On 8 November 2017 (14:00 CEST), the International Center for Climate Governance (ICCG) is holding a webinar on "Building Resilience to Climate Disaster Risk – Innovation and Best Practices – Best Climate Practices 2017 Award Webinar". This webinar, which is dedicated to the Best Climate Practice Award, is the occasion to showcase the most innovative and compelling projects that have participated in the 2017 edition of the contest, and to explore the landscape and challenges of climate resilience and disaster risk reduction strategies.
Low-income countries and small islands are the most endangered by climate change impacts, but local communities in both cities and rural areas are exposed to disaster risk in the richest and most developed countries as well. Environmental degradation and socioeconomic factors like poverty and urban population growth contribute to increasing communities’ vulnerability to natural hazards. For these reasons, the Best Climate Practice Observatory, a project launched by ICCG in 2012, chose to dedicate the fifth edition of the Best Climate Practice Award to the theme “Building resilience to climate disaster risk”. The aim is to award and promote actionable ideas and concrete projects designed to support urban and rural communities in preparing and responding to climate disasters, improving local resilience, preparedness, and recovery capacity.
Panelists include:
- Dionisio Perez Blanco (Disaster Risk Reduction specialist)
- Elisa Calliari (Researcher on Disaster Risk Reduction and climate change adaptation, Jury member of Best Climate Practices 2017 Award)
- Zehra Zaidi (Sustainable development and Disaster Risk Reduction specialist)
- Aurora D’Aprile (Researcher on Climate Policies and Practices, Best Climate Practices Observatory Coordinator)
- Frei Sangil (Director of Layertech Software Labs)
- Elizabeth English (Founder and Director of Buoyant Foundation Project, Associate Professor at University of Waterloo School of Architecture)
- Eshwer Kale (Researcher and Coordinator of Water Stewardship Project at Watershed Organisation Trust)