Co-creating the climate resilient city: stories from the frontlines
Online Event
About this Event
As cities across the globe confront escalating climate risks, the need for equitable, inclusive climate action has never been more urgent. Yet many urban interventions fail to reach or respond to the realities of low-income and informal communities — those who often face the greatest risks with the fewest protections.
This London Climate Action Week webinar will explore how cities around the world are building resilience to climate impacts through locally driven solutions. It will feature real-world case studies from London and Nairobi — showcasing their experiences in community-led data collection, adaptation planning and local financing mechanisms.
Connections to climate finance, including through the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance (CCFLA) will be explored — especially in the context of improving resilience in low-income urban communities. London-specific efforts such as the Community Resilience Fund will be woven into the discussion to ground global insights in a local context, and Cities Alliance will share insights around financing local climate action in cities around the world.
This event brings together community leaders and city authorities from the global North and South to reflect on:
– Why communities have to be central to urban climate planning and interventions.
– The role of disaggregated climate data to build trust and develop appropriate and equitable climate action.
– The need for finance that works at the local level.
With speakers:
– Michele Vianello, Greater London Authority
– Julie Greenwalt, Cities Alliance
– Joseph Muturi, SDI
– Jessie Press-Williams, CCFLA
– Anna Walnycki, IIED (moderator)
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
IIED is a policy and action research organisation. We promote sustainable development to improve livelihoods and protect the environments on which these livelihoods are built. We specialise in linking local priorities to global challenges. IIED is based in London and works in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and the Pacific, with some of the world’s most vulnerable people. We work with them to strengthen their voice in the decision making arenas that affect them — from village councils to international conventions.
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