Copenhagen Climate Summit for Mayors - Cities and Climate Change
On the 16. of December the Copenhagen Climate Summit for Mayors visited University of Copenhagen.
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How will cities will be affected by climate change?
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- and what steps are local authorities and other key stakeholders are taking to act on these threats?
These were among the questions which this open session in adressed at the Ceremonial Hall at University of Copenhagen.
Cities and Climate Change
The session included research and presentation of the First Assessment Report on Climate Change and Cities (ARC3) by Dr. Stephen Hammer, Columbia University.
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Researcher meet Mayors
Mayors from leading cities all over the world and the public discussed the challenges facing cities in regard to climate change. In the panel were researcher behind the ARC3 report, mayors from Melbourne, Vancouver and Copenhagen and Professor and Vice Dean Katherine Richarson, University of Copenhagen. Approximately 300 people attended the session, which was opened outside at Vor Frue Plads with a Green Vehicles parade.
The session was arranged by University of Copenhagen in cooperation with the City of Copenhagen as a part of the official program of the Copenhagen Climate Summit for Mayors
