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 what stakeholders from across three different levels – household, community, and city – can do to strengthen the resilience of the urban poor and vulnerable communities. Pro-poor solutions across six policy areas (social protection, public health, livelihood, housing, community infrastructure, and urban planning) need to be put into place and/or strengthened, with the urban poor involved as active partners throughout the process.

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 what stakeholders from across three different levels – household, community, and city – can do to strengthen the resilience of the urban poor and vulnerable communities. Pro-poor solutions across six policy areas (social protection, public health, livelihood, housing, community infrastructure, and urban planning) need to be put into place and/or strengthened, with the urban poor involved as active partners throughout the process.

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 what stakeholders from across three different levels – household, community, and city – can do to strengthen the resilience of the urban poor and vulnerable communities. Pro-poor solutions across six policy areas (social protection, public health, livelihood, housing, community infrastructure, and urban planning) need to be put into place and/or strengthened, with the urban poor involved as active partners throughout the process.

Thim Ly

Dr. Ly is the Chief River Basin Planner of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat. He plays a lead role in the formulation of basin development strategy and plan, joint projects and MRC procedures, and technically supervising the implementation of hydropower, navigation, socio-economics, agriculture and irrigation, climate change adaptation, and integrated water resources related activities.

Christine Emboltorio

Christine Emboltorio is currently the Head of Strategic Asset Planning Department of Manila Water Company Inc. and leads the development of the water and wastewater masterplan of the Company’s Manila East Zone Concession. She has been with Manila Water for almost 20 years and has worked across the different units of the Company – Business Operations, Water Network Planning, New Business Development, and Project Management.

Terry Suehr

Terry joined the City of Alexandria as the Director of the Department of Project Implementation (DPI) in Aug 2019. As Director of DPI, she leads a team of project managers, construction inspectors, and project controls support staff to deliver the City’s portfolio of capital infrastructure projects (CIP). She is responsible for developing and implementing best practices in project management, CIP cost estimating, and project delivery in addition to providing leadership and strategic direction for the City’s core infrastructure design and construction program.