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OnDemand COP30 Webinar: Unlocking climate finance: building city capacity and partnerships

OnDemand COP30 Webinar: Unlocking climate finance: building city capacity and partnerships

Discover how cities can expand their fiscal and institutional capacity to attract and manage climate finance. This session explores the role of digital tools for tracking and reporting, data platforms for transparency, and innovative approaches that allow cities to unlock new sources of investment.
OnDemand Webinar: Cities Climate Action Weeks: A global movement with local impact

OnDemand Webinar: Cities Climate Action Weeks: A global movement with local impact

Inspired by London, find out how Baku, Rio de Janeiro, Bangkok and Prague are creating their own Climate Action Weeks to drive ambitious local change - and are helping to build a powerful global movement.

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 24 - The City Resilience Framework & the next decade of resilience

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 24 - The City Resilience Framework & the next decade of resilience

Lauren Sorkin and Paul Wilson are joined by Jo Da Silva, Global Director of Sustainable Development at Arup, to explore the updated City Resilience Framework and how it can be used by cities.
Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 9 - Susan Aitken, Glasgow City Leader - Progress at COP27 and climate finance

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 9 - Susan Aitken, Glasgow City Leader - Progress at COP27 and climate finance

Preview: The latest episode of the Urban Exchange Podcast sees Lauren Sorkin, Resilient Cities Network, chat with Susan Aitken, Glasgow City Leader to talk COP27 and climate finance.

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dublin

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dublin

Smart Cities Reports
Find out how Dublin is innovating to improve experiences and services for its communities in the latest SmartCitiesWorld City Profile, including digital twin projects, traffic reduction, and economic growth.

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Trend Report 2025: Planning and operating thriving cities – innovation for smarter urban living

Trend Report 2025: Planning and operating thriving cities – innovation for smarter urban living

Trend Series
Download our latest report to uncover how artificial intelligence is being used to support cities in how they plan and operate city services to ensure they are vibrant, sustainable and economically thriving modern spaces.

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OnDemand Trend Report Panel Discussion: AI for personalised government services – building trust and inclusivity in cities

OnDemand Trend Report Panel Discussion: AI for personalised government services – building trust and inclusivity in cities

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Join city and industry experts to explore how AI is enabling more personalised, accessible, and trusted government services, and uncover practical strategies for responsible AI adoption that benefits all citizens. Hear from Manchester City Council and the City of Tampere.

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Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 31 – Resilient Sydney: 33 local governments, one resilience strategy

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 31 – Resilient Sydney: 33 local governments, one resilience strategy

Urban Exchange Podcast
Join us for a journey of collaboration on the Urban Exchange Podcast, where we discover how Resilient Sydney is aligning more than 30 local council on a single resilience plan.
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Climate action

The latest news on climate change concerning smart city projects across the world.

Why the tech sector must put nature at heart of operations
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Why the tech sector must put nature at heart of operations

Climate action04 Dec 2025
The tech sector could unlock $800bn in value by 2030 if tech companies reduce their negative impacts on natural systems and dependencies on natural resources.
C40 World Mayors Summit 2025 opens in Rio de Janeiro
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C40 World Mayors Summit 2025 opens in Rio de Janeiro

Climate action03 Nov 2025
More than 300 city leaders will attend the summit with the goal of moving from the era of climate negotiation to the decade of delivery, with cities taking the lead.
Dubai earns UN SDG Cities Gold Certification
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Dubai earns UN SDG Cities Gold Certification

Sustainable development goals30 Oct 2025
It is awarded to cities demonstrating a commitment to achieving the UN SDGs through integrated policies across economic, social and environmental dimensions.
Shanghai and LA green corridor project reaches milestone
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Shanghai and LA green corridor project reaches milestone

Logistics22 Oct 2025
Phase one achievements of the green corridor project include expansion of shore power infrastructure to meet 100 per cent electrification serving container vessels.
Sign the SmartCitiesWorld COP30 Communique
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Sign the SmartCitiesWorld COP30 Communique

Climate action13 Oct 2025
The Communique is being delivered to the Cop30 Presidency and advocates for a defined role for cities within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Ottawa reports on climate action progress
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Ottawa reports on climate action progress

Climate action26 Sep 2025
The City has invested more than $1.1bn in climate initiatives since 2023, including $974m for the Zero Emission Bus Programme and $129m in climate resiliency.
G20 leaders urged to support cities in scaling up urban climate action
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G20 leaders urged to support cities in scaling up urban climate action

News15 Sep 2025
Cities vaunted as leaders of a renewed, people-centred multilateralism as communiqué presses for formalised multi-level collaboration on climate strategies.
Mexico City and Monterrey launch smart water upgrades
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Mexico City and Monterrey launch smart water upgrades

Water12 Sep 2025
The Mexican cities are working with Xylem and Amazon to deploy Xylem Vue, an advanced software platform that applies data and analytics to detect leaks.
Why cities need to make circular waste central to cutting urban emissions
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Why cities need to make circular waste central to cutting urban emissions

Resilience11 Sep 2025
Analysis in a new report from the nonprofit Leading Cities and the Afkar Collective consultancy argue how we handle waste is “first-order resilience issue”.
Bloomberg to stage Cop30 Business and Finance Forum
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Bloomberg to stage Cop30 Business and Finance Forum

Climate action10 Sep 2025
To be held in São Paulo ahead of Cop30 in Belém, the forum aims to mobilise capital from public and private sectors in support of the Cop30 Presidency goals.

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Smart city research initiative aims to develop results-driven playbook

ESI ThoughtLab will define the cost benefits of smart city investments and provide city and business leaders with an evidence-based guide.

What is ‘Smart City’ and why do we need them?

Smart city is the framework based on Information and Communication technologies that enable the development of sustainable practices to address the urbanisation challenges. Leveraging the technology is one of the foremost pillars of ‘smart cities’ in order to increase efficiencies and improve the quality of resident’s life and the city’s services.

ST Engineering to provide smart city platform for Lusail City

The company will build and operate a smart city platform with citywide network connectivity for the Qatar city using advanced AI and data-driven technologies.

Gothenburg boosts sustainable public transport push with e-bus roll-out

More than 150 electric buses will be introduced in the region covering Gothenburg, Mölndal and Partille, where 180 million trips are made by bus each year.

Speaker line-up announced for Cities Climate Action Summit

Experts from cities and organisations around the world will come together in SmartCitiesWorld’s three-day hybrid event to tackle the climate challenge head-on.

SmartCitiesWorld Newsletters (Daily/Weekly)

Our editorial newsletter pulls together our latest news items into one email, direct to your inbox. We also feature our latest city interviews, Special Reports and Guest Opinions.

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Why now is a pivotal moment for urban climate action

Mark Watts, executive director, C40 Cities and Claus Mathisen, CEO, Urban Partners, explain why the 15-minute city ...
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Latest City Profile

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dublin

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dublin

Smart Cities Reports
Find out how Dublin is innovating to improve experiences and services for its communities in the latest SmartCitiesWorld City Profile, including digital twin projects, traffic reduction, and economic growth.

Latest Trend Report

Trend Report 2025: Planning and operating thriving cities – innovation for smarter urban living

Trend Report 2025: Planning and operating thriving cities – innovation for smarter urban living

Trend Series
Download our latest report to uncover how artificial intelligence is being used to support cities in how they plan and operate city services to ensure they are vibrant, sustainable and economically thriving modern spaces.

Latest Webinar

OnDemand Trend Report Panel Discussion: AI for personalised government services – building trust and inclusivity in cities

OnDemand Trend Report Panel Discussion: AI for personalised government services – building trust and inclusivity in cities

Webinars
Join city and industry experts to explore how AI is enabling more personalised, accessible, and trusted government services, and uncover practical strategies for responsible AI adoption that benefits all citizens. Hear from Manchester City Council and the City of Tampere.

Latest Podcast

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 31 – Resilient Sydney: 33 local governments, one resilience strategy

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 31 – Resilient Sydney: 33 local governments, one resilience strategy

Urban Exchange Podcast
Join us for a journey of collaboration on the Urban Exchange Podcast, where we discover how Resilient Sydney is aligning more than 30 local council on a single resilience plan.
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White Paper: Directions in sustainability for industry
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White Paper: Directions in sustainability for industry

This white paper covers how to break the “take-make-waste” cycle in society. It looks at the desire and discipline to achieve the balance between individual human needs, economic viability, and environmental quality that defines sustainability.
eBook: Harnessing open data to create smart communities
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eBook: Harnessing open data to create smart communities

This eBook, illustrated with a range of case studies, brings together best practice from multiple open data projects and industry experts. It demonstrates The report includes examples from Town of Cary (USA), Bristol City Council (UK), Morrisville (USA), Kingston (UK), City of New Jersey (USA), Western Parkland Councils (Australia), Southern Grampians Shire Council (Australia).
White Paper: Building truly sustainable cities
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White Paper: Building truly sustainable cities

This white paper covers how connected systems can help cities build sustainability and wellbeing into their indoor and outdoor spaces. We look at the scale of the decarbonisation challenge faced by cities, how cities can use connected technologies to create greener buildings and the vital role of retrofitting. We includes detailed analysis of the energy and cost-savings that energy efficiency programmes can bring in cities.
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