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Live updates from Bonn
#ResilientCities Day 1 digest
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On day one of Resilient Cities, leaders and decision-makers from around the world - from megacities and small islands in developing and industrialized countries - looked at how their progress on SDG 11 can advance global sustainable development.
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Four top ways to drive resilient urban development
We need to dial up the pace and scale of resilient urban planning and action. But what does this mean in practice? Global leaders, urban thinkers, city mayors and planners laid out critical points for consideration at the Resilient Cities opener.
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Multilevel climate governance: A hot topic for the next decade
The Cities and Regions Talanoa Dialogues are convening local, regional and national governments to strengthen climate action from the global to local level. Through these dialogues, all levels of government need to look at structures and communication channels that enable coordinated action.
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Our digital cities: Open, transparent - but hackable?
Five seconds, a laptop, knowing what to look for and where to look. This is how simple it can be to take control of a home automation system. This live hack shed light on the fact that most such systems are not protected at all.
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A match for resilience: The public sector and small and medium enterprises
Small and medium sized entrepreneurs are a major part of the economy in developing countries - and they are a vital partner for local and regional governments. Here are some key ways to strengthen this connection.
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City voices
“We live in times of change. Not all of this change is welcome. Change can be threatening… But we also live in times of change makers, and cities and regions have proven to be change makers in the best possible way.”
- Ashok Sridharan
Lord Mayor of Bonn and First Vice President of ICLEI
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Joining the Resilient Cities opener via video, Don Iveson, Mayor of Edmonton, Canada highlighted the outcomes of the recent Cities IPCC Conference hosted by his city.
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Cities and Regions Talanoa Dialogues come to Resilient Cities
At the High Level Talanoa Dialogue and Dinner today, 27 April, global leaders and all levels of government will look at how to advance multilevel climate action that addresses the urban dimension of climate action.
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Global Covenant of Mayors: We want to hear your voice
At 11:00 on 28 April local governments with questions about GCoM can find out about the merger between the Compact of Mayors and EU Covenant of Mayors, access to finance, the use of reporting platforms and available tools and support.
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