2018/10
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T12:00:11+01:00GPM Annual Summit 2018. October 21-23, Bristol, UK. Hosted by Marvin Rees.
New Member: Ricardo Rio – Braga, Portugal
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T12:00:12+01:00Braga, Ocotber 2018 - Braga's Mayor Rio: "Braga is an open city to the world and values the exchange of experiences, interchange and international partnerships. To be a member of Global Parliament of Mayors is very important to the city of Braga and I expect to make an important contribution with my fellow mayors to improve [...]
How the developing world can kickstart the smart cities revolution
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T12:00:12+01:00GPM Co-Chair together with Sidewalk Labs have written an interesting article on why smart city experts should be looking to emerging markets. "‘Smart city’ technologies rarely address the most important challenges of low and medium-income cities" Do you want to read more on how the developing world can kickstart the smart cities revolution? Click here [...]
New Member: Mayor Baikuntha Nath Neupane – Vyas, Nepal
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T12:00:12+01:00. Vyas, October 2018 - Mayor Neupane: "I expect the Global Parliaments of Mayors to be the best platform to share ideas and practices in the field of civic engagement, urban solutions, gender equality and climate change. From our GPM membership we expect new international relationship and global strategic partnerships that will contribute to the [...]
Brexit calls for radical shift of power to regions, mayors say
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T12:00:12+01:00Steven Morris @stevenmorris20 Tue 23 Oct 2018 City leaders call for devolution away from Westminster as Brexit becomes a reality. A radical shift of power from Westminster is needed to help combat the impact of Brexit, a new network of mayors and city leaders has said after what they described as a historic meeting in Bristol. The [...]
Romanian mayors to attend Global Parliament of Mayors
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T12:00:12+01:00Romanian mayors to attend Global Parliament of Mayors in UK Four Romanian mayors have registered to attend this year’s Global Parliament for Mayors Summit in Bristol, UK, which will be organized between October 21 and October 23. They are Bucharest mayor Gabriela Firea, Cluj-Napoca mayor Emil Boc, Constanta mayor Decebal Fagadau, and Timisoara mayor Nicolae Robu, according to a [...]
Mayors from around the world sign up for the largest Global Parliament of Mayors Summit which will be held in Bristol, UK
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T12:00:12+01:00The Hague/Bristol – September, 2018. Up to 100 mayors from around the world will participate in the largest and most ambitious Global Parliament of Mayors Summit which will be held in Bristol this autumn (21 to 23 October). The three day event will focus on tackling key global challenges such as migration, urban security and [...]
GPM Advisory Committee Co-Chair Robert Muggah is keynote speaker at Smart City Expo LATAM Congress
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T12:00:12+01:00Puebla, Mexico – Smart City Expo LATAM Congress, 21-23 Sept 2018. Robert Muggah (GPM Advisory Committee Co-Chair/co-founder Igarapé Institute) is a key note speaker at the Smart City Expo LATAM Congress. His key note speech on September 13: ‘From fragile to agile cities’ focuses on the urban challenges that are especially acute in the Americas, [...]
GPM extends condolences on the passing of Kofi Annan
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T12:00:12+01:00GPM Chair Mayor De Lille: "We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Kofi Annan devoted his life to a peaceful, sustainable and equal world for all. His leadership and vision on democracy and human rights were a true inspiration to all leaders of global governance and will [...]
Refugees and the city
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T12:00:12+01:00In cooperation with the World Refugee Council, the Centre for International Governance Innovation publishes the World Refugee Council Research Paper Series. The GPM Advisory Committee Co-chair Robert Muggah together with Adriana Erthal Adbenur have contributed to this series by writing: 'Refugees and the City: The Twenty-first-century Front Line'. "Cities are on the front line of forced migration. They [...]