The Annual European Urban Resilience Forum 2019 | ICLEI | 25 June 2019 | Gustav Stresemann Institute, Langer Grabenweg 68, 53175 Bonn, Germany

Since 2013, this event has offered a unique exchange platform where city representatives and stakeholders from various local and regional institutions come together to discuss strategies and actions for adapting to climate change and building urban resilience. Aiming to support productive exchange between representatives from cities and regions of all sizes (both with each other and with a range of interested parties, including EU institutions, researchers and consultants), the event has been praised for its informative, open and interactive character and ‘Powerpoint-free’ format. Participants are encouraged to share experiences and points of view on diverse topics, tackling existing challenges in local urban adaptation, while exploring potential solutions and opportunities for future collaboration.

The 2019 edition will build around three streams; nature-based solutions for urban resilience, multi-level governance for adaptation planning, and financing resilience and adaptation; while throughout a variety of sessions and training workshops will cover topics like exploring the co-benefits of adaptation and mitigation, social justice in adaptation actions, strategic narratives for urban heat and health or innovative schemes for municipal financing for resilience and nature based solutions. Additionally, the event will be complemented by a marketplace that will promote match-making and networking and will introduce attendees to relevant initiatives and projects.

Aiming to support productive exchange between representatives from cities and regions of all sizes (both with each other and with a range of interested parties, including EU institutions, researchers and consultants), the event has been praised for its informative, open and interactive character and ‘Powerpoint-free’ format. Participants are encouraged to share experiences and points of view on diverse topics, tackling existing challenges in local urban adaptation, while exploring potential solutions and opportunities for future collaboration.

The 2019 edition will build around three topical streams:

· nature-based solutions for urban resilience,
· multi-level governance for adaptation planning,
· and financing resilience and adaptation.

A variety of sessions and training workshops will cover topics like exploring the co-benefits of adaptation and mitigation, social justice in adaptation actions, strategic narratives for urban heat and health or innovative schemes for municipal financing for resilience and nature based solutions. Additionally, the event will be complemented by a marketplace that will promote match-making and networking and will introduce attendees to relevant initiatives and projects.

2019 Speakers

Edgars Augustins
Energy Manager, Municipality of Saldus, Latvia

Emma Halliday
Programme Manager, Greenspace Scotland

Stephanie Haury
Federal Insitute for Research on Bulding, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR)

Helen Hinds
Head of Resilience Planning, Newcastle City Council

Ib Jespresgaard
Center Manager - Videnscenter for Integration, Vejle, Denmark

Joanna Kiernicka-Allavena
Coordinator for Climate Resilience, Wroclaw, Poland

Lina Liakou
Managing Director for Europe and the Middle East, 100 Resilient Cities

Peter B. Meyer
President and Chief Economist, The E.P. Systems Group, Inc.

Gabriela Michalek
Researcher at Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ

María Jesus Muñoz
Climate Change Technician, Bilbao, Spain

Virginia Murray
Head of Global Disaster Risk Reduction, Public Health England

Daniel Morchain
Resilience & Climate Change Adaptation Associate - IISD

Giorgia Rambelli
Coordinator Sustainable Resources, Climate and Resilience, ICLEI European Secretariat

Johannes Langemeyer
Barcelona Lab for Urban Environmental Justice and Sustainability, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona

Magnus Rothman
Project Manager, strategic green space, Stockholm, Sweden

Prof. Reimund Schwarze
Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ

Valeria Stacchini
Project Manager, City of Bologna

Katarzyna Szymczak-Pomianowska
Director of the Sustainable Development Department, Municipality of Wroclaw

Oleksandr Sushchenko
Research Associate, Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ

Marc Velasco
RESCCUE Project Manager, SUEZ

Eleanor Chapman
Officer, Sustainable Resources, Climate and Resilience, ICLEI Europe

Margaretha Breil
Senior Researcher on urban sustainability and climate change adaptation, CMCC

2019 Partners

MAIN ORGANISERS:
• ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability
• The European Environment Agency (EEA)

CO-ORGANISERS:
• The PLAtform for Climate Adaptation and Risk reDuction (PLACARD)
• NATure-based URban innoVATION (NATURVATION)
• Connecting Nature

SUPPORTERS:
• European Commission
• European Investment Bank (EIB)
• European Committee of the Regions (CoR)
• ENABLE
• Climate-fit.city
• Resilient Cities
• Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy
• LIFE programme
• European Green Capital Award (EGCA)
• RESCCUE