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This chapter examines the drivers and evolution of the Cities and Climate Change Conference series, tracing its development from the inaugural 2018 conference through subsequent Innovate4Cities iterations in 2021 and 2024Innovate4Cities 2024. Commencing with the 2016 proposal for an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Climate Change and Cities (SRCCC), this analysis details how a coalition of nine global organizations catalyzed a novel model for collaborative knowledge production that systematically bridges academic research, policyPolicy development, and urban practice in the domain of climate change action. The chapter also investigates the origins, substantive discussions, and outcomes of the 2018 Cities and Climate Change Science Conference (2018 Conference), which established the foundational Global Research and Action Agenda on Cities and Climate Change Science (GRAA) and demonstrated the potential for transdisciplinary collaboration in addressing urban climate challenges. It examines the evolution of the series through a virtual Innovate4Cities 2021 conference, which introduced enhanced emphasis on regional perspectives and expanded thematic coverage, toward the 2024 Innovate4Cities hybrid conference, which unified research and city-interpreted action priorities into an integrated framework: the City Building model. Central to this analysis is how these conferences have pioneered cross-disciplinary processes that facilitate the sharing and generation of local knowledge, research, and innovation opportunities. The chapter demonstrates how the initiative has provided cities and local governments with institutional spaces, professional networks, strategic partnerships, and analytical tools necessary to accelerate climate ambition and implementation, while simultaneously influencing global scientific assessment processes through contributions to the development of the IPCC's SRCCC report. This work is positioned at the nexus of science, practice, and innovation, with particular attention to the integration of local and regional voices into global research frameworks. The analysis demonstrates how this conference series has established novel models for science-practice collaboration that extend beyond traditional academic or policyPolicy processes, offering methodological insights for other domains seeking to mobilize collective action to address complex global challenges. The chapter also documents inherent challenges in this approach and identifies opportunities for future iterations of this global community for science, policyPolicy, and practice beyond the IPCC SRCCC publication in 2027.

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Cities and Climate Change Science Conference: Bridging Research and Action

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  • Brenna Walsh,
  • Cathy Oke,
  • Benjamin Jance,
  • Julie Greenwalt,
  • Debra C. Roberts,
  • Gian Carlo Delgado-Ramos,
  • Steven Bland,
  • Lea Ranalder

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This chapter examines the drivers and evolution of the Cities and Climate Change Conference series, tracing its development from the inaugural 2018 conference through subsequent Innovate4Cities iterations in 2021 and 2024Innovate4Cities 2024. Commencing with the 2016 proposal for an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Climate Change and Cities (SRCCC), this analysis details how a coalition of nine global organizations catalyzed a novel model for collaborative knowledge production that systematically bridges academic research, policyPolicy development, and urban practice in the domain of climate change action. The chapter also investigates the origins, substantive discussions, and outcomes of the 2018 Cities and Climate Change Science Conference (2018 Conference), which established the foundational Global Research and Action Agenda on Cities and Climate Change Science (GRAA) and demonstrated the potential for transdisciplinary collaboration in addressing urban climate challenges. It examines the evolution of the series through a virtual Innovate4Cities 2021 conference, which introduced enhanced emphasis on regional perspectives and expanded thematic coverage, toward the 2024 Innovate4Cities hybrid conference, which unified research and city-interpreted action priorities into an integrated framework: the City Building model. Central to this analysis is how these conferences have pioneered cross-disciplinary processes that facilitate the sharing and generation of local knowledge, research, and innovation opportunities. The chapter demonstrates how the initiative has provided cities and local governments with institutional spaces, professional networks, strategic partnerships, and analytical tools necessary to accelerate climate ambition and implementation, while simultaneously influencing global scientific assessment processes through contributions to the development of the IPCC's SRCCC report. This work is positioned at the nexus of science, practice, and innovation, with particular attention to the integration of local and regional voices into global research frameworks. The analysis demonstrates how this conference series has established novel models for science-practice collaboration that extend beyond traditional academic or policyPolicy processes, offering methodological insights for other domains seeking to mobilize collective action to address complex global challenges. The chapter also documents inherent challenges in this approach and identifies opportunities for future iterations of this global community for science, policyPolicy, and practice beyond the IPCC SRCCC publication in 2027.