At this in-person and virtual event at COP27 in Egypt, we will be launching The Summary for Urban Policymakers (SUP) report series, which represents the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessments that can help inform action at the city scale.
This unprecedented effort brings together scientists, cities and city networks, the business community and other key stakeholders to ensure the most up-to-date science is presented in the most meaningful way to support immediate and informed action at the local level.
The line-up of speakers includes:
- Youba Sokona, IPCC Vice Chair (Mali)
- Seth Schultz, Lead Author, IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C, CEO, Resilience Rising
- Aromar Revi, Coordinating Lead Author, Chapter 18, IPCC WG II Report and Chapter 4, IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C, Director Indian Institute for Human Settlements
- Thelma Krug, IPCC Vice Chair (Brazil)
- Panmao Zhai, Co-Chair, Working Group I (China, Virtual) – Volume I
- Debra Roberts, Co-Chair, Working Group II (South Africa) – Volume II
- Jim Skea, Co-Chair, Working Group III (UK) – Volume III
Cities representatives:
- Minna Arve, Mayor of Turku, Finland
- Manuel de Araújo, Mayor of Quelimane, Mozambique
Business representative:
- Dame Jo da Silva, Global Director of Sustainable Development, Arup (Resilience First’s Champion member)
The SUP has convened IPCC report authors acting in an independent capacity with local government officials, national governments and business communities through a partnership with the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy‘s networks of cities, the Resilience First business network, the Indian Institute for Human Settlements, the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) in collaboration with GIZ, and led by Resilience Rising.
For more information, please contact Beena Chester at bchester@resiliencefirst.org
