The 13th European Urban Resilience Forum will be held on 17-19 June 2026 in Guimarães, Portugal. City representatives, experts, and stakeholders from local and regional institutions will convene in the city denominated as European Green Capital for 2026 with the shared goal of advancing strategies, initiatives, and actions on climate change adaptation, disaster risk management, and the strengthening of urban resilience.

The focus of the 2026 edition will be on exploring integrated approaches to climate resilience that move beyond adaptation. This is inspired by Guimarães’s long-standing commitment to embedding sustainability into its cultural fabric. Leadership and innovation of small and medium-sized cities will have a central place in the discussions, exploring their potential to enable bottom-up strategies and offer valuable lessons for climate resilience efforts worldwide through their close connection to citizens.

EURESFO 2026 will take place at Pavilhão Multiusos de Guimarães.

Inspired by Guimarães’ long-standing commitment to embedding sustainability into its cultural fabric, this edition of EURESFO will focus on integrated approaches to resilience that move beyond adaptation. Special attention will be given to the leadership and innovation of small and medium-sized cities, exploring how their close connection to citizens can enable bottom-up strategies and offer valuable lessons for climate resilience efforts worldwide, such as Guimarães’ efforts bringing together citizens, academia and the private sector under the city’s “One Planet City” vision.  

Participants will also get the chance to unpack the evolving legislative landscape, including the forthcoming EU Climate Resilience and Risk Management Integrated Framework and the Nature Restoration Regulation, with nature-based solutions remaining a central point of discussion alongside emerging models for financing adaptation and resilience. Building on the discussion of the previous edition, EURESFO will focus on people-centred approaches to resilience planning that prioritise health, wellbeing and justice, enable multi-level governance, while addressing pressing hazards such as wildfires, extreme heat, droughts and flooding. 

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