City Diplomacy Lab

How can cities break the cycle of car dependency and build mobility systems that truly serve people, climate, and equity? 🚲🌍 Join us Feb 26, 4:00 p.m. CET (online) for “Driving Change in Urban Mobility,” with @UNEP. Register: citydiplomacylab.net/driving-change…

Cities received substantial recognition at COP30, but the real work begins now. How can this momentum turn into concrete progress? Join us on 1 Dec, 11:00 a.m. CET, at UNEP Paris or online for “Delivering Local Climate Action: Insights from COP30.” Info: citydiplomacylab.net/insights-from-…

City diplomacy is no longer a side story — it’s Europe’s next frontier. At the European Parliament, our #EURegionsWeek event explored how cities are navigating international relations to shape Europe’s global role through dialogue, democracy, & rights. 🔗 citydiplomacylab.net/european-parli…

The City Diplomacy Lab joins the City and Metropolis of Montpellier at the Euro-Africa Biennale 2025. Our researchers will report on the Congress and facilitate the Diaspora Assembly, helping shape stronger, more meaningful Euro-African cooperation. 🔗 euro-africa.montpellier.fr/en/biennale

🎤 Heartfelt thanks to our inspiring speakers: @RonanDantec @sindacoghinelli Antonfrancesco Vivarelli @annalisaboni2 @ClareLouHart @BenoitPILET Céline Papin @MoriMathieu Claudia Luciani @FredericChole Paola Deda @NinaHachigian @csottilotta @KihlgrenGrandi

🙏 Thanks to our hosts @LiaQuartapelle & Senator Gilbert-Luc Devinaz, and to our partners @comuni_anci, @EUROCITIES, @CitesUniesFR, @France_urbaine, @AICCRE_naz, @AFCCRE, @CCRECEMR, @Platforma4Dev, AIMF & @gpmayors for their invaluable support.

This September, the City Diplomacy Lab held landmark meetings at Italy’s Chamber of Deputies & France’s Senate. Key takeaways: strengthening multilevel cooperation, protecting democracy, managing risks & developing capacity. 🇮🇹 citydiplomacylab.net/city-diplomacy… 🇫🇷 citydiplomacylab.net/city-diplomacy…

🌍 How can cities drive the transition to sustainable & circular fashion? Join the City Diplomacy Lab and partners for an international conference with insights from Paris, London, and Copenhagen. 📍 Reid Hall, Paris 6 📅 3 October – 5pm 🔗 Register: …ies-sustainable-fashion.eventbrite.fr

Today, the Italian Parliament hosts @CityDiploLab’s 2nd conference on the strategic role of cities in international relations. Deeply grateful to our distinguished speakers for joining in reimagining – and building – the future of city diplomacy. 👉 citydiplomacylab.net/italian-parlia…

Diplomazia delle città: il ruolo strategico delle città italiane nelle relazioni internazionali 📅Lunedì alle 10, l’incontro organizzato da @CityDiploLab alla Camera dei Deputati: tinyurl.com/DiplomaziaCitt… 📖E il libro di Lorenzo @KihlgrenGrandi: tinyurl.com/DiplomaziaDell…

Merci au @Senat français 🇫🇷 d’avoir accueilli un colloque sur la #diplomatie des #villes Les villes jouent un rôle important de promotion de la démocratie y compris au sein du @coe avec son @COECongress 🙏City Diplomacy Lab👇 citydiplomacylab.net

🏛️Aujourd’hui, le @Senat accueille le premier événement du cycle du City Diplomacy Lab sur le rôle stratégique des villes dans les relations internationales. Prochaines étapes : 15/09 @Montecitorio 🇮🇹 – 15/10 @Europarl_EN 🇪🇺 En savoir plus : citydiplomacylab.net/french-senate/

🇮🇹 15/09, @Montecitorio: Il ruolo strategico delle città italiane nelle relazioni internazionali Con @Antonio_Tajani*, @lia_quartapelle, i Sindaci di Arezzo, Bologna, Genova*, Napoli*, Torino e i ricercatori @KihlgrenGrandi e @csottilotta 📍Registrazione: forms.gle/8EfaUsM2usgRob…

🇫🇷🇮🇹 City diplomacy at a turning point. This Sept, two high-level events at the French Senate & Italian Chamber of Deputies will kick off a global process to safeguard and reshape city diplomacy.
🧭 Details: citydiplomacylab.net/strategic-city…

🌍 How are cities adapting their international action amid overlapping crises? Our new brief with @EUROCITIES dives into key trends, structures & challenges in #CityDiplomacy. With insights from @CarloEpifanio, @danpejic, @PietroRdV1 & Amelia Leavesley. 🔗 citydiplomacylab.net/policy-brief-j…

In this busy 2024, more and more urban communities have engaged in city diplomacy to tackle their most urgent local issues. The City Diplomacy Lab thanks its partners for a year of insightful exploration into the impact of cities' international relations.

🌐💬 Lorenzo @KihlgrenGrandi, Founding Director of @CityDiploLab: “Regarding multilateral collaboration, city networks are doing an amazing work, also monitoring and assessing diplomacy of cities. Even though, more collaboration is needed” #InternacionalDiba

🔚 Fins aquí la Jornada sobre Diplomàcia Municipal en un món en conflicte organitzada per la @diba al Pati Manning de Barcelona! 👏 Thank you for your participiation. What an interesting debate! 🚀 Let's face together future challenges identified on the Conference

Join us at the 12th @WUF_UNHabitat in Cairo to explore the future of urban resilience! 🗓️ November 5, 5 p.m. Egypt Time 📍 In-person & live stream 🎟️ Program & registration: citydiplomacylab.net/wuf12/

Julie Perng, a senior advisor at @SubnationalDip, opened the 3rd Urban Peace Dialogues at the Forum of Mayors with inspiring insights on cities' international action for peace and democracy. Watch the recording: youtu.be/hHx8oQ8Z8O8 @StateDept @usmissiongeneva @UNECE @UNECEHLM