The first bi-annual technical meeting of the Intergovernmental Council for Buildings and Climate (ICBC) in 2025 will convene senior representatives from member states and observers in a closed-door online setting. Following the official inauguration of the ICBC at COP29, and in coordination with the ICBC Troika (France, Brazil, and Kenya), the meeting will support ongoing efforts to define the Council’s priorities, engagement processes, and milestones for 2025–2027. It will provide a forum to advance the implementation of the Déclaration de Chaillot, share national priorities, exchange best practices, discuss reporting mechanisms, and coordinate next steps in preparation for COP30.
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Experiences and best practices by ICBC members:
- Nordic lessons learned so far – what to consider when regulating embodied greenhouse gasses and how to improve resource efficiency in construction - Denmark.pdf
- Italy’s contribution to the discussion on the Chaillot Declaration - Italy. pdf
- Challenges in introducing Whole life carbon approach policy - Japan.pdf
- Strengthening the Regulatory and Incentive Framework to Promote Energy Performance of Buildings in Morocco.pdf
- Sustainable Cities - Innovation in Architecture and Renovation for Decarbonization - Spain.pdf
- Future-proof Property Investments- Risks, Practices & Prospects - OECD.pdf
Video intervention by H.E. Jader Barbalho Filho, Minister of Cities, Brazil
Agenda
- Opening Remarks
- Gulnara Roll, Head of the secretariat of GlobalABC and ICBC, UNEP
- H.E. Jader Barbalho Filho, Minister of Cities, Brazil – ICBC Vice Chair (Video Intervention)
- Thematic Priorities from ICBC Troika Leadership for 2025-2027
- Yves-Laurent Sapoval, Ministerial delegate for sustainable cities-Urban Envoy, Ministries of Territories, Ecology and Housing, France - Chair of ICBC
- Ambassador Antônio da Costa e Silva, Chief International Adviser, Ministry of Cities, Brazil - Vice-Chair of ICBC
- Kennedy Matheka, Deputy Director, Buildings Safety, Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing & Urban Development, Kenya - Vice-Chair of ICBC
- Experiences and best practices by ICBC members in decarbonization and resilience of the building sector
- Helle Redder Momsen, Head of Secretariat, Nordic Sustainable Construction, Danish Authority of Social Service and Housing, Denmark
- Alessandra Fidanza, Senior Expert, Directorate-General for European and International Affairs and Sustainable Finance, Ministry for the Environment and Energy Security, Italy
- Masaya Sasaki, Director for Building and Environment, Housing Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism, Japan
- Ilyas Essabai, Head of the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Service, Direction of Technical Affairs and Professional Relations, Ministry of National Territory Planning, Urban Planning, Housing, and City Policy, Morocco
- Maite Verdú, Director General of Urban Agenda and Architecture, Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda, Spain
- Naseibah Almarzooqi, Director of Studies, Research and Development, Chief Innovation Officer, Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, UAE
- OECD Study Presentation
- Ji-Soo Yoon, Policy Analyst, Centre for Entrepreneurship, SME, Regions and Cities, OECD
- ICBC secretariat updates
- Hanane Hafraoui, Programme Management Officer, GlobalABC secretariat, UNEP
- Clément Charnaillat, Consultant, GlobalABC secretariat, UNEP
- Regis Meyer, GlobalABC Co-Chair, France
- ICBC as a global policy forum for GlobalABC
- Roland Hunziker, Director, Built Environment, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development
- Yves-Laurent Sapoval, Ministerial delegate for sustainable cities-Urban Envoy, Ministries of Territories, Ecology and Housing, France
- AOB and Closing Remarks
- Gulnara Roll, Head of the secretariat of GlobalABC and ICBC, UNEP
- ICBC Chair and Vice Chairs
