City Networks

The City of São Paulo's performance in several Global City Networks

City Network

Objective

Theme

IAEC

Permanent collaboration structure between local governments that commit to the principles inscribed in the Charter of Educating Cities

Education

AL-LAS

City network focused on strengthening the internationalization of cities

Internationalization of cities

C40

Global city network that works with megacities to build actions in the face of climate change.

Sustainability, Mitigation, Adaptation, and Resilience

UCLG

It is the leading and largest organization representing local governments before the UN. It is an umbrella network whose objective is to promote cooperation and the strengthening of local governments in the face of global agendas.

Human Rights, SDG, Local Economic Development, and Culture

CIDEU

City network to share and promote the culture of urban strategic thinking.

Urban Strategic Thinking

Cities Coalition for Digital Rights

City network focused on experiences exchange and promotion of good urban practices in innovation and technology

Innovation and Technology

Cities4Forest

Network that integrates Brazilian cities in the discussion on urban forests.

Sustainability, Urban Forests, Environmental Policies

Fab City Global Initiative

Network that aims to develop a fully productive city where its inhabitants share their knowledge to solve local problems in order to create new businesses and education programs

Smart Cities

GreenUP

City network focused on sharing natured based urban solutions

Environment

ICLEI

Global network of local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development.

Sustainability

Mercocities

Network with the objective of strengthening identity and regional integration to ensure the cities development and promote regional cooperation in South America.

International Cooperation, Regional Integration, and Sectoral Policies (gender, people with disabilities, economic development, etc.)

Metropolis

A network to connect political leaders, policymakers, and professionals around the world in order to defend metropolitan interests and improve the performance of metropolises in addressing local and global challenges.

Metropolitan Development

MMC

Capacity and advocacy network to provide cities with access to connections that involve them in migration diplomacy and policy formulation at the international and local levels to ensure that global responses to migrants and refugees issues reflect and address local realities.

International Migration

Open Government Partnership

Multilateral initiative to ensure concrete commitments by national and sub-national governments to promote an open government, empower citizens, fight corruption, and harness new technologies to strengthen governance

Transparency and Open Government

Milan Pact

Network focused on experiences exchange and promotion of good urban practices in Food Security

Food and Nutritional Security

Partnership for Heath Cities

Initiative of the partnership between Bloomberg Philanthropies and Vital Strategies that works with cities around the world focusing on people's health in traffic

Health in Traffic

Rainbow Cities Network (RCN)

Network with the objective of fighting discrimination and violence against lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender, and intersex (LGBTQIA+) and with the promotion of social inclusion policies

LGBTQIA+ Rights

Latin American Rainbow Cities Network (RLCA)

Regional network for experiences, policies, and programs exchange between large cities and governments sensitive to the LGBTQIA+ agenda.

LGBTQIA+ Rights

UCCI

An international organization with a municipal disposition that has as its main objective to achieve a model of peaceful coexistence and development in solidarity that allows a better understanding and cooperation among the Ibero-American peoples.

International Cooperation and Sectoral Policies

UNESCO LEARNING CITIES

The UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities is an international network focused on policies that provide inspiration, know-how, and best practices.

Education

Urban 20

City network from G20 member countries that aim to bring the main demands of cities to national leaders within the G20

Sustainability, Social Inclusion, Economic Development, Confronting Covid-19

Waste Wise Cities

UN-Habitat initiative on global challenges regarding municipal solid waste. It aims to facilitate policy dialogue on the issue and form partnerships, promote innovative solutions, and mobilize resources to meet the challenges faced by municipalities in solid waste management.

Municipal Solid Waste Management

WCCF

Network of local governments and cultural sector leaders from 39 cities worldwide.

Culture

We Go

International association of City Halls and other local governments, intelligent technology solution providers, and national and regional institutions committed to transforming cities into smart and sustainable cities.

Smart Cities