Webinars: Learn more about the four Climate Smart Cities Challenges

Webinars: Learn more about the four Climate Smart Cities Challenges

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Join the four city teams to learn more about their specific challenges

The Climate Smart Cities Challenge is an open innovation competition to identify climate smart solutions to reduce the climate impact of Bogotá, Colombia; Bristol, United Kingdom; Curitiba, Brazil; and Makindye Ssabagabo, Uganda, while creating a better future for all. The climate ambitions of these cities are impressive and addressing them will have a powerful impact in shaping how city leaders, innovators and local communities respond to the climate emergency.

Join the cities participating in the Climate Smart Cities Challenge and learn more about the four challenges to reduce carbon emissions and how to propose solutions.

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE CLIMATE SMART CITIES CHALLENGE

Find out how to sign up to each of the webinars below

  • 16 November 2021 – 14:30 PM – 15:30 PM (GMT) // 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM (COT)

    Join the webinar to hear directly from Bogotá on the challenge and what type of solution they are looking for. The webinar will feature a speaker from the city and the challenge delivery partners Nesta Challenges & UN-Habitat to answer questions you have regarding your applications.

    If you are unable to attend, the webinar will be recorded and made available on the website following the event.

    Please click the following link to register for the Bogotá Climate Smart Cities Challenge

    Register

    About the challenge: Bogota is looking for innovative business models, services and/or technologies that contribute to improved freight mobility in the city and reduce congestion-based greenhouse gas and air pollutants emissions from logistics operations [by 100,000 tonnes of CO2 and 100 tonnes of PM2.5 by 2024, approx.].

  • 17 November 2021 – 13:00 PM – 14:00 PM (GMT)

    Join the webinar to hear directly from Bristol on the challenge and what type of solution they are looking for. The webinar will feature a speaker from the city and the challenge delivery partners Nesta Challenges & UN-Habitat to answer questions you have regarding your applications.

    If you are unable to attend, the webinar will be recorded and made available on the website following the event.

    Please click the following link to register for the Bristol’s Climate Smart Cities Challenge

    Register

    About the challenge:  Bristol is looking for innovative business models, services and/or products that can help shape a new housing development appraisal and financing model that enables the development of affordable, zero carbon new homes in the city starting in 2023.

  • 18 November 2021 – 13:30 PM – 14:30 PM (GMT) // 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM (BST)

    Join the webinar to hear directly from Curitiba on the challenge and what type of solution they are looking for. The webinar will feature a speaker from the city and the challenge delivery partners Nesta Challenges & UN-Habitat to answer questions you have regarding your applications.

    If you are unable to attend, the webinar will be recorded and made available on the website following the event.

    Please click the following link to register for the Curitiba’s Climate Smart Cities Challenge

    Register

    About the challenge: Curitiba is looking for innovative and integrated business models, services and/or technologies that will help create zero carbon emission areas, advancing to Curitiba’s ambition to reach carbon neutrality by 2050.

  • 16 November 2021 – 13:00 PM – 14:00 PM (GMT) // 16:00 PM – 17:00 AM (EAT)

    Join the webinar to hear directly from Makindye Ssabagabo on the challenge and what type of solution they are looking for. The webinar will feature a speaker from the city and the challenge delivery partners Nesta Challenges & UN-Habitat to answer questions you have regarding your applications.

    If you are unable to attend, the webinar will be recorded and made available on the website following the event.

    Please click the following link to register for the Makindye Ssabagabo’s Climate Smart Cities Challenge

    Register

    About the challenge:  Makindye Ssabagabo is looking for innovative products, services and/or business models which can help build zero carbon, energy-efficient, affordable homes that can be developed and demonstrated in Makindye Ssabagabo by 2023.

If you have a questions related to the competition or city specific challenges, or any media enquiries, please contact [email protected].