Upcoming Events and Key Moments of 2019

April 08 – 12 April : NAP Expo 09-11 April :  9th Meeting of WIM Executive Committee May 13-17 May : Global Platform on DRR June 15-16 June : G20 Energy Ministerial 17-28 June : SB50 28-29 June: G20 Summit September 02-06 September : Regional Climate Week Asia 24-25 September : UN SDG Summit November […]


Test Back

Extreme weather events, such as coastal and inland flooding, heatwaves, droughts and wildfires, are increasing in frequency and magnitude, and gradual changes in sea levels and temperatures are projected to have (and are already having) adverse effects on city systems. Some systems are directly impacted by climate change events, for example, roads being flooded, whilst […]


Fifth Webinar Session: Future of Urban Climate Actions and Emerging Trends

Date: September 23, 2025    Time: 15:00 (GMT +5:30)    Duration: 90-100 minutes Overview The final webinar in the series turns its attention to the future, exploring what a just, inclusive, and sustainable urban climate transition could look like for cities across Asia. Drawing on the insights and lessons from previous sessions, this discussion will […]


Fourth Webinar Session: City-Scale Climate Actions: Trends & Opportunities for Local Climate Action II

Date: September 16, 2025 Time: 15:00 (GMT +5:30) Duration: 90-100 minutes Overview Building on the discussions from the second webinar, this session continues to explore city-scale climate actions with a particular emphasis on the financial enablers and barriers to implementation. As cities across Asia transition from planning to operationalizing climate resilience and mitigation strategies, questions […]


Third Webinar Session: City Narratives

Date: September 02, 2025 Time: 15:00 (GMT +5:30) Duration: 90–100 minutes Overview The third webinar turns its focus toward the lived experiences of climate change from the perspective of vulnerable urban populations—women, children, youth, informal settlers, and unorganized workers—who often bear the brunt of climate impacts while having the fewest resources to respond. As cities […]


Second Webinar Session:City-Scale Climate Actions: Trends & Opportunities for Local Climate Action I

Date: August 26, 2025   |   Time: 15:00 (GMT +5:30)   |   Duration: 90–100 minutes Overview The second webinar focuses on city-level case studies that illustrate the diverse and evolving ways urban areas across Asia are responding to climate change. As cities contend with increasingly severe impacts—flooding, heatwaves, air pollution, and resource stress—this […]


First Webinar Session: Global Climate and Urban Actions

Date: August 19, 2025   |   Time: 15:00 (GMT +5:30)   |   Duration: 90–100 minutes Overview The opening webinar sets the tone for the entire five-part series. It seeks to situate urban climate action within global frameworks and examine how international climate processes—particularly the Global Stocktake and COP negotiations—are shaping and being shaped […]


Adapting Together: Climate Stories and Strategies from Asian Cities

Timeline: August 19, 2025 – September 23, 2025 Background In collaboration, AIDMI, CityNet, CANSA, and INHAF are launching a five-part webinar series titled Adapting Together: Climate Stories and Strategies from Asian Cities. This initiative emerges in response to the escalating climate crisis and its increasingly visible toll on urban environments. Cities today are both contributors […]


Shaping the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage

Since COP27 in 2022, the establishment of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) has marked a significant milestone in global efforts to address the most severe impacts of climate change. At its 5th Board Meeting, USD 250 million was allocated for a pilot phase under the newly adopted Barbados Implementation Modalities (BIM). […]


Between Vision and Vagueness Can BRICS Lead the Climate Decade?

By Nakul Sharma
As the climate crisis worsens, the world watches closely for new leadership, especially from the Global South, where impacts are often most severe and voices have historically been underrepresented. The 2025 BRICS Summit, held in Rio de Janeiro, reached a pivotal moment.


Reflections from Bonn: What Lies Ahead for COP30 in Brazil

By Dr Abid Suleri
Five years ago, I stepped into the climate space not as a policy expert, but as a young activist trying to make sense of the chaos unfolding around me.  South Asia’s disappearing forests, melting glaciers, and rising seas were alarming to me. I arrived full of urgency, at my first international climate meeting


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