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1st World Congress on Cities and Adaptation to Climate Change
“Urban resilience and adaptation - experts and practitioners meet”

ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, together with the City of Bonn and in cooperation with many partner organizations, will host Resilient Cities 2010, the annual global forum on urban resiliency and adaptation to climate change. The congress will be held on 28-30 May 2010 in Bonn, Germany, preceding the UN climate talks in Bonn, which are scheduled for 31 May - 11 June 2010.

Resilient Cities 2010 is the first edition of an annual convention to share the latest scientific findings, effective approaches and state-of-the-art programs on climate change adaptation and resilience-building in cities and urbanized areas.

Partners will convene to share knowledge and experiences on the following themes: vulnerability and risk assessment; social and economic dimensions of climate change; policy integration and mainstreaming of adaptation; municipal adaptation planning; financing; and technology. Case examples of local adaptation practice on all six themes will illustrate approaches and experiences.

We invite knowledgeable and experienced professionals in the field of urban resilience and adaptation to climate change, from cities and local governments, national and sub-national governments and their agencies, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, academia, business, finance institutions, and others to contribute to the congress program.

Congress themes

1. Urban Risk Assessment - Methods and Tools
2. Socio-Economic and Institutional Dimensions
3. Strategy, Policy Integration and Mainstreaming
4. Urban Adaptation Planning and Practice
5. Costs and Financing of Urban Climate Change Adaptation
6. Technologies for Adaptation of Settlements and Infrastructure

Resilient Cities 2010 will enhance exchange, learning, networking, debate and policy development on approaches and solutions to climate change adaptation for cities and municipalities. It also aims at setting the direction for future planning and investment at the local level. The event will bring about policy propositions and impulses for innovation. 

ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability
International Program Center, Bonn

Tel. +49 - 228 / 97 62 99 28
Fax: +49 - 228 / 97 62 99 01
Email: bonn2010@iclei.org
Website: bonn2010www.iclei.org/

We welcome contributions for all themes of the congress. For more details about the congress themes, please visit www.iclei.org/bonn2010.