Green Cities Initiative

Events

Hybrid Event

2nd World Forum on Urban Forests
16/10/2023 - 20/10/2023

The 2nd edition of WFUF will take place in Washington DC, from 16 to 20 October 2023.  The overall theme will be: Greener, Healthier and Happier...

First Climathon in Kaffrine, Senegal in preparation for the VIVRE project under the Green Cities Initiative

Virtual Event

A climathon for students to tackle climate change challenges in secondary cities: Feedback from 3 recent experiences in Senegal, Burkina-Faso and Niger
25/04/2023

The FAO Green Cities Initiative will hold a virtual side event during the ECOSOC Youth Forum 2023 on "Accelerating the Recovery from the Coronavirus...

Virtual Event

International Day of Forests
21/03/2023

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests (IDF) in 2012. The Day celebrates and raises awareness of...

Virtual Event

Launch of the Green Cities Regional Action Programme for Africa
21/06/2021

The high-level event featured a keynote address by FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and included a virtual signing ceremony with mayors and governors...

Virtual Event

Launch of the “FAO Green Cities Action Programme”
18/09/2020

FAO hosted “Green cities to build back better for SDGs - A new powerful venture” on the occasion of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly....