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Article May 21, 2024 Paris Meeting of Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Global Commission for Urban Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Finance Marks A Year of Progress Eugénie L. Birch Mauricio Rodas Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development

Article April 19, 2024 Penn IUR Celebrates Resilience with 2024 Urban Leadership Prize The Penn Institute for Urban Research (Penn IUR) honored three pathbreaking urban leaders from around the globe at the 19th Annual Urban Leadership Forum on April 5: • Jaime Alberto Pumarejo Heins, former Mayor, City of Barranquilla, Colombia; • Andrew Melnik, former International Projects Manager, City of Bucha, Region of Kyiv, Ukraine; and • Lauren Sorkin, Executive Director, Resilient Cities Network. Climate Change & Resilience

Apr 05 2024 Past Event Innovating for Urban Resilience: 19th Annual Urban Leadership Forum Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development

Announcement March 13, 2024 Penn IUR Announces the 2024 Lawrence C. Nussdorf Urban Leadership Prize Winners Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development

Publication December 12, 2023 COP28 Advances Urban Climate Change Adaptation Climate Change & Resilience

Article November 13, 2023 SDSN Global Commission for Urban SDG Finance Looks Ahead to COP28 Climate Change & Resilience State & Local Finance

Article October 12, 2023 SDSN Global Commission on Urban SDG Finance Forges its Agenda at NYC Meeting State & Local Finance

Article October 10, 2023 Planning for a Greener Urban Ukraine Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development

Article September 27, 2023 Powering the Slum II: Alternative Sources of Energy in Accra’s Informal Settlements Climate Change & Resilience Rapid Urbanization

Sep 21 2023 Past Event Raising Public Awareness on Climate Change: Spotlight on Ecologically Sensitive Urban Places Climate Change & Resilience

Affiliated PhD Student Benjamin (Benji) Smith

PhD Candidate in Wharton's Applied Economics Program

Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development + 1

Initiatives July 18, 2023 Global Commission for Urban SDG Finance In June 2023, the Penn Institute for Urban Research (Penn IUR) announced a partnership with the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UN-SDSN) to produce a Global Commission for Urban SDG Finance. The Commission has a mandate to harness the insights of climate and finance experts, mayors, practitioners, and scholars to develop and champion innovative ideas and solutions for increasing urban SDG finance. Eugénie L. Birch Mauricio Rodas William Burke-White Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development

Fellow Eleni "Lenio" Myrivili

Global Chief Heat Officer, UN Habitat

Climate Change & Resilience

Article May 9, 2023 Transforming China’s National New Areas towards Ecological Civilization Climate Change & Resilience

Apr 21 2023 Past Event 18th Annual Urban Leadership Forum

Apr 19 2023 Past Event Providing Sustainable Heat Solutions to Urban Informal Settlements Climate Change & Resilience Rapid Urbanization

Research Paper March 2, 2023 State of Finance for Nature in Cities 2023: Time to Assess - Summary for Local Policymakers Climate Change & Resilience State & Local Finance

Feb 14 2023 Past Event Decarbonizing Cities with Smart City Technologies in Korea Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development

Publication November 29, 2022 How Philly can stay ahead of the curve in addressing climate change Climate Change & Resilience

Publication November 17, 2022 Penn IUR Events Address Extreme Heat and Air Quality Climate Change & Resilience

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