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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗴𝗼, 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲? 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗴𝗼 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.Warsaw and Chicago both had to rebuild themselves from ruins: Warsaw after its destruction in 1944, Chicago after the Great Fire of 1871. Today, both cities face a new set of overlapping challenges: a changing climate, energy transition, inequality, housing pressure and the need to strengthen trust in public life. As part of Urban October, UN-Habitat’s global campaign on sustainable urbanisation that culminates in World Cities Day on 31 October, we invite you to a transatlantic conversation.
We will look at what the two cities have in common: a shared history of reconstruction, similar continental climates and many shared denominators. We will share knowledge about what these experiences taught us, and discuss how the two cities can work together on solutions that help them adapt to climate change and respond to crises that never arrive one at a time.
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𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀:
Warsaw
• Paweł Wołejsza – Polish Natural Building Association (OSBN)
• Agata Piskorowska – Department of Energy, Ministry of Climate and Environment
• Jacek Kisiel – Air Protection and Climate Policy Department
Chicago
• Mike Bryson – Professor and Director of Sustainability Studies, Roosevelt University
• Kent Watkins – Chair, American Academy of Housing & Sustainable Communities
• Bill Endsley – Principal, World Citizen Consulting
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This event forms part of Urban October, UN-Habitat’s global campaign leading up to World Cities Day 2026.
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ZODIAK Warszawski Pawilon Architektury, Pasaż S. Wiecha Wiecheckiego 4, 00-027 Warszawa, Polska, Warsaw, Poland
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