OECD SMEs, Regions, Cities & Tourism

The number of large OECD regions combining older populations with more than one month of strong heat stress per year has more than quadrupled, from 16 in 1981–2010 to 74 in 2021–25.

🔗Discover more at the @OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance 2026: oecd.org/en/publication…

For young people, #WhyMove isn't just about jobs.
📊 22% of young rural residents are dissatisfied with opportunities to socialise, compared with 15% in cities.

🔗Discover more in the OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance 2026: oecd.org/en/publication…

🏙️ Bilbao went from industrial decline to urban transformation.

But can cities reinvent themselves without leaving communities behind?

Mayor Juan María Aburto shares Bilbao's experience.

📌 #COGITO Blog: oecdcogito.blog/2026/10/26/fro…

Join the OECD #COP31 webinar on Energy efficiency for competitiveness: Mobilising SME investments
📅 13 November 2026⏰9:30 - 11:00 (CET)
📍 Online

Register now 👉 oecd-events.org/e/cop31/sessio…

Across 46 OECD Member and accession countries, 22% of rural residents under 35 are dissatisfied with opportunities to socialise, compared with 15% of young people living in cities.

🔗Discover more in the @OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance 2026: oecd.org/en/publication…