This side event will take place on 4 April 2022 and will examine how cities are building resilience to the impacts of COVID-19, especially socio-economic impacts, as well as climate change.
UNDRR Regional office for the Arab States organizes a webinar titled “Iraqi Cities towards Resilience: Introduction to Making Cities Resilient 2030 Program”.
This webinar aims to support cities and participating MCR2030 navigate and make better use of the tools and resources available on the MCR2030 Dashboard. This includes understanding the services they can access and connect with partners and peer cities.
This session of the Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) webinar aims to provide in-depth information to help cities, local authorities, and their partners understand better what the City Resilience Program is and how to access its support. It will include the information on the type of support provided, the eligibility criteria and relevant application process. It will also highlight some examples of the types of successful projects and key components of what makes these applications successful. Cities shall be equipped with necessary information should they be interested to apply for the City Resilience Program support.
This webinar is aimed at supporting cities to learn how to navigate the online dashboard of MCR2030, understand how they can access services and connect with partners and peer cities.
The MCR2030 dashboard is a closed online platform accessible only by users who joined Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030). It is a space that brings in participating entities or organizations with specific knowledge, tools and expertise that can support cities to progress along the resilience roadmap journey.
This webinar explores the complex challenges posed on cities by urbanisation and climate change, and nature-based solutions (NBS) which prove to be efficient alternatives to the urban challenges faced by local governments.