Urban flood resilience | tackling flood risk and inequality in cities
Did you miss our latest #CitiesontheFrontline session “Urban Flood Resilience: Tackling Flood Risk and Inequality in Cities”?
Jointly organized by Resilient Cities Network, the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) and World Bank Group City Resilience Program, the session focused on case studies from Vienna and Dar es Salaam which explored the actions required to adapt to the challenges of urban flooding, while emphasizing the need for inclusive, equitable, and long-lasting resilient solutions.
Moderated by Lynette Lim, Global Director of Communications & Knowledge at R-Cities, and Ming Zhang, Global Director for Urban, Resilience, and Land at the World Bank, the session brought together an insightful panel of experts:
๐นAna Campos Garcia, Lead Disaster Risk Management Specialist at World Bank
๐น Dr. Clemens Neuhold, Deputy Director of the Division Flood Risk Management at the Austrian Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management
๐น Eng. Humphrey N. Kanyenye, Manager of Urban Roads and Project Coordinator for the Msimbazi Basin Development Project at the Tanzania Rural and Urban Roads Agency (TARURA)
