Third Assessment Report on Cities and Climate (ARC 3.3)- Learning from COVID-19 for Climate-Ready Urban Transformation
Cities are and will be at the forefront of climate action, leading efforts in both mitigation and adaptation. To accelerate the identification, implementation, and assessment of effective solutions, a synthesis of recent research is essential.
The ARC3.3 report, developed through the collaboration of over 300 expert authors from diverse urban contexts, delivers peer-reviewed knowledge, city projections, and actionable strategies. It serves as a critical resource for urban climate researchers, city practitioners, and policymakers at all levels.
Published by Cambridge University Press under the Elements Series on Climate Change and Cities, ARC3.3 will be available digitally from mid-February 2025 through late 2026.
The first in the series to be published and available online is the Element ‘Learning from COVID-19 for Climate-Ready Urban Transformation’.
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed gaps in city readiness for simultaneous responses to pandemics and climate change, particularly in the Global South. However, these concurrent challenges present opportunities to reformulate current urbanisation patterns, economies, and the dynamics they enable. This Element focuses on understanding how COVID-19-related city-level responses impacted climate change mitigation and adaptation actions, and vice versa, in terms of warnings, lessons learned, and calls to action.
Date: Monday, March 24, 2025
Time: 5:00 PM IST
Venue: Room 008, Amrut Mody School of Management, Central Campus
Schedule
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 5:00 PM | Introduction to the Assessment Report on Cities and Climate Speakers Willian Solecki and Minal Pathak |
| 5:10 PM | Panel Discussion on Cities and Climate Speakers Darshini Mahadevia, Professor, School of Arts and Sciences Dileep Mavlankar, Former Director, Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar Moderator Minal Pathak Academic Director, The Climate Institute |
| 5:50 PM | Vote of Thanks |
| 6:00 PM | Refreshments |
