Briefing on Urban Climate and Environment: Milestones for 2025 and beyond.
The resumed second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly will take place from 29 to 30 May 2025 at the UN-Habitat Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya.
In the lead-up to COP30 (November 2025) and WUF13 in (May 2026), UN-Habitat and partners will hold a briefing on major urban climate and environment milestones. Cities and communities are at the forefront of climate change, bearing significant impacts but also offering immense opportunities for mitigation and adaptation. As cities confront overlapping crises, from climate impacts to housing and inequality, the need for integrated, locally grounded solutions is more urgent than ever. A strong urban component is essential for effective global climate action.
The briefing will highlight what UN-Habitat and partners are doing to ensure a strengthened institutional framework for urbanization and multilevel climate action. Specifically, key updates will be shared on the urban roadmap to COP30 and WUF13, the initiatives of the Baku Continuity Coalition (which ensures alignment between COPs and with WUFs), including accelerating the NDC 3.0 and the outcomes of the COP Ministerial Meetings on Urbanization and Climate Change. UN-Habitat's and UNEP's leadership will announce priority actions under the renewed Greener Cities Partnership, focused on resilient buildings, inclusive infrastructure, and biodiverse urban planning.
Co-led by the COP29 and COP30 Presidencies, the session will offer partners and participants early insight into how cities and partners are moving from commitment to action within the UNFCCC and WUF processes.
Speakers and participants
● Anacláudia Rossbach, Executive Director, UN-Habitat
● Inger Andersen, Executive Director, UNEP
● Anar Guliyev, Chairman of the State Committee on Urban Planning and Architecture (SCUPA) and WUF13 National Coordinator, Republic of Azerbaijan – COP29
● Hon. Sherif Magdy El-Sherbiny, Minister of Housing, Egypt - COP27 – SURGe (TBC)
● Ambassador Antonio da Costa, Ministry of Cities, Brazil – COP30
● Dr Nawal Al-Hosany, UAE - COP28 – CHAMP (TBC)
● Gino van Begin, Secretary-General, ICLEI
Related Sites and Documents: Website
In the lead-up to COP30 (November 2025) and WUF13 in (May 2026), UN-Habitat and partners will hold a briefing on major urban climate and environment milestones. Cities and communities are at the forefront of climate change, bearing significant impacts but also offering immense opportunities for mitigation and adaptation. As cities confront overlapping crises, from climate impacts to housing and inequality, the need for integrated, locally grounded solutions is more urgent than ever. A strong urban component is essential for effective global climate action.
The briefing will highlight what UN-Habitat and partners are doing to ensure a strengthened institutional framework for urbanization and multilevel climate action. Specifically, key updates will be shared on the urban roadmap to COP30 and WUF13, the initiatives of the Baku Continuity Coalition (which ensures alignment between COPs and with WUFs), including accelerating the NDC 3.0 and the outcomes of the COP Ministerial Meetings on Urbanization and Climate Change. UN-Habitat's and UNEP's leadership will announce priority actions under the renewed Greener Cities Partnership, focused on resilient buildings, inclusive infrastructure, and biodiverse urban planning.
Co-led by the COP29 and COP30 Presidencies, the session will offer partners and participants early insight into how cities and partners are moving from commitment to action within the UNFCCC and WUF processes.
Speakers and participants
● Anacláudia Rossbach, Executive Director, UN-Habitat
● Inger Andersen, Executive Director, UNEP
● Anar Guliyev, Chairman of the State Committee on Urban Planning and Architecture (SCUPA) and WUF13 National Coordinator, Republic of Azerbaijan – COP29
● Hon. Sherif Magdy El-Sherbiny, Minister of Housing, Egypt - COP27 – SURGe (TBC)
● Ambassador Antonio da Costa, Ministry of Cities, Brazil – COP30
● Dr Nawal Al-Hosany, UAE - COP28 – CHAMP (TBC)
● Gino van Begin, Secretary-General, ICLEI
Related Sites and Documents: Website
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