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The purpose of the workshop is to foster conversation between the city officials, public health experts and climate experts on their experience with COVID-19 and how this could influence urban policy, innovation, and financing towards resilient and low carbon development. The event will include panel discussions between city officials, experts and the invitees. This conversation will bring to fore the possible synergies between the Climate Change responses and COVID.

This workshop is co-hosted by the Global Centre for Environment and Energy, Ahmedabad University, the Urban Climate Change Research Network (UCCRN) and the International Urban and Regional Cooperation (IURC) programme of the European Union.

Location: Room 113, School of Arts and Sciences, Ahmedabad University (Please note that this is a hybrid event)

Register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAvc-yuqzMiGtweOjCyMJ98i7BTaMQNptPH

Agenda_COVID, Climate and Cities Workshop

In the context of the IURC project, the city coordinators for the selected European and Vietnamese pilot cities are invited to join a kick-off meeting on 28 October 2021, 16:00-17:30 Vietnam / 11:00-12:30 CET.

Agenda

16:00-16:10 Opening remarks by the European Union Delegation to Vietnam

16:10-16:20 Programme introduction and overview of the meeting agenda

16:20-16:40 Introduction of the 2 Vietnamese cities: Da Lat City and Ha Tinh City

16:40-17:00 Introduction of the 2 EU cities: The Stuttgart Regional Association and the Colleffero/Latina Functional Area

17:00-17:05 Comments by ACVN

17:05-17:25 Discussion among the pilot cities

17:25 – 17:30 Closing remarks