Where cities, buildings and cooling come together for climate action.
At the 2026 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31), the UNEP Cool Coalition, the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC), UN-Habitat and İLBANK are co-hosting the Resilient Cities, Buildings and Cooling Pavilion.
Cities, buildings, and cooling are deeply connected. The choices we make about how we design and build, manage rising temperatures, finance infrastructure and plan for climate resilience will shape both global emissions and the lives of billions of people.
The challenge is not simply to identify solutions, but to put them into practice and bring them to scale.
Located in the Blue Zone, the Pavilion will bring together governments, cities, industry, financial institutions, practitioners and civil society to explore how climate ambition can translate into action on the ground.
Through a dynamic programme of events and exchanges, the Pavilion will connect policy, finance, technical expertise and local experience creating opportunities to share solutions, build partnerships and accelerate implementation.
What to expect:
High-level dialogues, connecting global and national priorities with the realities facing cities and communities.
Technical sessions, showcasing practical work across housing, buildings, municipal infrastructure and sustainable cooling.
Partner-led events, bringing perspectives from different regions and sectors to the main stage, creating space to share evidence, compare approaches and discuss what can help promising solutions move from plans and pilots to wider implementation.
Informal exchange, allowing conversations started during events to continue in the Pavilion’s meeting and networking spaces.
