April 2026
Guimarães, Portugal
The forum will be a new edition of the ‘Grafting Cities’ series, which aims to highlight how cities resemble an ever-evolving tree: adapting to each season, facing challenges to fully embrace sun, wind, and water, yet ultimately bearing new fruit year after year.
That is why this year the theme will be nurturing the roots.
In a time when the upcoming EU budget foresees fewer resources to feed our cities’ roots, and when democracy itself faces difficult challenges, it is more crucial than ever to ensure that cities have strong, resilient roots for ambitious energy and climate policies.
During the forum we will share concrete strategies that will help your vibrant cities grow strong and move closer to climate neutrality.
Since 1990, we have been creating a community and building strong bonds among our members to work towards a climate neutral future. These connections have allowed us to build a network of committed cities to find innovative solutions and make our members feel more confident in their own transition journey.
Our strength lies in our members’ strong commitment to reach climate neutrality in their territories by 2050 and to align their local strategic development with the Paris Agreement.
