Rogier
van den Berg
Global Director, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Advocacy
COP26: Transforming cities through multi-level governance
At UrbanShift's COP26 side event, we highlight examples of multi-level governance and climate action from Brazil, Rwanda and India.
UrbanShift panel at COP26
Join us at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) to talk about the importance of multi-level governance in enabling zero-carbon, resource-efficient and socially equitable cities.
Organized by Brazil, Rwanda and CGEE (the Brazil-based Center for Strategic Studies and Management) with support from UrbanShift, this event will showcase examples of multi-level governance in practice, discussing how local and national governments, as well as the international community, can come together to achieve their climate goals.
Speakers:
- Rogier van den Berg, Acting Global Director, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
- Sharon Gil, Technical Lead, Cities Unit, UN Environment Programme
- Marcelo Morales, Secretary for Research and Scientific Formation, Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation
- Faustin Munyazikwiye, Deputy Director General, Rwanda Environment Management Authority
- Aloke Barnwal, Senior Climate Change Specialist, Global Environment Facility
- Ladislas Ngendahimana, Secretary General, Rwanda Association of Local Government Authorities
- Aaditya Thackeray, Environment Minister, Maharashtra, India
- José Sarney Filho, Environment Secretary, Federal District Government, Brazil
- Marco Lobo, Centro de Gestão e Estudos Estratégicos (CGEE)
Please email Elsa Lefevre if you have any questions.
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