COP30: Integrating Sport into Sustainable and Climate-Smart Urban Development

Building on the Partnership Platform and the UN-Habitat–IOC collaboration, the event will highlight how integrating sport within National SDG Localization Frameworks and local strategies can deliver multiple co-benefits, advancing inclusion, health, youth engagement, and environmental sustainability. Participants will share examples of sport event legacies contributing to sustainable urban development and identify opportunities for cross-sectoral partnerships to scale up these efforts, ensuring that sport contributes meaningfully to both the SDGs and the Paris Agreement.