Resilience for the Urban Poor Forum (RUP2021 Forum)
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Building the resilience of the urban poor is a critical issue for rapidly urbanizing countries in Asia and the Pacific. Cities and other urban areas are major drivers of national economies and home to an increasing urban poor population who are significantly contributing to productivity, both in the formal and informal sectors, to achieve national development goals. However, natural hazards and climate change threaten these goals and may erode the gains that have already been achieved. The impacts of climate change are expected to worsen in the coming years and decades, and the effects that these have on urban residents—particularly the poor—will be shaped by decisions and investments made now.
The RUP2021 Forum, a three-day knowledge-sharing event, aims to increase awareness of ADB’s developing member countries on disaster and climate risk-related issues and challenges faced by the urban poor, and identify opportunities for scaling up pro-poor policies and investments to strengthen the resilience of the urban poor. It will highlight both current and emerging issues, potential innovative solutions, and multisectoral, multiscalar, and transformational approaches to building resilience. The RUP2021 Forum will include learning sessions on use of climate and disaster risk information in designing pro-poor investments for building resilience.
Objectives
The RUP2021 Forum will:
- discuss key challenges and opportunities for scaling up pro-poor policies and investments targeted at strengthening resilience at household, community, and city levels;
- identify emerging climate threats faced by the urban poor and that require increased policy attention and innovative cross-sectoral solutions;
- delve into enabling factors for unlocking transformational changes to build resilience of the urban poor; and
- conduct group learning sessions with experts to help design resilience-building investments for the urban poor using climate and disaster risk information.
Target participants
Senior officials from key national government agencies in Asia and the Pacific, international and local experts, international and local nongovernment organizations, grassroots and community-based organizations, and private sector agencies and companies.
Time
Online, 11:15 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Manila time (GMT +8)
How to register
Costs
Free
Event organizers / partners
The RUP2021 Forum is being organized by Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Division and Social Development Thematic Group in cooperation with the Urban Sector Group, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, ADB
Contact
For technical inquiries, please contact:
Arghya Sinha ROY (Mr)
Principal Climate Change Specialist (Climate Change Adaptation)
Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Division
Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department
Asian Development Bank
Email(link sends e-mail)
Yukiko ITO (Ms)
Principal Social Development Specialist
Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department
Asian Development Bank
Email