Daring Cities Conference 2020 | UPSC

• The climate emergency is happening right now, in our cities, towns and regions around the world.
• Our global leaders are struggling to address this urgent crisis.

• But the daring actions of local leaders are spreading around the globe.

AIM

• The decision makers include –technical staff, researchers, private sector representatives, and community organizers .
• Daring Cities showcases and catalyzes exemplary local climate action to tackle the climate emergency, including ambitious resilience-building and climate mitigation efforts.

APPROACH

• To disrupt business-as-usual and shift towards business-as-possible.

TIMELINE

• Due to the global Coronavirus pandemic, Daring Cities, initially planned as an in-person forum in Bonn, Germany, has been transformed into a virtual event.
• 7-28 October 2020 (events and online offerings will occur over the three-week period)

ORGANIZERS

Created by ICLEI and the Federal City of Bonn

THE RESILIENT CITIES CONGRESS

• Daring Cities builds upon the experience and network established during the Resilient Cities Congresses .
• It is convened annually from 2010 to 2019 by ICLEI and the Federal City of Bonn.

• It built an active, informed, and committed community and played a key role in mainstreaming urban resilience in global agreements and processes.
• In last 10 years of the Congress, Over 80 countries actively participated in and collaborated on hundreds of capacity-building sessions.