Urban Thinkers Campus: Heat Stress Resilience: Translating Strategy into Urban Climate Actions
Cairo, EgyptThe Campus under the title, Heat Stress Resilience: Translating Strategy into Urban Climate Actions, will address the issue of urban heat stress and its implications for the health and well-being of Cairo's residents especially on the vulnerable segments of its population. The campus will also function as a catalyst for conversations between national and international experts, decision-makers, and practitioners on policy responses, planning strategies and design solutions working towards urban heat resilience. 25th of October: Opening Session 09:00-10:00 CEST Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Nairobi, Kenya Dr. Christine Auclair, Head, Advocacy and Campaigns Unit, World Urban Campaign, UN-Habitat, Nairobi, Kenya Dr. Salma Yousry, Urban Development Programme Manager, UN-Habitat Egypt Dr. Aditya Bahadur, Chair of the Research and Strategy Team and Principal Researcher, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), New Delhi, India Open Discussion: Urban Climate Adaptation Strategies 10:30-11:45 CEST Presentation 1: Launching the UDF strategy: Urban Development Fund (UDF) Presentation 2: Mr. A K M Fazlur Rahman, advisor at the “Liveable and inclusive Cities for All– LICA” project, GIZ Bangladesh Discussant: Dr. Mohab El Refai Urban Lab 1: Global Exchange for Coping with Urban Heat: Prioritizing Measures, Action Planning, and Inter-City Learning among World […]