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Article December 10, 2025 Commissioners Join Leaders at CoMotion GLOBAL 2025 to Advance the Mayors in Motion Initiative At CoMotion GLOBAL 2025 in Riyadh, Mauricio Rodas and Eugénie L. Birch, representing the Secretariat of the UN SDSN’s Global Commission for Urban SDG Finance, joined more than 100 city leaders, policymakers, and innovators for the launch of Mayors in Motion. Mauricio Rodas Eugénie L. Birch Climate Change & Resilience Rapid Urbanization

Scholar Aziza Akhmouch

Head, Cities, Urban Policies, and Sustainable Development Division, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Urban Development Anchor Institutions

Annual Report August 6, 2025 Ideas, Inquiry, & Impact: Celebrating 20 Years of Urban Research Penn IUR is pleased to announce its 2024-2025 Penn IUR Annual Report, Ideas, Inquiry, & Impact: Celebrating 20 Years of Urban Research Urban Development

Staff Kimberly Noronha

Post-Doctoral Fellow Penn IUR, City & Regional Planning, Weitzman School of Design

Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development

News May 7, 2025 Supercool, Penn IUR Spotlight Mayors Driving Global Urban Climate Finance A partnership with Supercool, a leading climate solutions podcast, will highlight mayors who are innovating how cities finance sustainable development in the face of climate change. Climate Change & Resilience

Research Paper April 23, 2025 Integrating Urban and Subnational Priorities into Country Platforms: Strengthening Global Commitments Climate Change & Resilience State & Local Finance

Publication April 16, 2025 Penn IUR Joins Global Leaders in Cape Town for Urban Ecosystem Restoration Workshop Penn IUR participated as a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) partner in the Generation Restoration global workshop for urban nature-based solutions (NbS) held in Cape Town, South Africa in March 2025. Climate Change & Resilience

Apr 25 2025 Past Event 20th Annual Urban Leadership Forum: Urban Leadership for the 21st Century Speakers: Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr Patrick Harker Enrique Peñalosa Urban Development

Apr 14 2025 Past Event Special Briefing | Mayors under Stress: Financing Local Development around the World Speakers: Steve Adler Stephanie Miner Nasiphi Moya Jaime Pumarejo Heins Eugénie L. Birch William Glasgall State & Local Finance

Mar 27 2025 Past Event Book Talk: Power, Politics and Territory in the ‘New Northern Ireland’ Speakers: Vincent Reina Elizabeth DeYoung Housing

Article February 26, 2025 A Strategic Partnership to Advance Urban SDG Financing Penn IUR and the Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF) have teamed up for a strategic partnership to support the SDSN Global Commission for Urban SDG Finance. Climate Change & Resilience Rapid Urbanization

Cover of Urban Sustainable Development

Book November 14, 2024 Urban Sustainable Development: Governance, Finance, and Politics Urban Sustainable Development: Governance, Finance, and Politics addresses the critical challenges of promoting sustainable growth in rapidly expanding cities. Eugénie L. Birch Mauricio Rodas Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development + 1

Faculty Fellow Emily Hannum

Professor of Sociology and Education and Associate Dean, Sociology, School of Arts and Sciences

Climate Change & Resilience

Article October 16, 2024 Commission Advances Agenda During New York Climate Week World mayors, urban finance and legal experts comprising the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Global Commission for Urban SDG Finance developed recommendations to address cities’ climate financing needs during Climate Week in New York. Climate Change & Resilience

Affiliated PhD Student Tiffany Minh Tran

PhD Student, City and Regional Planning, Weitzman School of Design

Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development + 2

Apr 09 2024 Past Event Vibrant Cities: Advancing Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Urban Development Urban Development

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

Mar 13 2024 Past Event Powering the Slum: Exploring Alternatives Forms of Energy for Informal Settlements Climate Change & Resilience Rapid Urbanization

Feb 26 2024 Past Event The Architecture of Informality in Islamabad: Book Talk and Discussion Rapid Urbanization

Nov 13 2023 Past Event Private Cities in the Developing World: Has Their Time Come? Urban Development Rapid Urbanization

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