Resilience Dialogue | The Future Of Resilience: Banking On Cities 2018 | The World Bank | 20 April 2018 | World Bank J Building, 701 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA
Venue
World Bank J Building
World Bank J Building, 701 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA
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| Event Date | Fri Apr 20 EDT (over 6 years ago) |
| Location |
World Bank J Building
701 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA |
| Region | All |
Details
The world’s urban population has been growing at dizzying speeds. In fact, two thirds of all people are projected to live in cities by 2050. As people become more concentrated, so does their exposure to disaster and climate risk, making investment in resilience more important than ever. Unfortunately, the financing needs for resilient development are far greater than what is on offer from traditional sources of financing. To investigate how cities can better access non-traditional sources of financing for resilience, and thereby enable investors to enter new markets, this event will showcase key issues faced by major global cities in building their resilience, and give the audience a front-row seat to insights from investors on cities can attract the resources they need for success.
Speakers
2018 Speakers
Kristalina Georgieva
CEO, World Bank
Patricia Espinosa
Executive Secretary, UNFCCC
Elizabeth Yee
Vice President of City Solutions, 100 Resilient Cities
Jessica Shannon
Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Jennifer Musisi
Executive Director, Kampala Capital City Authority
Vazil Hudák
Vice President, European Investment Bank
Femi Oke
International Journalist