Program structure

Resilient Cities 2010 is the first edition of an annual convention to share the latest scientific findings, effective approaches and state-of-the-art programs on climate change adaptation and resilience-building in cities and urbanized areas.

The Resilient Cities 2010 Congress program will include presentation sessions based on the submissions received through the call for contributions launched in October 2009. In addition, the organizer (ICLEI) will also stage sessions in consultation with members of the Program Committee and the congress partners.

The congress program will consist of:

plenaries with keynote presentations of general relevance;
specific theme sessions with questions and answers
panels with technical input presentations, discussions among the panelists, and opening to the floor for questions;
solutions workshops on city cases;
a "researchers studio" giving the chance to selected young academics and researchers to present their work

You can now download here the updated program as of May 26.

Program overview

	Day 1 Friday 28 May	Day 2 Saturday 29 May	Day 3 Sunday 30 May
8.00 9.00 10.00	Registration Opening Plenary Welcome & Introduction	Parallel sessions C C1: Cities adaptive capacity I C2: Inclusive adaptation I C3: Urban flood-resilience C4: Urban adaptation and planning and governance: Challenges to emerging wisdom C5: Reality check: Quito, Ecuador Adaptation on the ground - Case workshop	Plenary 2: Costs and benefits of adaptation Plenary 3: Financing adaptation
10.30 - 11.00		Coffee break	Coffee break
		Parallel sessions D D1: Cities adaptive capacity II D2: Inclusive adaptation II D3: Water sensitive cities D4: Regional problems, regional solutions I	Parallel sessions G G1: Ensuring food security through adaptation G2: Adaptation in Latin American cities G3: Tools in action I G4: Intelligent urban fabric G5: Cities in focus II
12.30-14.00 Lunch		Young Researchers Forum Mayors Adaptation Forum	Young Researchers Forum Mayors Adaptation Forum
		Young Researchers Forum Mayors Adaptation Forum	Young Researchers Forum Mayors Adaptation Forum
14.00	Parallel sessions A A1: Assessing vulnerability as a basis for urban adaptation A2: Multi-level governance for adaptation and resilience A3: Cities in focus I A4: Building resilience to climate change in Asian cities	Parallel sessions E E1: Urban risk assessment E2: Resilience thinking for urban planning E3: The central and critical role of biodiversity E4: Regional problems, regional solutions II E5: Reality check: Miami-Dade County, FA, USA adaptation on the ground - case workshop	Parallel sessions H H1: Acclimating energy and transport systems H2: Greening our cities H3: Tools in action II H4: Science call on mayors H5:Synthesizing recent advances in cross-regional knowledge on the urban responses to climate change
15.30 - 16.00		Break
	Parallel sessions B B1: Urban vulnerability assessments in developing countries: Lessons from tool makers and field testers B2: Multi-level governance for adaptation and resilience B3: Cities in focus II B4: Reality check: Dhaka, Bangladesh. Adaptation on the ground	Parallel sessions F F1: Tools and implementation F2: Leading local adaptation F3: Coastal cities: Living on the edge F4: Urban heat islands F5: Reality check: Durban, South Africa. Adaptation on the ground - case workshop	Concluding Plenary Concluding remarks Mayors Declaration Plenary addresses
18.00 19.30	Reception buffet organized by the City of Bonn	Networking Evening