Event
UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities Webinar ‘How climate assemblies can support greening communities’
On 17 April 2024, the webinar series: ‘Building green, inclusive and climate-resilient urban communities – the learning cities approach’ by the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities, will feature the webinar ‘How climate assemblies can support greening communities’.
Currently responsible for around 75 per cent of global CO2 emissions, cities – and in particular the transport systems and office buildings – play a pivotal role in the world’s response to the climate crisis. In addition to being central to the transformation to inclusive and green economies, cities are also at the forefront of efforts to empower local communities with the knowledge and skills that are needed to break long-established patterns of unsustainable consumption, production and mobility. UNESCO learning cities, with their strong expertise in lifelong learning, are uniquely positioned to instil climate consciousness and equip local residents with the green skills essential for a sustainable society.
This webinar will focus on climate assemblies as non-partisan groups that are brought together to develop local solutions to climate challenges, thus helping to pave the way for climate neutrality across the globe. Climate assemblies comprise a diverse consort of everyday people who, together, produce tailored policy recommendations to respond to the climate crisis.
The webinar will explore the efficacy of climate assemblies for greening communities as well as what can be done to facilitate their work. It will highlight the educative experience of being involved in a climate assembly, along with how members can become change agents with the power to positively influence the behaviours of their families and the wider community.
Time
17 April 2024, 13:00 to 14:00 (CEST)
Programme
- Introduction: Ms Isabell Kempf, Director, UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning
- Expert input: Mr.Bjørn Bedsted, Knowledge Network on Climate Assemblies (KNOCA)
- Confirmed speakers from learning cities:
- City of Querétaro (Mexico): Ms. Karla Lucía Venegas, Micelio Urbano - Querétaro Learning City Council
- City of Bonn (Germany): Ms Gesa Maschkowski, Initiator and Project Lead of Bonn4Future, Germany (recorded message)
- Closing: Mr Raúl Valdés-Cotera, Chief Programme Coordinator, a.i., UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning
Moderator: Ms Edith Hammer, Programme Specialist, UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning
Registration
Languages
Arabic, English, French, Korean, Spanish
About the webinar series
Leading up to the sixth International Conference on Learning Cities (ICLC 6) themed 'Learning cities at the forefront of climate action,' the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) hosts the webinar series ‘Building green, inclusive and climate-resilient urban communities – the learning cities approach’.
The webinars will explore a variety of topics related to learning city development, with a particular emphasis on how the climate crisis affects local communities. Special attention will be given to examining the connections between the climate emergency and other thematic areas of focus within the global network, including lifelong learning for health and global citizenship education. The primary goal of the webinars is to facilitate exchange and peer-learning among GNLC members. Summaries of the sessions will subsequently be compiled to inform a background document for ICLC 6.
