ICLEI organises "Resilient Cities 2010" congress

 Local Governments for Sustainability and the City (ICLEI) of Bonn organise "Resilient Cities 2010", the first annual global Forum on Urban Resiliency and Adaptation to Climate Change.

The Congress takes place from 28 to 30 May 2010 in Bonn, Germany, between the Carbon Expo in Cologne (26-28 May) and the UN Climate Talks in Bonn (31 May - 11 June 2010). It is open to all actors involved in the field of adaptation.  

Aim

Resilient Cities 2010 will gather actors with different backgrounds - not only local governments, international organizations, development banks and NGOs but also researchers, university professors, urban planners, consultants, private finance institutions and private sector companies. All these stakeholders will jointly discuss and identify solutions and impulses for innovation in the field of adaptation and aim at setting the direction for the future planning of and investment in urban infrastructure.

Focus 

How vulnerable are our cities and what tools do we have to assess the projected impacts of climate change? How can we integrate adaptation into water, transport, energy and urban planning?  How can we get citizens on-board and best utilize existing local knowledge? How can we manage uncertainty and what instruments are available to best deal with it? How much does adaptation cost and how can we finance it? All these issues, and many more, will be discussed at the Resilient Cities 2010 Congress and solutions will be sought through the presentation of several local examples and the input of numerous experts.   

Program

Click here <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?ICLEIEurope/41ea296e51/872ed404b1/614900cde5>  to download the program overview and see what different aspects of adaptation will be explored during the event. Don't forget to check the website for continuous updates: more detailed information about the program and the confirmed speakers will be available very soon!    

Online-registration

Do not miss out on this great learning opportunity and join us in Bonn! Online-registration is now open: www.iclei.org/bonn2010/registration <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?ICLEIEurope/41ea296e51/872ed404b1/5aa896ef5d> . Register as soon as possible to take advantage of the practical accommodation at the venue. 

More information

For more inforation visit resilient-cities.iclei.org<http://cts.vresp.com/c/?ICLEIEurope/41ea296e51/872ed404b1/19c73d524c> or contact the Congress Secretariat at bonn2010@iclei.org