Building a Resilient Future
A day before Climate Week NYC 2019 officially kicks off, the Global Resilience Partnership, alongside other partners, is convening an event called Building a Resilient Future.
Dedicated to reinforcing the focus on resilience and the commitments expected to be made at the UN Climate Action Summit, this event will feature innovative, interactive and participatory sessions for participants to share their actions and commitments for a transformative and resilient future. Participants will learn from each others experiences and discover how to embed resilience into actions and achieve the SDGs.
Anne Hammill, Director of the IISD's Resilience program, will be on the panel “Parallel Session 3. Empowering Resilience Programming in Action: Leveraging Capacities, Knowledge and Tools” from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm at the Starr Hall.
Alec Crawford, Senior Researcher with IISD's Resilience and Economic Law and Policy programs, will be on the “Parallel Session 1. The Intersection of Climate and Conflict Risk: Accelerating Action to Achieve Resilience” from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm at the Main Auditorium.
Upcoming events
A Municipal Perspective on the Value of Natural Infrastructure
This webinar will showcase examples the cost-effectiveness of natural infrastructure from a municipal perspective. Focusing on what municipalities need—what evidence and numbers they rely on, and what tools and planning processes are required to ensure that natural infrastructure is assessed alongside traditional infrastructure for cost-effectiveness.
Building Bridges: The State of Nature-Based Investments
Join us for a panel at the Building Bridges conference in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss the state-of-play of nature-based investments and the potential opportunities they present.
Through Her Lens: Women leading change in sustainable agriculture and market inclusion
Despite the critical role that women play in agricultural production, they still do not have equal access to global agricultural supply chains on terms that benefit them.