Beyond Habitat III:
Integrating Urban Equity and Climate Resilience in the New Urban Agenda 

Tuesday September 13, 2016
10:00 am
Public event co-hosted by:

RTI International
IHC Global
USAID  


RTI International
701 13th St NW Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005-3967
    
You are Invited
Once the New Urban Agenda (NUA) is adopted in Quito at Habitat III this October, the real work of implementation begins. The NUA will guide urban development for the foreseeable future, and this session will explore how climate resilience policies and programs can be formulated within this framework. 

By 2025, more than 70% of the world’s urban population will be living in Low Elevation Coastal Zones. With more people living in cities than in rural areas, the effects of climate change impact urban dwellers disproportionately; the already vulnerable urban poor are more likely to live in unsafe, or climate-stressed areas, and also are feeling the shocks of climate change the most acutely. Climate-resilient, inclusive urban development, therefore, requires an intentional commitment to help ensure that proposed interventions take into account the needs and vulnerabilities of all citizens. 

This session will begin a dialogue to look at climate resilience in cities from the perspectives of policy-makers and practitioners; present recent research findings; share lessons learned from the implementation of existing resilience activities; and discuss approaches and strategies to build equity into the implementation of climate activities to carry forward in the implementation of the New Urban Agenda. The program will include brief remarks from speakers and a lively dialogue with the audience about incorporating equity into the implementation of the New Urban Agenda, specifically focused on climate resilience activities.

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Schedule of Events
9:30 am
Registration

10:00 am-11:30 am 
Program 

Light refreshments will be served

Participants
Opening remarks:

Philip B. Schwehm
Vice President, Governance and Economic Development, RTI International

Framing discussion through research:

Kara E. Reeve
Urban Researcher, RTI International

Panel moderator:

Judith Hermanson
President and CEO, IHC - Global Coalition for Inclusive Housing and Sustainable Cities


Panelists:

David Grossman
Director, Global Program Management, ICMA

Chuck Setchell
Senior Shelter, Settlements, and Hazard Mitigation Advisor at USAID Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)

Jane Katz
Director of International Affairs and Programs, Habitat for Humanity

Heath Cosgrove
Office Director for Land Tenure and Sustainable Urbanization, USAID



This invitation is transferable.   
 

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