26 September 2024

On Thursday 26th, Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr joined a high-level panel hosted by the Rockefeller Foundation and Goals House, which focused on critical actions needed to protect health in the face of climate change. There, she underscored the importance of investing in heat resilience to safeguard communities and ecosystems from extreme heat, again emphasizing the need for access to finance by cities to address the climate crisis.

Mayor Aki-Sawyerr then participated in a panel titled “Growing solutions: Local actions for people, planet and peace” held at the United Nations Headquarters. The other panelists were Anacláudia Rossbach, Undersecretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat and David Miller, Former Mayor of Toronto and Managing Director C40 Centre for City Climate Policy and Economy. The panel followed a submission by former President of Liberia, Her Excellency Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf who then remained in the audience for the panel discussion.

Mayor Aki-Sawyerr started the day with a fireside chat at a Mastercard Centre for Inclusive Growth which focused on digital transformations and urban mobility. She ended the day with the delivery of a closing keynote address at the Climate World Biodiversity Summit.