Following the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015 at COP21, France embarked on an effort to structure international action on issues of resilience and transition in the building and construction sector. This approach took shape with the launch of the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (Global ABC), which in recent years has helped to raise global awareness and mobilize numerous countries (40 are members to date), international organizations, companies and other networks committed, or wishing to commit, to the challenges of decarbonizing the sector.

Over these two days, national governments, international organizations, private-sector players, industry experts and investors will gather around thematic workshops, high-level roundtables and an international ministerial meeting to discuss the resilience challenges faced by the buildings and construction industry, and to agree on a series of concrete recommendations for achieving decarbonization of the sector by 2030.