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8 – 9 October 2025 | The Lalit, New Delhi, India

Day 1 Agenda – 8 Oct 2025
Day 1
Wednesday | 8 October 2025
08:00Onwards
Registration and Tea
09:30 – 11:00

Opening Ceremony

  • Hon'ble Minister Bhupender Yadav, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, India|(Invited)
  • Hon’ble Minister of State Tokhan Sahu, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, India | (Invited)
  • H.E. Antonio Da Costa e Silva, Ambassador, Ministry of Cities, Brazil | (Invited)
  • Philip Yang, COP 30, Special Envoy for Urban Solutions & Founder of the URBEM Institute | (Invited)
  • Shombi Sharp, UN Resident Coordinator in India | (Invited)
  • Debolina Kundu, Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA)
  • Marjorie Kauffmann, Vice President, ICLEI; Secretary of State for Environment and Infrastructure, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | (Invited)
  • Gino Van Begin, Secretary General, ICLEI
  • Emani Kumar, Executive Director, ICLEI - South Asia ; Deputy Secretary General, ICLEI
  • LAUNCH OF ICLEI South Asia @ 20 YEAR BOOK AND ANNUAL REPORT
    11:00 – 11:10
    Interval
    11:10 – 12:00
    Plenary 1: The Move to NDC 3.0 – An opportunity for driving sub-national action
  • H.E. Juan Antonio March Pujol, Ambassador of Spain to India
  • H.E. Marie Louisa Gerards, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to India, Nepal and Bhutan
  • Ambassadors & South Asia Country Representatives
  • 12:00 – 12:30
    Coffee/Tea
    12:00 – 12:30SESSION 1
    ROOM A
    A Nature First Approach: Harnessing Ecosystems for Resilience
    ROOM B
    Urban Food Systems
    ROOM C
    Circularity at the core of Urban Futures: Zero waste approach for water and waste
    13:30 – 14:30
    Lunch
    14:30 – 16:00SESSION 2
    ROOM A
    Strengthening Global South Leadership in Locally-led Adaptation for Climate Resilience
    ROOM B
    Net-zero, Climate Resilient Cities: From Planning to Implementation
    ROOM C
    Heat, Health and Urban Planning: A Systems Approach to Tackling Urban Heat Risk in Cities
    16:00 – 16:30
    Coffee/Tea
    16:30 – 17:30
    Plenary 2
    From Disaster Risk to Readiness: Cities as First Responders
    19:00Onwards
    Gala Dinner

    8 – 9 October 2025 | The Lalit, New Delhi, India

    Day 2 Agenda – 9 Oct 2025
    Day 2
    Thursday | 9 October 2025
    09:00Onwards
    Registration and Tea
    09:30 – 11:30
    Plenary 3: Financing Climate Action – Shaping Instruments, Policies, and Institutions for Urban Transitions in India
  • Hon’ble Minister: Ashwini Vaishnaw, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, India (Invited)
  • Representatives from World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, IFC, RBI |(Invited)
  • 11:30 – 12:00
    Coffee/Tea
    12:00 – 13:30SESSION 1
    ROOM A
    Building Sustainable Urban Mobility Ecosystems for a Low-Carbon Future – EV and Eco-logistics
    ROOM B
    Climate Financing for Cities: Bridging Plans and Investments
    ROOM C
    National-Level Dialogue on Transit Oriented Development in Cities – Session 1
    13:30 – 14:30
    Lunch
    14:30 – 16:00SESSION 2
    ROOM A
    Innovation & Energy Transitions
    ROOM B
    Shaping Urban Climate Futures: Media Narratives, Citizen Participation, and the Youth Perspective
    ROOM C
    National-Level Dialogue on Transit Oriented Development in Cities – Session 2
    16:00 – 16:30
    Coffee/Tea
    16:30 – 17:00
    The Delhi Declaration
    Formulation of Draft Report
    17:00 – 18:00
    Closing Ceremony
  • Chief Guest: Hon’ble Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Government of Delhi (Invited)
  • Felicitation of Youth Hackathon Winners
  • 19:00Onwards
    Closing Dinner

    ARISE Cities Forum '2025: FROM BHARAT to BELEM'