The event will showcase the achievements of the efforts led by countries across Africa in promoting disaster risk reduction and resilient infrastructure over the past decade, with support from the World Bank and GFDRR’s Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries (managed by the Tokyo DRM Hub) supported by Japan’s Ministry of Finance. 

We’re excited to invite you to take part in the City Resilience Program’s Urban Heat Hackathon — a dynamic, hands-on event that brings together minds from across the urban climate community to co-create solutions for real-world heat resilience challenges. 

Organized by the World Bank’s Tokyo Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Hub managed by GFDRR, in collaboration with Global Program for Resilient Housing (GPRH), Urban, Resilience and Land Global Practice, the World Bank, this seminar will highlight how Japan's experience can provide a highly instructive model for other countries seeking to strengthen disaster resilience in the housing sector.