Marie Mawad: Mayors all over the world are taking positions on national and even international issues, like climate change and immigration. Why?
Anne Hidalgo: Globalization increasingly brings people into the world’s biggest cities, and mayors are on the front lines of its impact. We’re forced to come up with solutions to the questions of climate, pollution, and a population that is split between globalization’s winners and those who have come to our cities to seek refuge. And what distinguishes us from national governments is the agility to find innovative solutions and to put them into practice.
