{
  "id": 10603148,
  "title": "Climate Week Began in Medellin, Focus of the Global Debate on Climate Change",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/climate-week-began-in-medellin-focus-of-the-global-debate-on-climate",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T03:42:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Colombia One",
    "slug": "colombia-one",
    "url": "https://colombiaone.com/2026/09/28/climate-week-began-in-medellin-focus-of-the-global-debate-on-climate-change/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "For the first time, Climate Week arrives in Medellin, Colombia and Latin America, marking a global platform that connects actors, ideas, and solutions to accelerate climate action. The event commenced on September 28 and will span until October 10, 2026, featuring conferences, innovation labs, cultural activations, and numerous events led by various organizations.\n\nThis week-long gathering will bring together 13,200 attendees from 30 countries, including government officials, company representatives, academia, organizations, communities, and citizens. The shared goal is to promote conversations, alliances, and solutions to climate challenges.\n\nMedellin was selected as the host city due to its reputation for reinventing itself, becoming a Latin American benchmark for urban innovation, territorial transformation, and connectivity. The city's organizers believe that sharing experiences will enable learning from others and lead to a regional climate conversation with global impact.\n\nThe mayor of Medellin, Federico Gutierrez, opened the event, highlighting the city's achievements such as replacing hard surfaces with permeable ones, planting trees, and implementing sustainable urban drainage systems. These initiatives have successfully reduced temperatures and prevented flooding, setting an example for other cities to follow.\n\nNotable guests attending the event include mayors from Cali, Valledupar, Bucaramanga, the mayor of Miami, the British ambassador to Colombia, and representatives of international organizations. The week-long Climate Week Medellin aims to connect local capacities with a global conversation, fostering collaboration and action to combat the environmental crisis.",
  "summary": "Climate Week, a global platform that connects actors, ideas and solutions to accelerate climate action, began this Monday, September 28, in Medellin, after having been present in cities such as New York, London and San Francisco. This platform has established itself as a space to promote innovation, investment and collaboration with global impact. For the […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Climate Week begins in Medellin, Colombia, marking first global platform in Latin America",
    "Event features conferences, innovation labs, cultural activations, and numerous events",
    "Medellin chosen for its urban innovation and climate action achievements"
  ],
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      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/global-proxy-advisers-scrutinize-kb-financials-surprise-leadership",
        "published": "2026-09-29T06:32:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}