{"id":15934,"date":"2023-07-13T06:29:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T04:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesmartcityjournal.cibeles.net\/sin-categoria\/global-city-leaders-offer-solutions-to-g20-ahead-of-heads-of-state-meeting-on-climate-economic-and-humanitarian-crises\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T14:11:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T12:11:16","slug":"global-city-leaders-offer-solutions-to-g20-ahead-of-heads-of-state-meeting-on-climate-economic-and-humanitarian-crises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thesmartcityjournal.com\/en\/smart-leaders-en\/global-city-leaders-offer-solutions-to-g20-ahead-of-heads-of-state-meeting-on-climate-economic-and-humanitarian-crises","title":{"rendered":"Global city leaders offer solutions to G20 ahead of heads of state meeting on climate, economic and humanitarian crises"},"content":{"rendered":"

A record number of 105 cities have endorsed this year\u2019s U20 Communiqu\u00e9, which calls on national and city leaders to work together as \u201cvaluable and equal partners\u201d to halve global emissions by 2030 and address inequalities, while creating safe, resilient and just societies and promoting equitable, affordable and inclusive development<\/p>\n

They urged world leaders to take concrete actions to accelerate sustainable and just development that leaves no-one behind, deliver social justice and address structural inequalities. City leaders also called for an overhaul of financial institutions so they disincentivise investment in fossil fuels, step up support for climate adaptation and support cities in tackling the climate, economic and humanitarian crises. <\/p>\n

Cities are at the frontline of climate change, and have done groundbreaking work over the past years setting ambitious climate targets and delivering on robust climate action plans. Moreover, cities have been working day in and day out protecting their communities through local public service provision, ensuring the safeguarding of human rights and fostering of local democracy.<\/p>\n

The gathering of city leaders at the Urban 20<\/a> (U20) Summit was hosted by Kiritkumar J Parmar, the Mayor of Ahmedabad, supported by the Indian Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, and co-convened by C40 Cities and United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG).<\/p>\n

At the summit closing, Parmar, this year\u2019s U20 Chair, presented a six-point Communiqu\u00e9 addressed to the G20 heads of state to the Indian G20 Presidency and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, represented at the event by the Hon. Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Shri Hardeep Singh Puri and G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant. The Communiqu\u00e9 outlines U20\u2019s vision for working collaboratively with the G20 to inspire city-level solutions to global climate, economic and environmental issues. It was signed by 105 cities. <\/p>\n

This year\u2019s U20 Summit took place amid growing global momentum to reform the world\u2019s financial system to make it fit for purpose for today\u2019s challenges. With half the world\u2019s population living in cities \u2013 and often at the frontline of the climate crisis \u2013 mayors and city leaders came together to send a strong message that multilateral bank reform must help close the massive finance gap holding back urban climate action.<\/p>\n

The U20 Communiqu\u00e9 represents the first time that mayors and city leaders from around the world have come together to put forward a joint position on the need to reform international financial institutions. A new U20 climate finance working group will explore multilateral development bank (MDB) reforms that could help to accelerate investment in urban climate finance, and deepen collaboration between cities and the G20 Expert Group on Strengthening Multilateral Development Banks. The Communiqu\u00e9 emphasises the strategic importance of city administrations in confronting the global climate crisis and accelerating sustainable development for four billion urban residents, calling mayors and city leaders a \u201ccrucial constituency\u201d for today\u2019s world leaders.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can deliver on social justice, inclusion, climate action, resilience towards disasters and a good quality of life for all citizens,\u201d the U20 Communiqu\u00e9 states, \u201conly if cities and national governments work together as valuable and equal partners.\u201d<\/p>\n

The U20 Communiqu\u00e9 highlighted six key areas of focus designed to shift urban action \u201cfrom intention to action\u201d and called for the G20 to collaborate with city leaders to:<\/p>\n