Resilient Cities Congress 2018

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Location :
Bonn, Germany

On 26-28 April 2018, the Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) is hosting Resilient Cities 2018 – The Annual Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation – in Bonn, Germany.

Resilient Cities is a milestone event connecting local government leaders and climate adaptation experts to discuss adaptation challenges facing urban environments around the globe and Reilient Cities 2018 is an official Talanoa Dialogue.

Resilient Cities 2018 will focus on:

  • Stocktaking: Reviewing the state of urban resilience & local implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (cross-cutting);
  • Social cohesion: Building resilient urban societies;
  • Resilient and resource efficient cities: transition toward a circular economy; and
  • Private sector engagement in resilience building: Reinventing business as usual.

Thematic streams include Digitalization & ResilienceCities & Small Island Developing StatesInnovative thinking & action around communities’ shift towards sustainable and resilient lifestylesNew data and developments in climate science, including high-tech spatial data & community-sourced data; nature-based solutions and more. 

The full program is available here

Program

APRIL 27

 

 

 

Summary: By investing in nature-based solutions (NBS) and preserving urban and peri-urban biodiversity, cities can address the complexity of resilience (and its financing), through sustainable and integrated approaches that make sense. This special thematic sub-plenary discussion will highlight the multiple benefits of NBS for urban resilience and adaptation to climate change, whilst also illustrating its potential to transform urban spaces and planning processes in the interests of more livable and resilient cities.

 
 

 

 

 

 Coffee Break (10.30 – 11.00)

Parallel Session D (11.00 – 12.30)
 

 Lunch (12.30 – 14.30)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Parallel Session E (14.30 – 16.00)
 

Coffee Break (16.00 – 16.30)

Session F (16.30 – 18.00)
 

Dinner

 

APRIL 27

 

 

 

Summary: By investing in nature-based solutions (NBS) and preserving urban and peri-urban biodiversity, cities can address the complexity of resilience (and its financing), through sustainable and integrated approaches that make sense. This special thematic sub-plenary discussion will highlight the multiple benefits of NBS for urban resilience and adaptation to climate change, whilst also illustrating its potential to transform urban spaces and planning processes in the interests of more livable and resilient cities.

 
 

 

 

 

 Coffee Break (10.30 – 11.00)

Parallel Session D (11.00 – 12.30)
 

 Lunch (12.30 – 14.30)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Parallel Session E (14.30 – 16.00)
 

Coffee Break (16.00 – 16.30)

Session F (16.30 – 18.00)
 

Dinner