#ResilientCities in the Twittersphere
Never underestimate the power of the 280-character tweet, where we get to see throughout the Congress the ideas and people who are inspiring the most conversation and exchange. In this year’s 10th anniversary of the Resilient Cities Congress, Twitter gives us the greater panorama on resilience, climate change, and global warming.
Here’s what people are talking about:
I am with you @ICLEI_ResCities @ICLEI_advocacy . Let’s share the outcomes of the conference with @UNHABITAT. https://t.co/hupuWZUUdo
— Maimunah Mohd Sharif (@MaimunahSharif) June 26, 2019
@AshokSridharan1 President of @ICLEI and Lord Mayor Bonn announces @BundesstadtBonn will look to declare a #ClimateEmergency at their next meeting… and acknowledges #FridaysForFuture #youth members in crowd @ #ResilientCities pic.twitter.com/UbLH9qYxxe
— Dr Cathy Oke (@cathyoke) June 26, 2019
https://twitter.com/carl_quinn_/status/1143880488668618752
Panelists and participants agree: although cities are at the core of climate action, acting alone won’t have the same impact as the action of cities with partners. And just like the health of our families, the health of our cities should never be an issue of a partisanship, economics, gender or geography.
#resilientcities challenge from @jebbrugmann that in order to have resilient cities we need to
– de-silo our cities
– make behaviour change
– need to directly report to chief executive— Gillian Dick #PlanTheWorldWeNeed (@gilliannd) June 26, 2019
Hearing about the @ICLEI @ICLEI_ResCities approach to building resilience pic.twitter.com/hFuOCEDXB5
— Prof Samer Bagaeen MRTPI FRICS 😶 (@samerbagaeen) June 26, 2019
Many Twitter users participating in the Congress frequently associate climate change threats with natural disasters that come to memory in their own cities. Ranging from repeat attendees to newbies, people are seeing that climate change and climate-related disasters aren’t just a problem for penguins and polar bears — it’s a hazard unfolding where we live.
At #resilientcities Virginia Murray (many roles including @CODATANews executive committee) on the importance of cities in addressing climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction – and the essential role of data
— Simon Hodson 🇪🇺🏳️🌈 (@simonhodson99) June 25, 2019
One of the clearest and most consistent observations during the Congress is that for many citizens around the world, climate change adaptation is not a distant problem. The residents of the cities who are present at the Congress are more convinced than ever that climate change could hurt them, their families and communities and platforms like Resilient Cities enhance the chance of cooperation among these actors.
10th anniversary of @ICLEI_ResCities Congress in #Bonn. Debate about Climate resilient infrastructures for vulnerable urban communities under presidency of Lord Mayor Sridharan from June 26.-28/06. Participants also join the running #SB50 @UN #ClimateChange conference @UNBonn https://t.co/vuRiOLbH97
— Germany in the United Nations (@GERMANYonUN) June 26, 2019
When cities have the opportunity to collaborate – to sharing resources and expertise during events and exchange platforms such as Resilient Cities – it gives them a real chance to tackle the climate threat.
“When we come together in effective partnership we see that the whole becomes better than in part. Together we can ensure that we leave no one and no place behind” @MaimunahSharif from @UNHABITAT sends her video message to #ResilientCities pic.twitter.com/gatob6xtOC
— ICLEI Resilient Development Pathway (@ICLEI_ResCities) June 26, 2019
Here was our most popular tweet – what do you think?
Our future is going to be urban. There’s no denying that #Cities must be working to protect the vulnerable cope in threatening situations. We need smart and #ResilientCities @HeadUNISDR @unisdr pic.twitter.com/tUb7zMIMTu
— ICLEI Resilient Development Pathway (@ICLEI_ResCities) June 26, 2019
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This post is based on the hashtag #ResilientCities during the Resilient Cities Congress 2019.
