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A 'Resilient City' is prepared to absorb and recover from any shock or stress while maintaining its essential functions, structures, and identity as well as ...   rEPORT   CongressProgrammasterslider   Sitevisitsmasterslide   Speakersflipbtn   Twitterimg   cIbIxPIC(1)   Exhibitionarea(1)   citytalk(1)       Aboutus(1)   Milestonereportonurbanresilience Authors:MatteoBizzotto,AyanHuseynova,VictoriaVitalEstrada Thisreportusesthedecade-longexperienceoftheResilientCitiesCongressseriesasaproxytotracktheevolutionoftheglobalresiliencedebateoverthelasttenyears,creatingasolidbasetobuildthenextdecadeofboldaction. Itexploresavarietyofresilienceapproaches;forexample,howmulti-stakeholderplanninghascontributedtofinanceandboostedlocalresilience,orhowleveragingnature-basedsolutionshasenabledcities’adaptationtoclimatechangeandimprovedpeople’squalityoflife.Thereportalsoprovidessuccessfulexamplesofsocialcohesionbenefittingphysicalresilience,especiallyininformalsettlements. Youcandownloadthereporthere. ResilientCities2019dailydigestsandpicturesGettheupdatesandpicturesfromday1ofResilientCities2019. Gettheupdatesandpicturesfromday2ofResilientCities2019. Gettheupdatesandpicturesfromday3ofResilientCities2019. CheckoutourCityTalkblogformorestoriesandfindallthepicturesoftheconferenceonourFlickraccount:theyarefreelydownloadableinhighresolution! TENYEARSOFRESILIENTCITIES It‘s2009.TheworldhasfailedtoreachameaningfulinternationalclimateagreementatCOP15inCopenhagen.Citiesandregionsarealreadyfeelingthesignificanteffectsofthechangingclimate.Thereisnosurepathforward,buttheneedforlocalactiononresilienceisclear.SoICLEI–LocalGovernmentsforSustainabilitylaunchestheResilienceCitiesCongress,bringingtogetherresilienceandlocalgovernmentsonaworldstageforthefirsttime.Thisisthestoryofthelasttenyears. ResilientCities2019ataglanceLet'sdiscussresilienceat360° DiscoverGermanbestpractices SpeakersatResilientCities2019 Showcaseyourworkandengagewithinvestors HighLevelCongressHighlights Citiesandregionsonthespotlight ProgramHighlightsCiBiX CiBiXworkshops:citiesandbusinessestacklingtogetheraresiliencechallengewithacriticalsustainabilitylens. One-DayFinanceForum Howcancitiespreparebankableprojectsthatattractinvestors?Howcantheypartnerwithfunders? DisasterRiskReduction Howcancitiesreducetheirrisk?Whereshouldtheyfocustheirattentionandresources?Whichexamplescantheyfollow? Insurance Climatechangeisaggravatingtheintensityandfrequencyofnaturaldisasterworldwide.Isyourcityreadytocopewiththerisk?Canthatriskbetransferred? Innovation Newchallengesrequirenewsolutions.Howcaninnovationsintheresilienturbansystemsspurdynamic,desirableandhealthycommunities? ResiliencePlanning Resilienceplanningisaholisticapproachthattakesintoconsiderationfutureeconomic,socialandenvironmentaldevelopments,includingclimatechange. ResilientFoodSystems Aday-longfoodtrackonsustainablelifestyle,nutritionandwaste,keyelementsfortrueresilienturbanfoodsystems! Governance Addressingissuesinacomprehensiveandholisticmannerthroughmulti-stakeholdercollaborationandmulti-levelgovernance. Nature-basedSolutions Whyarebiodiversityconservationandnature-basedsolutionsimportantforphysicalandsocialresilience? UN-HabitatMaimunahSharifaddresstoRC2019 “Webelievethesolutiontoclimateandurbanizationchallengescanbe foundinthecombinedandcoordinatedactionsoflocalandnational governments.”  MaimunahMohdSharif, ExecutiveDirectoroftheUnitedNationsHumanSettlementsProgramme,UN‐Habitat Webinar:DeliveringLocalResilience Whydoesyourcityurgentlyneedtoengageinresilienceplanningandbuilding?Whatarethebestwaystodoit?ICLEI’sleadingexpertiseandknow-howaboutlocalresilienceofferedablueprintshowcasingtheexceptionalpotentialofresilientcitiestorecoverfromshocksanddriveeconomic,environmentalandsocialwell-being.Clickheretowatchthefullversionofthewebinar.   OurbroaderexperienceCheckoutourpastcongressesandlegacy Checkoutourinitiativesandpublications CityTalk-asustainableblogbyICLEI Ournumbers 10 YearsofActivity 350 Cities 4000 Participants 84 Countries WhatisaResilientCity?A‘ResilientCity’ispreparedtoabsorbandrecoverfromanyshockorstresswhilemaintainingitsessentialfunctions,structures,andidentityaswellasadaptingandthrivinginthefaceofcontinualchange.Buildingresiliencerequiresidentifyingandassessinghazardrisks,reducingvulnerabilityandexposure,andlastly,increasingresistance,adaptivecapacity,andemergencypreparedness. WhyusForadecade,ICLEIResilientCitieshasbeenprovidingaglobalandopenspacewherelocalgovernments,researches,businessesandcivilsocietycouldmeetasequals,contributingwiththeirknow-howtotheadvancementofurbanresilience. Tocelebrateour10yearsofexperienceandexpertise-buildinginsupportingcitiesthriveinfaceofchallenges,thisanniversaryeditionwillpresenta360°viewonurbanresilience:Pathwaystowardsimplementingresilience;Innovationintherealmofurbanresilience;andBuildingcohesive,healthyandresilientcommunities. OurValuesandTrustOurcutting-edgepositionintherealmofurbanresilienceandadaptationisaconstantreflectionofourvalues:knowledge-based,decade-longexpertise;constantandtransparentengagementwithourpartners;anduniqueknow-howinconnectingandsupportingstakeholders,ratherthanthrustingmeasures“fromabove”. Duringtheyears,ourcommitmentsandtransparentactivityhavecultivatedtrustamongourpartners,whichnowrecognizeICLEIResilientCitiesasthegravitationalcenteroftheresilienceuniverse. 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