SP3 Transitioning toward resilient cities and regions
The fast urbanization trends, increasing exposure to climate change related threats (including disaster risk, disease outbreaks etc.) and other shocks and stresses (increasing social stratification, socio-economic crises, forced migration, etc.) are threatening the integrity of our urban systems. Policy and decision makers at the national and local levels have committed to deliver tangible results by 2030, and now it is time for implementation.
This sub-plenary will address the progress in the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Resilience and the New Urban Agenda, and will serve as a meeting point for the resilience community towards the high-level political forum on sustainable development convened by the United Nations Economic and Social Council, taking place in July, as well as the 2018 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP24), taking place in Katowice, Poland in December.
The first panel will address the importance of multi-level collaboration, innovation and partnership, by showcasing experiences from front-line cities, small and medium-sized cities and regions, and large metropolis. The Chief Resilience Officers’ panel will highlight the relevance of combining effective coordination with innovative problem-solving to increase local resilience.
Chair
Manuel de Araújo
Mayor, Municipal Council of Quelimane, Mozambique
Global Executive Committee Member, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
Facilitator
Emani Kumar
Deputy Secretary General, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
Regional Director, ICLEI South Asia Secretariat
Panel: Boosting local resilience through innovation and partnership
Nomusa Dube-Ncube
Member of Executive Council, Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs,
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Mikko Ollikainen
Manager, Adaptation Fund, Washington, D.C., USA
Pedro Jacobi
President Director, Administrative Board, ICLEI South America
Hans Berty Margueritte
Mayor, Municipality of Curepipe, Mauritius
Global Executive Committee Member, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
Panel: Chief resilience officers: Combining effective coordination with innovative
problem-solving to increase local resilience
Eleni Myrivili
Vice Mayor for Urban Nature, Resilience and Climate Adaptation
Chief Resilience Officer, Athens, Greece
Kathryn Oldham
Chief Resilience Officer, Greater Manchester Combined Authorities, United Kingdom
Louise Bradette
Director, Resilience Office, Ville de Montréal, Canada
Chief Resilience Officer, Ville de Montréal, Canada
Closing remarks