Urban Resilience: From Surviving to Thriving
Post by Laura Kavanaugh, Resilient Cities Team Leader, ICLEI World Secretariat Resilience as a concept within the field of environmental…
Habitat III: What Needs to be Done on Financing Urban Development
The Mexico City Habitat III meeting on financing urban development is underway. The meeting is meant to provide input to…
The Significance of the Melaka Citizens’ Pledge
The 2nd Resilience Cities Asia-Pacific congress came to a close yesterday, here in the beautiful and historic city of Melaka…
High Level Segment at RCAP 2016 Reasserts Role of Cities in Achieving Sustainability
After two days of deliberations that reaffirmed the importance of building resilience in cities and promoting initiatives from city mayors…
P5: Deciphering the SDGs for Local Governments
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted in New York in 2015 were a major step for international sustainability efforts. The…
P3: Bridging the Resilience Finance Gap
When it comes to financing urban resilience, there is a clear gap between demand and supply. Comprehensive resilience infrastructure will…
B1: Informal Settlements: Let the People Be the Solution
What are some principles for working with informal settlements? In the Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific panel B1 on 2 March, experts…
A3: Resilient Investment – Targeting is Good, Embedding is Better
As a city, if you want to address resilience, where do you start? At the Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific A3 panel…
‘Translating Global Gains into Local Realities’ Sought at Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific Opening
Malaysian Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government YB Datuk Abdul Rahman bin Dahlan, Melaka Chief Minister YAB Datuk Seri Ir….
Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific 2016 Opens with Assessment of “Milestone” 2015
The 2nd Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific congress was officially opened today in Melaka, Malaysia by YB Datuk Abdul Rahman bin Dahlan, the Hon….
For a resilient Melaka, and Asia Pacific
They say: A visit to Malaysia is incomplete without a visit to Melaka. The city that is a fine blend…
Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific Program to Explore All Aspects of Urban Resilience
From tomorrow (2 March) the Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific congress (RCAP) in Melaka, Malaysia will welcome participants from across the region to…