLEI, and University of Pará-Brazil
15:00 – 16:00 UTC-3
Town Hall COPs: Connecting climate action at all levels (Part 2)
Presented by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
16:30 – 17:30 UTC-3
Cities & Regions Hub official closing (working title)
Presented jointly by the Brazilian Ministry of Cities, UN-Habitat and ICLEI
Finding the Cities & Regions Hub
The COP29 Multilevel Action & Urbanization Pavilion is located inside the Blue Zone in Area E. The Pavilion number is I15 and will be shown on signage throughout the venue.
The Agendas at a glance
An overview of the official events at COP29.
The global stage for cities and regions at COP30
The Hub is designed as the home for multilevel climate action “in action” – a space where mayors, governors, ministers, negotiators, civil society, and experts come together to connect local realities with global negotiations. Its goal is to bridge the gap between what is happening inside negotiation rooms and what is happening in cities, towns, and regions around the world.
The program will highlight four interconnected themes:
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Strengthening multilevel collaboration for ambitious climate action, including mechanisms such as CHAMP and Town Hall COPs.
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Mobilizing finance to accelerate sustainable and resilient cities.
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Leveraging biodiversity, with a special focus on the Amazon, to advance climate and nature-based solutions.
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Advancing adaptation and resilience through urban action.
Through two weeks of programming, the Hub will feature high-level dialogues, technical sessions, interactive exhibits, and daily briefings connecting subnational actors to the negotiations. A dedicated networking zone will offer opportunities for collaboration, co-creation, and informal exchange.
