the virtual forum for urban leaders boldly tackling the climate emergency, was held between 4-8 October, 2021 as a virtual event and the forum has concluded with an action-oriented Call for Transformation by local and regional governments in the run-up to UNFCCC COP26 climate conference in Glasgow. 

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More than 1500 urban leaders, practitioners and partners from 100 countries joined the five-day Daring Cities forum, co-designed by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) and the City of Bonn, to set out an action plan to tackle the climate emergency. 

Urban leaders that are already actively embracing the change delivered a Call for Transformation for effective and transparent collaboration to tackle the crisis.

Cities are not capable of tackling the climate emergency on their own”

“Cities and regions are uniquely positioned for the implementation of critically needed local climate action. However, no city, town or region is – nor can be expected to be – capable of tackling the climate emergency on their own,” declares the Call for Transformation.

To bring urban leaders’ demands to the international decision-making level, ICLEI will convey the Call for Transformation to various international processes throughout Urban October and UNFCCC COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, and beyond.

“Daring Cities 2021 continues to act as “the” space for local and regional governments to make their voices heard, capacities advanced, and experiences shared,” said Gino Van Begin, ICLEI’s Secretary General. 

“The only way forward is to urgently and collectively reverse this dangerous trend in global warming and drastically re-orient the economic and social patterns of our daily lives, re-design our built environment, align with nature and restore the natural systems in and around our cities. Through our Call for Transformation and the collection of best ‘daring’ practices, we will link and present these outcomes of Daring Cities 2021 to the Climate COP26 in Glasgow and beyond,” he continued.