Programme

Special Session: The Future of Resilience

Special Session
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14 November
Venue
Room 2 C

The role of local leaders is highly stressed in the added value that cities can bring to the planet’s resilience and the natural and cultural heritage affected left by our way of living. The role of cities is key when it comes to the missing link between the local/ground level with civil society and nations.

This session will explore the dynamics structured in the UN agenda and its potential for a wider understanding of resilience that focused on the role of cities managing the natural resources and contributing to the resilience of the planet and social global justice.

Moderator

Debra Roberts

Debra
Roberts
Co-Chair of Working Group II, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Speakers

Olcay Ünver

Olcay
Ünver
Vice- Chair of UN-Water, Deputy- Director of the Land and Water Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Sara Kupka

Sara
Kupka
President Climate Change and Adaptation Policy Officer of Regions4 

Pablo Jurado

Pablo
Jurado
President of Consortium of Provincial Autonomous Governments of Ecuador (CONGOPE)

Sanjaya Bhatia

Sanjaya
Bhatia
Head of Office of united Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), Office for Northest Asia (ONEA), Head of Global Education and Training Institute (GETI) for Disaster Risk Reduction