Submissions are now being accepted for the Resilient Cities 2016, the 7th Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation taking place in July 6-8, 2016. Our call for contributions will remain open until January 8, 2016. 

The themes for Resilient Cities 2016 will feature a new focus on urban resilience and informality (informal settlements and economy) and on tracking progress on the local implementation of global frameworks (i.e. Sendai Framework, SDGs, Paris Agreement, Habitat III). 

It will also continue its strong focus on financing resilience and zoom in on risk transfer and climate insurance solutions. Resilient Cities 2016 calls for examples of integrated, holistic approaches to climate actions and looks into how cities measure and evaluate their resilience (implementation phase). Key developments and innovations in areas such as standardizing city data, disaster recovery and reconstruction, creating climate-resilient public health systems, and communicating resilience will be explored.  

Proposals will be accepted for presentations, panels, workshops, posters, Reality Check Workshops, co-events, and alternative formats, including training, “talk shows” and “fishbowl” presentations.

Click here for more details on the new themes, formats and guidelines for submitting to the Resilient Cities 2016 – Call for Contributions!