Session 2

Changing the Narrative around Urban Governance

and Resilience in Asia-Pacific

Mr. Alexander Vougioukas, ESCAPalexander.vougioukas@un.org

Suggested topics• The shocks, stresses, and development patterns for Asia-

Pacific cities in the future• Case studies that could be scaled up to make local

governance more effective• Frontier technologies for urban resilience• How big data and data analytics could drive urban

resilience• The co-benefits of using nature-based solutions• The co-benefits of mitigation and adaptation measures

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4Facilitators

Ms. LubainaRangwala

WRI Ms. Arzu Culhaci Mercy Corps Dr. Vu Canh Toan ISET Ms. Felicity TanThe

Rockefeller Foundation

Members

Ms. DharmisthaChauhan India Dr. Victor Shinde NIUA Mr. Budi Krisyanto LG, Indonesia Mr. Suryanto LG, Indonesia

Mr. Purnomo DwiSasongk LG, Indonesia Ms. Dwi Darmayanti LG, Indonesia Mr. Boyd Jouman LG, Malaysia Ms. Stephany Uy Tan LG,

Philippines

Ms. Thuy Le LG, Viet Nam Dr. Neha Sami IIHS Mr. Hirotaka Koike IGES Dr. BernadiaTjandradewi UCLG ASPAC

Ms. Diane Archer SEI Mr. Loon Wai Chau UTM Ms. Samantha Stratton-Short Arup Dr. Shobhakar Dhakal AIT

Dr. Paul Jones University of Sydney Ms. Hanah Paik CDP Mr. Drazen Kucan GCF Mr. Michel

Mouchiroud EU

Mr. Henri Blas 100 RC Dr. Jerry Velasquez GCF Ms. Jacqueline Lam C40 Mr. Alan Zhuang 100 RC

Mr. Pablo Gándara EU Mr. Nicholas Taylor Working for Cities Ms. Anna Deinhard UN

Environment Mr. Vic Aquitania ICLEI

Mr. Bernhard Barth UN-Habitat Mr. Liam Fee UN-Habitat Mr. Sanny Ramos Jegillos UNDP Ms. Paula Pennanen-

Rebeiro-Hargrave UN-Habitat

Mr. Taimur Khilji UNDP Mr. Tejas TamobhidPatnaik UNISDR