Series: 2021 Resilience Learning Month Resilience for the Urban Poor Forum 2021 16 to 18 November 2021 Building the resilience of the urban poor is a critical issue for rapidly urbanizing countries in Asia and the Pacific. Cities and other urban areas are major drivers of national economies and home to an increasing urban poor population who are significantly contributing to productivity, both in the formal and informal sectors, to achieve national development goals. However, natural hazards and climate change threaten these goals and may erode the gains that have already been achieved. The impacts of climate change are expected to worsen in the coming years and decades, and the effects that these have on urban residents—particularly the poor—will be shaped by decisions and investments made now. The Resilience for the Urban Poor Forum (RUP2021 Forum) aimed to increase awareness of ADB’s developing member countries on disaster and climate risk-related issues and challenges faced by the urban poor, and identify opportunities for scaling up pro-poor policies and investments to strengthen the resilience of the urban poor. It highlighted both current and emerging issues, potential innovative solutions and financing, and multisectoral, multi-scalar, and transformational approaches to building resilience. The RUP2021 Forum included learning sessions on the use of disaster and climate risk information in designing pro-poor investments for building resilience. The RUP2021 Forum was organized by Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Division and Social Development Thematic Group, in collaboration with Urban Sector Group, under Advancing Inclusive and Resilient Urban Development Targeted at the Urban Poor, with funding support from Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund. Program and Learning Materials 16 November 2021 17 November 2021 18 November 2021 19 November 2021 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Opening Opening Session Recording Rapid urbanization in Asia and the Pacific calls for increased actions in climate-resilient urban development given the inordinate demands that it… Opening Opening Presentation Wendy Walker Opening Welcome Remarks Manoj Sharma Opening Brief Remarks Jaya Singh Verma Opening Keynote Address Sheela Patel Main Session 1 Climate and Disaster Resilience at the Household Level Recording Resilient households form the basis for ensuring resilient communities and cities. Without resilience at the household level, the urban poor cannot… Main Session 1 Climate and Disaster Resilience at the Household Level Girlie Grace Casimiro-Igtiben Main Session 1 Development of Adaptive Social Protection in Indonesia Maliki Main Session 1 Housing Micro-Finance for Building Climate Change and Disaster Resilience Anshukant Taneja Hot Spot 1 Heat Stress Recording Heatwaves are projected to become more likely, severe, and persistent with global warming. Urban populations, especially the poor and vulnerable… Hot Spot 1 Multiscalar Drivers and Responses to Heat Exposure in Asian Cities Robert Wilby Hot Spot 1 Athens, Heat, and Resilience Eleni Myrivili Hot Spot 1 Mahila Housing Trust Bijal Brahmbhatt Hot Spot 2 Compound Hazards Recording Compound hazards — when multiple hazards occur simultaneously, or one after another — have come to prominence as countries manage climate and… Hot Spot 2 Impact of Compound Hazards on the Urban Poor Sanjay Srivastava Hot Spot 2 Panel Discussion Vicente Anzellini, Enamul Mazid Khan Siddique, Maria Moita Hard Talk 1 Financing for Resilience of the Urban Poor Recording Cities in Asia and the Pacific need to plan for a warmer world. This will require scaling up investments in climate and disaster resilience that… Hard Talk 1 Panel Discussion Shoubhik Ganguly, Aage Jorgensen, Sophie De Coninck, Md. Golam Rabbani, Debora Utami Hard Talk 2 Transformation Recording Solutions to making the urban poor more resilient need to go beyond ‘business as usual and need to consider the underlying drivers which create risk… Hard Talk 2 Panel Discussion Kirsten McDonald, Smita Rawoot, Virinder Sharma Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Learning Session 1 Using Climate and Disaster Information for Designing Pro-Poor Investments in Housing Recording The urban poor often lives where they can afford to such as in informal settlements, which are often non-compliant with planning and building… Learning Session 1 Introduction Samantha Kay Lisay Learning Session 1 Presentation: Using Climate and Disaster Information for Designing Pro-Poor Investments in Housing Lizzie Collins Main Session 2 Climate and Disaster Resilience at the Community Level Recording To strengthen climate and disaster resilience of urban poor communities, a range of programmatic responses need to come together at the community… Main Session 2 Community-led Resilience Projects Marino Deocariza Main Session 2 Climate and Disaster Resilience at Community Level Anna Marie Karaos Main Session 2 Slums and the City: Enabling Community Level Interventions in Cirebon City, Indonesia Tiffany M. Tran Resilience Innovation 1 The Role of Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture in Urban Resilience Recording Urban households predominantly depend on foods grown from rural and peri-urban areas. Urban agriculture is small-scale and informal, resulting in… Resilience Innovation 1 The potential of urban and peri-urban agriculture in Asia Gordon Prain Resilience Innovation 1 Urban Farming: Climate- & Nutrition-Smart Agriculture Approach Michiko Katagami Resilience Innovation 1 The prospects of urban agriculture to address nutrition insecurity in Dhaka, Bangladesh John Taylor Resilience Innovation 1 The role of Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture in Urban Resilience Deepa Joshi Resilience Innovation 2 Building Resilience through the Graduation Approach Recording A large number of studies and reports exist on the impacts of climate change and disasters and on the efficacy of different response mechanisms of… Resilience Innovation 2 Roles of the Graduation Approach in Resilience Building Rozina Haque Resilience Innovation 2 Climate change impacts on the urban poor - Climate Adaptive Urban UPG programme Nahin Ferdous Resilience Innovation 2 Resilience Building through the Sustainable Livelihood in the Philippines Rhea B. Penaflor Resilience Innovation 2 Introducing the Graduation Approach for Shock-Responsive Social Protection and Resilience Building in Mongolia Karin Schelzig Clinic 1 Asia Pacific Climate Finance Fund (ACliFF) and Disaster Risk Financing for Microfinance Recording The Asia Pacific Climate Finance Fund (ACliFF) administered by ADB, aims to support the development and implementation of financial risk management… Clinic 1 ACliFF Introduction video Cities in Asia and the Pacific need to plan for a warmer world. This will require scaling up investments in climate and disaster resilience that… Josh Ling Clinic 1 Disaster Risk Financing for Microfinance Jerry Skees Clinic 1 Designing gender-sensitive disaster microfinance solutions Katherine Miles Clinic 2 Operationalizing the ‘Gender Window’ of the Community Resilience Partnership Program Recording ADB has recently approved its Community Resilience Partnership Program (CRPP) to support countries and communities to scale up investments in climate… Clinic 2 Introduction Video Clinic 2 Community Resilience Partnership Program (Gender Window) Alexander Fowler, Sugar Gonzales Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Learning Session 2 Using Climate and Disaster Risk Information for Designing Pro-Poor Investments in Community Infrastructure Recording The urban poor often lives where they can afford to such as in informal settlements, which are often non-compliant with planning and building… Learning Session 2 Presentation: Using Climate and Disaster Risk Information for Designing Pro-poor Community Infrastructure Tony Wong Main Session 3 Climate and Disaster Resilience at the City Level Recording City-level resilience towards climate and disaster-related risks requires a suite of interventions embedded within wider processes of sustainable… Main Session 3 Importance of Risk-informed Infrastructure Planning Interventions for Building Urban Poor Resilience S. 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Nazrul Islam Main Session 3 Private sector collaboration with Philippine cities on resilience strategy formulation Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga Main Session 3 Climate and Disaster Resilience at the City Level: Kolkata Early Warning System Gopalakrishna Bhat Main Session 3 Proposed Second Coastal Towns Environmental Infrastructure Improvement Project – Scaling up of city-level interventions for building resilience of the urban poor in Bangladesh Laxmi Sharma Main Session 4 Enabling Resilience-Building for the Urban Poor Recording Success in building resilience for the urban poor will be determined by a set of enabling factors: capable, accountable, and responsive governance;… Main Session 4 Creating an enabling environment to build resilience for the urban poor: a multi-scalar approach David Dodman Main Session 4 Enabling Resilience-Building for the Urban Poor Christopher Rollo Main Session 4 Climate Resilience Development Policy for Urban Communities Medrilzam Main Session 4 DHSUD’s Initiatives: Best Practices, Lessons Learned, and Ways Forward Julia Angela Mae Collado Closing Closing Session Recording This session brought together all the learnings, insights, and key takeaways from the three-day virtual event. Participants will have the opportunity… Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Learning Videos Learning Video 1: Why is it important to build the resilience of the urban poor? The urban poor in Asia and the Pacific are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. This learning video series provides an overview of… Learning Videos Learning Video 2: What are the guiding principles and approaches in building the resilience of the urban poor? The urban poor in Asia and the Pacific are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. This learning video series provides an overview of… Learning Videos Learning Video 3: How can resilience of the urban poor be strengthened at the household level? The urban poor in Asia and the Pacific are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. This learning video series provides an overview of… Learning Videos Learning Video 4: How can resilience of the urban poor be strengthened at the community level? The urban poor in Asia and the Pacific are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. This learning video series provides an overview of… Learning Videos Learning Video 5: How can resilience of the urban poor be strengthened at the city level? The urban poor in Asia and the Pacific are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. This learning video series provides an overview of… Learning Videos Learning Video 6: What are the enabling factors that would help sustain the resilience building efforts for the urban poor? The urban poor in Asia and the Pacific are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. This learning video series provides an overview of… Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. 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Event Coordinator/s Arghya Sinha Roy Yukiko Ito Related Full Agenda RUP2021 Summary Report ADB Organizer/s Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department Human and Social Development Sector Office Water and Urban Development Sector Office Read Also 2021 Resilience Learning Month Resilience for the Urban Poor Forum (RUP2021 Forum) ADB's Focus on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management ADB's Focus on Social Development and Poverty Regional: Advancing Inclusive and Resilient Urban Development Targeted at the Urban Poor Video in Bahasa Indonesia Version: Membangun Ketahanan Masyarakat Miskin Perkotaan Video in Bangla Version: Building Resilience of the Urban Poor Topics Climate Change Disaster Risk Management Urban Development Social Development and Protection