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UNDRR ROAMC: Making cities resilient : Integrating multidimensional tools for local planning

Organizer(s) United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Format

Online

Date

9 March 2022

Objectives:

To present experiences of integrating climate adaptation tools, disaster risk reduction, territorial planning, and resilience building to strengthen and promote sustainable development at the local level.
Present experiences of collaboration between members of the regional coordination committee and other organizations associated with the MCR2030 initiative.
Promote the exchange of experiences that have advanced in integrating issues of disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, environmental systems management, territorial planning, etc.

Time

16.30 - 18.00

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Programme

5 minutes: Opening remarks

Natalia Villamizar Duarte | UNDRR - MCR2030

10 minutes: Key Speaker "Integration of multi-dimensional tools for local planning".

Diego Aulestia, Head of Human Settlements Unit, Division of Sustainable Development and Human Settlements (DDSAH).

Presentation of experiences:

1) 12 minutes: ECLAC - UNDRR Collaboration.
Project: Opportunities for a more sustainable and low-carbon post-pandemic recovery in LAC: Technical Assistance for the implementation of Climate Action Plans for Latin American and Caribbean cities.

Estefani Rondón Toro, Climate Change Unit, DDSAH, ECLAC (8 minutes)
The case of Santo Domingo, Aline Luseaux, Consultant, UNDRR [TBC] (4 minutes)

2) 10 minutes: Mercociudades
Project: Strengthening the resilience of South American cities through decentralized cooperation.

Lautaro Lorenzo, Executive Secretary of the Mercociudades Network.

3) 10 minutes: CAF-UNDRR Collaboration
Project: Analysis, planning and implementation of joint actions to reduce disaster risk and increase climate resilience.