The Thematic Focus of each Track of the Regional Climate Weeks in 2023 provided a broad non-exhaustive framework and guided the development of individual events and sessions for alignment with the overarching narrative:
Subnational regions, Cities, Human Settlements, and the enabling environment, including awareness raising, education, inclusion, innovation, and finance:
- Localizing climate financing: increasing access to financial resources to escalate climate action at the local level
- The role of technology and innovation in accelerating climate resilient infrastructures: develop energy efficient and clean energy solutions for the built environment
- Inclusive, participatory, and integrated human settlement planning: – connection to national planning
Infrastructure, transport, nature-based solutions, and waste:
- Achieving a decarbonized and resilient infrastructural system
- Achieving a just, affordable, accessible and decarbonized transport system to ensure healthy, inclusive, and equitable human settlements
- Achieving zero waste and circular economy:
- recover
- reuse
- recycle
- redesign
- regenerate
- Achieving sustainable and resilient urban development through the widespread implementation of Nature-based Solutions and ecosystem restoration
Social and just impact of Policy decision making and investment choices for more effective climate outcomes:
- Enhancing transparency and ensuring accountability to improve monitoring of results and promote trust across citizens and stakeholders