MENA Regional Urban Resilience Conference Program

Tuesday, 2 April 2019

08:15-08:45

Conference Registration

09:00-11:00

Opening and Session 1 | The Importance of Resilience in Urban Growth and Regeneration

11:00-11:10

Presentation of the Beirut Resilience Strategy

11:10-11:30

Coffee Break

11:30-12:45

Session 2 | Resilience Frameworks for Investment Decisions

12:45-13:30

Lunch

13:30-15:00

Session 3 | Collaboration between Local, National, and International Actors

15:00-15:15

Coffee Break

15:15-16:30

Session 4 | The Way Forward

17:00-19:00

Site Visit - Downtown Beirut

Wednesday, 3 April 2019

09:00-10:00

Session 5 | City Challenges and Risks

10:00-11:00

Session 6 | Designing, Prioritizing, and Implementing Your Strategy

11:00-11:15

Coffee Break

11:15-12:15

Session 6 (Continued) | Designing, Prioritizing, and Implementing Your Strategy

12:15-13:15

Breakout Session: Shift and Share (Cities identify and discuss individual challenges and lessons learned)

13:15:14:00

Lunch

14:00-15:30

Session 7 | Urban Resilience

15:30-15:50

Coffee Break and Cultural Bingo

15:50-17:30

Session 8 | Social Resilience and Youth

Thursday, 4 April 2019

09:00-10:00

Breakout Session: Shift and Share (Cities identify and discuss individual challenges and lessons learned)

10:00-11:00

Session 9A | Water and Agriculture

 

Session 9B | Housing

11:00-11:15

Coffee Break

11:15-12:15

Session 10A | Nature-Based Solutions for City Resilience

 

Session 10B | Competitive Cities

12:15-12:35

Reporting Back

12:35-13:30

Reflection Session on Technical Communique

13:30-14:30

Presentation of the Technical Communique and Closing of the Conference