by Resilient Cities Network | Dec 15, 2022 | Urban Exchange Podcast
In this episode, our Executive Director Lauren Sorkin hosts Glasgow City Council leader, Susan Aitken, to uncover some of the key takeaways from COP27 and how it compared to COP26, the significance of cities at these conferences, and the critical role of finance in...
by Resilient Cities Network | Dec 12, 2022 | Press Room
Authored by: Lauren Sorkin, Executive Director, Resilient Cities Network This year’s UNFCCC COP27 was without a doubt the highest stakes UN meeting I have attended. Indeed, with the goal of capping global warming at 1.5 degree Celsius rapidly slipping through our...
by Resilient Cities Network | Nov 22, 2022 | Press Room
Mexico City – (R-Cities). Cities of Resilient Cities Network’s Latin America and the Caribbean region convened in Mexico City last week with a focus on climate change and gender equity. Houston’s Mayor Sylvester Turner, the chair of the Resilient Cities...
by Resilient Cities Network | Nov 14, 2022 | Press Room
Sharm El Sheikh – R-Cities. In his remarks at COP27, US President Biden warned that the climate crisis is striking vulnerable populations the most. He said: “So many disasters — the climate crisis is hitting hardest those countries and communities that have the...
by Resilient Cities Network | Nov 10, 2022 | Press Room
Sharm El Sheikh -R-Cities. Cities account for 70% of the global Co2 emissions that cause climate change and global warming. It is therefore in the existential interest of cities to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and to develop adaption strategies to protect the...
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