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Cities on the Frontline: Climate Change Governance

26 November 2020
08:00
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The 31st Session of Cities on the Frontline, jointly organized by Resilient Cities Network & the World Bank, focuses on “Climate Change Governance”. We were joined by Arnoud Molenaar, Chief Resilience Officer, Rotterdam, Dr. Duncan Booker, COP26 Stakeholder Manager, Glasgow City Council, Desmond Appiah, Chief Sustainability and Resilience Advisor, Accra, and Dr. Jayshree Vencatesan, Care Earth Trust, Chennai.
 
Cities on the Frontline Speaker Series was a weekly speaker series co-organized by the Global Resilient Cities Network and the World Bank City Resilience Program since March 2020. The purpose of the series is to share knowledge to help cities respond to the pandemic crisis and plan towards recovery with resilience.
Questions about the Speaker’s Series, additional registration requests, or related items can be directed to media@resilientcitiesnetwork.org
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Supporting Green Infrastructure Planning in Cities: Tools, Data Needs, and City Perspectives

31 March 2026 - 31 March 2026, 08:30 EDT

Background Introduction Agenda Presentations Recording The Urban Nature Program, co-led by the World Bank through its Global Platform for Sustainable Cities (GPSC), with support from the GEF, UNEP, and ICLEI, aims to scale up financing to help cities and sub-national governments implement actions

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Scaling Green Infrastructure for a Resilient Rwanda

12 March 2026 - 12 March 2026, 09:00 EDT

As climate risks intensify across African cities, nature-based solutions (NBS) and green-gray infrastructure (GGI) are emerging as critical tools for building urban resilience. When strategically designed and implemented, these interventions reduce vulnerability to floods and heat, restore