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The forum precedes COP28 which will be held in November 2023.
It was attended by city leaders from Europe, Asia, UAE, Latin America, Canada and Africa. Uganda was represented by the Kampala City Executive Director, Dorothy Kisaka and Commissioner Christine Ahimbisibwe from OPM.
Cities have adopted different solutions to address the climate change challenges. These include the construction of settlements for citizens affected by land slides, promotion of water harvesting in schools and health centres, installation of solar energy alternatives, use of biogas, intentional greening, construction of resilient drainages, dislting, raising awareness and mobilising communities to address the waste management challenges.
The forum underscored the need for vulnerable cities to proactively establish resilient infrastructure to withstand climate change and its hazardous effects on humanity. Cities have been called upon to practice globally acceptable standards in their responses to climate change and consistently gather data to enable evidence based decisions.
The call for action highlighted the need for city legal frameworks promoting green energy, raising public awareness on global warming and making responses suited to the local context of each country. However the forum also took note of the fact that national boundaries are artificial when it comes to the hazards of climate change and each nation must participate in this global challenge