Resilient Cities 2018

ORGANIZZATORI: ICLEI - LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR SUSTAINABILITY

Resilient Cities 2018, the 9th Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation, is taking place on 26 - 28 April 2018 in Bonn, Germany (back-to-back with the annual UNFCCC Bonn talks). The annual forum is organized by ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability and co-hosted with the City of Bonn, Germany.




Resilient Cities 2018 will focus on: 

• Stocktaking: Reviewing the state of urban resilience and local implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (cross-cutting theme); 


• Social cohesion: Building resilient urban societies (theme 3); 


• Resilient and resource efficient cities: transition toward a circular economy (theme 4); and


• Reinventing business as usual: Private sector engagement in resilience building (theme 6).  

Congress themes also include current and pressing issues such as ecosystem-based adaptation, managing climate-related health risks, data and ICT resilience, and evidence-based adaptation planning.


Call for contributions
The call for contributions for the 2018 congress is open from September 8 until November 1, 2017, and welcomes proposals for various formats, including presentations, panels, workshops, and debates.



EVENT WEBSITE: http://resilientcities2018.iclei.org/