Building Capacity to Assess Urban Climate Hazards and Tackle Heat and Flooding in Cities

Webinar 1: An Introduction to the ‘Climate Hazard Vulnerability Assessment’ Framework to Prioritize Resilience Actions in Cities

5 February 2025

9:30-10:45 am Accra / 10:30-11:45 am Bonn / 12:30-1:45 pm Nairobi / 3:00-4:15 pm India / 4:30-5:45 pm Jakarta

Co-organized by WRI India, UrbanShift, and Cities4Forests, this three-part capacity building training webinar series is designed to build capacity of city officials to conduct vulnerability assessments and implement nature-based approaches to enhance climate resilience in cities. The three webinars will focus on (1) an introduction to the Climate Hazard Vulnerability Assessment (CHVA) framework to prioritize resilience actions in cities, (2) nature-based solutions to tackle extreme heat in cities, and (3) nature-based solutions to mitigate urban flooding. City government officials from global South cities, national government officials with urban development mandates and other urban practitioners are encouraged to attend and advised to participate in all three webinars for a comprehensive learning experience.

The webinars will be conducted in English and simultaneous interpretation will be offered in French and Bahasa Indonesia.

Information and registration here.