RT null T1 Join UNEP at the 12th Session of the World Urban Forum: 4 – 8 November 2024 A1 United Nations Environment Programme, K1 housing K1 city K1 climate effect K1 financing K1 food waste K1 plastic waste YR 2024 FD 2024-10 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/46365 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/46365 NO The UNEP Cities Unit, Mitigation Branch, Climate Change Division, will be facilitating UNEP’s engagement in WUF12. The UNEP portfolio of partner-led events at WUF12 will consist of 17 events that address cross-cutting issues according to 3 of the WUF12 dialogues; namely, Dialogue 1: Housing for the Future; Dialogue 2: Cities and the Climate Crisis; and Dialogue 4: Financing localisation and localising Finance. These include urban finance, climate-resilient and nature-positive cities, extreme heat, food waste, plastic pollution and sustainable mobility UNEP will also use WUF12 as an opportunity to launch and re-launch key publications such as the 2024 Food Waste Index Report and the 2024 State of finance for Nature in Cities report. Finally, UNEP will discuss partnerships, including with subnational authorities with national governments using the multilevel governance approach; as well as cooperation between the subnational authorities and other stakeholders – experts, academia, private sector - to promote an exchange of experiences and best practices. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 16, 2026