Who should attend the Forum:
- Mayors and Vice Mayors
- Councillors, Commissioners and Governors
- Chiefs of Sustainability Units
- Heads of Policy Development
- Directors of Urban Planning and Development
- Disaster Risk and Emergency Managers
- Directors of Resource and Environmental Development
- Water and Sanitation Specialists
- Global Climate Change and Adaptation Experts
- Urban and Regional Planners
- Senior Technical Advisors
- Consultants
- Civil Engineers
- Senior Finance Analysts
- Infrastructure and Utilities Managers
- Professors and Academics: urban development, town planning and engineering, etc.
- Private Sector Solutions Providers
- Development Bank and Financial Institution representatives
- International Organization representatives
- Non-governmental Organization practitioners
- Municipal Associations and Network representatives
- University Students and Researchers
- Think Tank Analysts and Private Sector Researchers
Themes of the Resilient Cities 2014 Congress:
1. Risk data and Analysis
2. Adaptation planning and polica
3. Comprehensive adaptation approaches
4. Collaborative and community-based adaptation
5. Resilient infrastructure and city-region support system
6. Governance and capacity building
7. Financing resilience and Recilient development