David Dodman

David Dodman is the Director of the Human Settlements Group at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and a Lecturer in the Development Planning Unit, University College London (UCL). He holds a D.Phil. in Geography from the University of Oxford, and works in the fields of urban geography, international development, and climate change.

Medrilzam

Medrilzam is Director of Environment at the Ministry of National Development Planning (BAPPENAS), Indonesia. He has been serving BAPPENAS since 1993 and had been appointed in various structural and functional positions since then. He is one of Indonesia’s leading experts on environmental and climate change issues. He was involved in writing many publications and official documents regarding climate change, environmental issues, and climate change financing.

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; climate and urban data; and climate finance. These factors underpin the success and delivery of programs across policy areas: social protection, livelihood, health, housing, community infrastructure, and risk-informed land use planning, and at different scales: household, community, and city/local government.