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Sustainable Urban Resilience for the Next Generation (SURGe) Initiative

What is the Sustainable Urban Resilience for the Next Generation (SURGe) Initiative? The SURGe Initiative has been developed under the leadership of the COP27 Presidency in collaboration with UN-Habitat and facilitated by ICLEI. It is dedicated to connecting the local, national and global levels with the vision to achieve global climate goals by using effective multilevel governance to transform cities to be healthy, sustainable, just, inclusive, low-emission and resilient urban systems for a better urban future for all. To achieve this vision, the SURGe Initiative has the objective of equipping cities to accelerate local climate action and building more strategically on cities and sustainable urbanization as allies to help deliver the targets of the Paris Agreements and the SDGs. SURGe was officially launched at the Ministerial Meeting on Urbanization and Climate Change at COP27. It has been endorsed by over 180 global partners.

The SURGe objective is achieved by connecting local, national and global levels for climate action and delivering through five integrated tracks and track partners: Buildings and housing, urban energy, urban waste and consumption, urban transport and urban water.

SURGe is open for endorsement and support to a global community, including national and local governments, city networks, academia, the private sector and international organizations. Partners can support setting up national SURGe Secretariats, implementing climate action in cities and helping spread the word on the importance of cities to achieve the Paris Agreement!

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