SUSTAIN EU-ASEAN at the Habitat III conference
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Actions and findings of the SUSTAIN EU-ASEAN project were presented at the Habitat III conference - the United Nation´s forum to discuss the strategy for a sustainable urban development future. The project organised the side-event:
Boosting Urban Climate Action
Contributing to climate change mitigation, limiting warming to 1.5°C and enabling society to adapt to environmental and climate change is vital for cities around the world. Sharing knowledge on technology and policy options to decarbonise the global economy, is vital for delivering on the New Urban Agenda and this event will show-case some of this work. This event is part a joint initiative and aims to showcase international activities in the areas of sustainable urban development, energy, mobility and climate change mitigation. The aim of the event is to work towards a partnership that focuses on closing the implementation gap between applied research and policy action to foster sustainable development around the world.
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Room MR20 at the venue of the Habitat III Conference, Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana "Benjamin Carrion" |
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19 October 11.00 – 12.00 |
Agenda
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11.00
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Welcome and introduction |
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Trends and drivers in urban development: insights from the energy and transport sectors Jean Francois Gange (IEA) – The Energy Technology Perspectives 2016 |
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Innovating Cities Ugo Guarnacci (European Commission, DG Research & Innovation)
Supporting local implementation action: highlights from recent initiatives Oliver Lah (WI) – the SOLUTIONS and SUSTAIN EU-ASEAN networks Sabine Drees (Deutscher Städtetag) – Connective Cities Stefanie Holtzwarth (UN-Habitat) - Urban Pathways Florinda Boscheti (Polis) – Urban Development and Mobility in Europe Ashish Rao-Ghorpade (ICLEI) - Urban Development in South Asia Xiaomei Tan (Global Environment Facility) – Integrated Approach Pilot - Sustainable Cities Tanya Gaurano (Clean Air Asia) – Cities Clean Air Partnership |
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Sustainable Urban Development Pathways Panel discussion: Working towards a partnership on urban implementation action |
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Summary and outlook |
