International Finance Organisations Discuss Improving Cities' Access to Financing Mechanisms to Foster Lasting, Effective Strategies towards Resilience and Urban Development
“Money is just money until it is in your pocket. When you put that money out, then it becomes capital,” shared Ms. Supee Teravaninthorn, Director-General of Investment Operations Department of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), the People’s Republic of China during the fourth plenary session of Resilient Cities Asia Pacific 2019 which delved into […]
Experts Discuss Solutions for Climate Adaptive Water Management
A session on Climate Adaptive Water Management was organised by ICLEI with support from the International Development Research Centre on the second day of the 4th Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific Congress 2019. This session presented advanced understanding on the impacts of climate and human development on sustainability of water resources. It focused on climate induced challenges […]
Addressing Urban Biodiversity and its Role in Urban Climate Resilience
The Nature Based Adaptation Solutions session focused on the efforts and initiatives being implemented in various cities and city-regions on nature-based solutions to build urban resilience and addressed questions such as how alternative approaches to infrastructure development, e.g. nature-based solutions, contribute towards both improved service delivery and building urban resilience, how existing institutional tools and […]
Peer Exchange on Finance and Investable Climate Action Planning
On behalf of the Global Platform for Sustainable Cities Resource Team, ICLEI organized the session Peer Change on Finance and Investable Climate Action Planning as part of the Resilient Cities Asia Pacific 2019. The session was supported by the Resource Team comprised by World Resource Institute, C40 and ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability. The […]
Asia-Pacific Cities Share Learnings and Experience in Forwarding Low Emission Development in the Region
The Asia LEDS Partnership, in cooperation with ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability, organized the session, Low Emission Development Strategies for the Asia Region at the 4th Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific Congress which took place on 15 April at the Hotel Eros, New Delhi. The key theme of the session was how these low-carbon initiatives all have […]
Local Governments, Experts, and Partners Discuss Strategies to Integrate Resilience into Local Development Plans and Programs
100 Resilient Cities, National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) and ICLEI South Asia organized a session on Transformative Actions to Enhance Urban Resilience at the 4th Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific Congress 2019 held at Hotel Eros, New Delhi. The session delved into the integration of urban resilience actions within municipal development projects and plans. “The initiatives […]
UN Agencies Discuss Local Governments' Role in Achieving SDGs, NDCs
The United Nations session at the 4th Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific Congress 2019 brought together representatives from various UN agencies like UNDP-GEF, UNESCAP, UN-HABITAT and UNISDR to discuss the role of local and sub-national governments in the implementation and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), the Sendai Framework and the […]
Resilient Cities Asia Pacific 2019 Opens Strong with a Firm Message on Multilevel Action for Resilience
The 4th Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific Congress, organised by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability and hosted by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation, opened today at the Hotel Eros, New Delhi. Gathering more than 200 participants from over 70 cities from over 25 countries across the globe. RCAP 2019 provides a platform for multi-stakeholder discussions and […]
Highlighting Public Participation as a Crucial Tool in Forwarding Local Climate Action: A Discussion on Citizen Engagement by City Representatives, Experts, and Stakeholders
Every failure is an opportunity to learn how to do better is a sentiment that underscored the discussion in Plenary 3 of RCAP 2019. The session focused on sharing stories on good urban governance mechanisms to improve climate resilience. In this session, the critical role of public participation was discussed with reference to a range […]
Learnings and Insights on Integrated Action Planning for Urban Climate Resilience
The second plenary session of Resilient Cities Asia Pacific 2019 delved into looking at the outcomes and learnings from the CapaCITIES (Capacity Building Project on Low Carbon and Climate Resilient City Development in India) Project supported by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. The session gathered key city representatives from Coimbatore, Rajkot, Siliguri, and Udaipur. […]