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Resilient Cities
June Update
30 June 2015
Congress summary
"Cities and
climate change, cities and resilience…It’s about saving lives!" Jürgen Nimptsch, Mayor of
Bonn.Resilient Cities 2015 concluded on Wednesday, 10 June with solution-oriented discussions, insightful learnings and an inspiring feeling of community and purpose for continuous future work in urban resilience and adaptation. For congress highlights, check out this short video:  After three intense days of congress sessions, smiling faces and motivated discussions showed that while the Resilient Cities 2015 congress had come to an end, the need and will to focus on the Urban Resilience Agenda had not. In the words of Ms. Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven, from the Federal Ministry of the Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in Germany: “What’s clear is that acting on climate change is in your own interest” prompting cities to continue putting pressure on states and demanding their rightful role in the climate change adaptation negotiations coming up in the next months. In turn, we would like to prompt you all to keep the discussion alive and write to us about new relationships developed at the congress, new project ideas, as well as your questions and feedback on the event and on the topics brought up during those three days. We also invite you to discuss issues left open at the congress during our annual webinar series this fall; the next edition of Resilient Cities Asia Pacific in Melaka, Malaysia; and the Resilient Cities 2016. Thank you all for your interest and support. Your Resilient Cities Team |
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Congress photos online
Check out our Photo Gallery below and download
the pictures for free.
Please contact resilient.cities@iclei.org if you would like to use any of these or other pictures for your work. We are happy to help! |
 Resilient Cities 2015 interview with Mr. Jerry Velasquez, Chief of Advocacy and Outreach, UNISDR |
Video Interviews
We conducted a
series of interviews at our Resilient Cities 2015 congress with mayors,
international donors, scientists and practitioners in the field of urban
resilience and adaptation.To check out the videos, visit our blog or dedicated youtube channel. Resilient Cities 2015 interviews » |
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Who was there -
Resilient Cities 2015 in numbers
More than 420
participants convened in order to discuss key topics of resilience and
adaptation. With 39 sessions, this year’s congress offered dedicated forums
and thematic tracks to satisfy a variety of attendees – including mayors,
technical consultants, international donors and academia. |
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Give us feedback for
next year!
Wish to experience
a better Resilient Cities? Found a speaker brilliant or have creative
solutions to make the next event even more impactful?Fill in our feedback form and help us improve! Congress Feedback Form » |
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More on Resilient
Cities?
Presentations and impressions:
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Check out the congress presentations and
posters on our website.
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Stay connected by following us
@ICLEI_ResCities and tweet about #ResilientCities
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Read more on the Congress Blog.
What's next?
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August: Congress Report on
the outcomes of Resilient Cities 2015 (find facts, stories, numbers and
concrete outcomes of the event) on our website.
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September: Keep an
eye on our website for the
announcement of our public Call
for Contributions for the Resilient
Cities 2016 congress.
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October: Resilient
Cities Webinar Series resumes: Learn from
experts on adaptation and urban resilience. Dive deeper into the topics
initiated at the congress in June and explore new themes for next year’s
congress.
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Resilient Cities
Asia-Pacific - reloaded!
At the Closing
Plenary of Resilient Cities, the Chief Minister of Melaka State Government
announced the next edition of Resilient
Cities Asia Pacific - second regional forum on urban
resilience and adaptation to climate change - to take place in March 2016 in the
city of Melaka,
Malaysia.Save the date and keep an eye on our website for updates! |
