2024 LIVABLE CITIES FORUM
Multisolving for a Net-Zero and Resilient Future
October 23 to 25, 2024
Westin Bayshore, Vancouver
Thank you for joining LCF 2024
Multisolving involves collaborating to address multiple challenges with a single action, maximizing benefits without increasing budgets or resources. When applied to climate action, this strategic approach can be used to achieve climate goals while considering diverse perspectives for more equitable solutions. Thanks to all the delegates who joined us at the Westin Bayshore in Vancouver, British Columbia, on the unceded and traditional territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nation, and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nation from October 23 to 25, 2024 to explore how to build net-zero, resilient, and equitable communities through a multisolving lens.
What is multisolving?
Simply put, multisolving is when one investment of either time or money is used to solve many problems simultaneously. Building a stormwater solution that provides recreational opportunities, increases neighbourhood well-being, and retains flood waters is a great example of a multisolving climate action.
Discover practical tools, resources, and best practices
LCF provides a space in which people can discover and exchange innovative ideas and actionable insights to support local climate action. Sessions showcase practical tools and resources, leading-edge practices, learnings from real world examples, and diverse perspectives.
Learn differently through a variety of engaging sessions
Sessions are uniquely designed to go beyond presentation-style delivery. These include many interactive and engaging workshops, trainings, and discussions to offer hands-on learning opportunities over three days. Multisolving will also be explored through immersive sessions where delegates will explore examples of energy transition and community climate action in Vancouver and the surrounding regions.
Connect with experts, leaders, and practitioners from across Canada
LCF delegates can learn from and collaborate with climate experts, leaders and policymakers, urban professionals, and on-the-ground practitioners. Opportunities for networking are purposefully included in the program to allow delegates to share experiences and lessons learned, have candid conversations, create and strengthen relationships, build support networks, and make connections.
Multisolving: where one climate action can yield many benefits toward resilient, low-carbon, and equitable communities.
2024 Program
We introduced the concept of multisolving to the municipal climate space at the 2019 Livable Cities Forum. Since then, we have been deliberately working to approach our work through a multisolving lens — an approach we know many local leaders, municipal practitioners, and urban professionals also often discuss and apply to their work. So what have we collectively learned in the past five years? The LCF 2024 program explored practical ways to apply a multisolving approach in order to reach climate goals, access innovative financing, and address equity priorities. Delegates walked away with tools, insights, and real-world examples to support and accelerate climate action in their communities.
MULTISOLVE FOR EQUITY AND CLIMATE ACTION
Explore how climate action can simultaneously address climate priorities at the same time as equity and well-being. Discover how a multisolving approach can lead to local communities where benefits are equitably shared.
EXPLORE INNOVATIVE FINANCING SOLUTIONS
Learn how to use innovative financing mechanisms to fund initiatives by leveraging multisolving approaches. Explore how blended financing—combining public and private investments—can be used effectively to maximize the number of benefits from investments.
LEARN FROM EXAMPLES
Gain insights and inspiration from real-world examples to learn how to apply multisolving strategies in your community. From projects that leverage the health-climate connection to initiatives where biodiversity protection is paired with climate resilience and many more, the LCF 2024 program will highlight promising practices and innovative examples from across Canada.
2024 Venue
LCF 2024 took place at the Westin Bayshore in Vancouver, BC. Located on the Coal Harbour Shores at the doorstep of Stanley Park and with Vacouver’s vibrant city centre just around the corner, this venue made for a memorable Forum. We also collaborated with local partners to host various sessions and events off-site to allow delegates to explore Vancouver and the surrounding region.
Discover practical ways to apply a multisolving approach to reach climate goals, access innovative financing, and address equity priorities.
Reach net zero, resilience, and sustainability goals
Local governments don’t have to navigate energy transition, equitable climate adaptation, and sustainable development alone. LCF is Canada’s preeminent event for local leaders, urban professionals, and on-the-ground practitioners working to transition to net zero, advance climate resilience, and build an inclusive and equitable future. The Forum is widely known for its high-calibre practical sessions, diverse speakers, and meaningful networking opportunities. Many past delegates refer to it as their favourite conference of the year. Watch the LCF 2023 video highlight to get a glimpse of what LCF is all about.
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Explore how to maximize the benefits of climate action through a multisolving lens.
About
The Livable Cities Forum is ICLEI Canada's flagship event designed to bring communities together. ICLEI Canada supports local action to achieve net zero, resilience, sustainability, and biodiversity goals. We provide programming, training, and consulting services on a variety of local climate and sustainability issues.
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ICLEI Canada's work happens across Turtle Island which has traditionally been and is home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples since time immemorial. We endeavour to listen to and learn from Indigenous Peoples on an ongoing basis in the process of our work.
The 2024 Livable Cities Forum took place on the unceded and traditional territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nation, and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nation, and has been stewarded by them since time immemorial.