09:30-10:30‎ | Location: Room 401+402+403  

Speakers: Seyi Makinde, Governor, Oyo State, Nigeria; Ross Eisenberg, Disaster Risk Management Specialist, City Resilience Program; Philip Ward, Senior Climate Adaptation and DRM Specialist, Professor of Global Water Risk Dynamics; Blair Splendelow, Technical Director, JBA Consulting; Karel Keijnert, Senior Water Management Consultant, Royal Haskoning, DHV  

17:30-18:30‎ | Location: Medium Hall  

Speakers: Daniel Sullivan, Director, Risk and Resilience, City of Cape town; Dileep Mavalankar, Director IIPHG/Disaster Risk Management Consultant, Indian Institute of Public Health/World Bank; Ross Eisenberg, Disaster Risk Management Specialist, City Resilience Program; Nuala Cowan, Disaster Risk Management Specialist, Digital Earth Partnership, GFDRR 

2:30 p.m.-3:15 p.m.‎  | Plenary 

Participants: Hideyasu Kiyomoto, Mayor, Himeji City, Japan; Luisa Salgueiro, Mayor, Matosinhos City, Portugal; Hadianto Rasyid, Mayor, Palu City, Indonesia 

Chair: Guangzhe Chen, Vice President for Infrastructure, World Bank  

Moderator: Ming Zhang, Urban Global Lead and Practice Manager, GPURL, World Bank 

As part of the "Central Asia Resilient and Low Carbon Cities" study, the World Bank and the City Resilience Program held a series of workshops to deepen the understanding of the urban climate change challenges, enable close collaboration, input, and feedback from key national and sub-national stakeholders, and define possible actions for selected Central Asian cities. 

From March 6 to 9, 2023, GFDRR's City Resilience Program held a workshop with five cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina to identify and prioritize capital investment projects which integrate resilient and green urban development into the delivery of strategic urban infrastructure. Local and international experts, representatives of municipal and city authorities, and officials working on a range of disciplines gathered in Sarajevo to discuss pathways to resilient and green development.

A discussion on what it will take to scale up disaster risk reduction to build resilience.

The ninth Cities on the Frontline session of 2022, jointly organized by Resilient Cities Network and the City Resilience Program, will focus on Cities Planning and Adapting to Climate Change Through the implementation of Resilience Road Maps and will allow city stakeholders to hear directly from officials that have participated in the process, understand the specific challenges their cities face, and see what steps they are taking to adapt. Register here and access previous sessions here. 

This special session will highlight the benefits of nature-based solutions for climate resilience in cities. It will be an inclusive dialogue to urge an integrated approach to adaptation. The session will also explore the challenges countries face when translating their adaptation plans into action. Register here and learn more about the World Bank's participation at the World Urban Forum here. 

CRP hosted a 5-day workshop for five cities in the Western Balkans to develop their understanding of urban infrastructure projects that integrate resilience. The workshop was hosted by the Municipality of Tirana and gathered 23 delegates from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Serbia. 

This session of the Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) webinar provided in-depth information to help cities, local authorities, and their partners understand better what the City Resilience Program is and how to access its support.