Building Urban Economic Resilience during and after COVID-19
12 August 2020, 08:00-11:00 (CEST): Session for Asia, Pacific and Europe regions 17 August 2020, 15:00-18:00 (CEST): Session for Latin America, Africa and Arab regions
COVID-19 has made us live through an unprecedented crisis, with most of the cities across the globe being significantly affected. The United Nations is committed to strengthening the capacities of local governments not only to better respond to the impacts of this crisis but also to build resilient cities and ensure that local economic recovery is sustainable and inclusive.
UN-Habitat, together with its partners UNCDF and the UN Regional Commissions, organized a Global Virtual Workshop on 12 August 2020 (for participants from Asia, Pacific and Europe regions) and 17 August 2020 (for participants from Latin America, Africa and Arab regions), as part of a larger project on Building Urban Economic Resilience during and after COVID-19.
The Workshop provided a global platform for dialogue and knowledge exchange on urban economic recovery and resilience, and informed the project conceptual framework on urban resilience and the global compendium of practices. In the workshop, we also shared the initial findings from the Questionnaire for the Global Compendium of Practices.
You can check the workshop presentations and session recordings in Program Details section below.
SESSION FOR ASIA, PACIFIC AND EUROPE REGIONS [12/08] — Program Details
OPENING REMARKS
Workshop objectives
Presented by:
Mr. Esteban Leon, Chief, UN-Habitat Urban Resilience Hub
Welcome —
Presented by:
Ms Doris Andoni, Chair of the UNECE Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management; and Head of Housing, Ministry of Finance and Economy of Albania
Project objectives and planned activities —
Presented by:
Mr Curt Garrigan, Chief, Sustainable Urban Development Section, Environment and Development Division, UNESCAP
Keynote Speech
Understanding metabolism: The Service to the green and circular economy in Barcelona’s Metropolitan Area —
Presented by:
Jose Luis Haro - Head of Emerging Local Economies at Barcelona Metropolitan Area -
Conceptual framework and Urban Economic Resilience Introduction (15 min) —
COVID-19 has highlighted the need to make cities more economically resilient. The presentation will explain a framework to guide recovery and rebuilding efforts by local governments around the world, with an emphasis on urban economic resilience during and beyond the pandemic. It will outline key drivers and principles for building such reliance and propose a number of policy entry points for local government action.
Presented by:
Dmitry Pozhidaev, Global Advisor, Decentralisation and Local Government Finance, UNCDF
Broad overview of global practices for local economic recovery and resilience (10 min) —
The presentation would provide an overview of COVID-19 urban economic and financial response and recovery measures as experienced by a broad range of cities by sharing the findings from the Global Compendium of Practices questionnaire. It aims to highlight the importance of a multi-stakeholder multi-sector approach to resilience-building and how this can lead to sustainable and inclusive recovery.
Presented by:
UN H team (Amaia Celaya Alvarez)
Regional case studies (30 min)
Case study 1 Subang Jaya, Malaysia —
Presented by:
Mayor Noraini Roslan, Subang Jaya City Council
Case study 2 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan —
Presented by:
Ms. Meerim Kydyralieva, Chief Specialist International Cooperation and Protocol Department, Bishkek City
Case study 3 Kharkiv, Ukraine —
Presented by:
Mikhail Fateev, Deputy Mayor, Director of the Department of Economics and Communal Property, Member of Executive Committee of the Kharkiv City Council
Case study 4 Vienna, Austria —
Presented by:
Omar Al-Rawi, Member of Vienna City Council, Committees on Urban Development, Housing, European and International Affairs
Panel dialogue (50 min)
Presented by:
Moderator: Mr. Brian Evans (Chief Urbanist of City of Glasgow) UN-H panellist: Atsushi Koresawa, Regional Director, ROAP, UN-Habitat — ESCAP panellist: Omar Siddique, Economic Affair Officer, SUDS, EDD, UNESCAP —
Tresi Trebicka, Head of Priorities Implementation Sector, Dep. of Strategic Planning and Priorities Implementation - Municipality of Tirana — UNECE panellist: Gulnara Roll, Secretary to UNECE Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management, UNECE —
Conclusions and Closing Remarks
Presented by:
REC Representative
Mr Curt Garrigan, Chief, Sustainable Urban Development Section, Environment and Development Division, UNESCAP UN H Representative
Mr. Esteban Leon
SESSION FOR LATIN AMERICA, AFRICA AND ARAB REGIONS [17/08] — Program Details
OPENING REMARKS
Workshop objectives
Presented by:
Christine Knudsen, Director of External Relations, Strategy, Knowledge and Innovation / Director of Emergencies, UN-Habitat
Welcome —
Presented by:
Hesham El Helbawy, PhD, Assistant to the Minister of Local Development, Head of Local Administration Reform Unit, Head of Upper Egypt Local Development Program
Project objectives and planned activities
Presented by:
Thokozile Ruzvidzo, Director of the Gender, Poverty and Social Policy Division (GPSPD), UNECA
Keynote Speech
TRIS development model for urban resilience —
Presented by:
Prof. Rym Ayadi, Founder and President of the Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA)
Conceptual framework and Urban Economic Resilience Introduction (15 min) —
COVID-19 has highlighted the need to make cities more economically resilient. The presentation will explain a framework to guide recovery and rebuilding efforts by local governments around the world, with an emphasis on urban economic resilience during and beyond the pandemic. It will outline key drivers and principles for building such reliance and propose a number of policy entry points for local government action.
Presented by:
Dmitry Pozhidaev, Global Advisor, Decentralisation and Local Government Finance, UNCDF
Broad overview of global practices for local economic recovery and resilience (10 min) —
The presentation would provide an overview of COVID-19 urban economic and financial response and recovery measures as experienced by a broad range of cities by sharing the findings from the Global Compendium of Practices questionnaire. It aims to highlight the importance of a multi-stakeholder multi-sector approach to resilience-building and how this can lead to sustainable and inclusive recovery.
Presented by:
UN H team (Amaia Celaya Alvarez)
Regional case studies (30 min)
Case study 1 Alexandria, Egypt —
Presented by:
Jackleen Azer, PhD, Alexandria Deputy Governor
Case study 2 Accra, Ghana —
Presented by:
Moses Quarshie, Chief Investment and Business Development Officer - Office of the Mayor Accra Metropolitan Assembly
Case study 3 Lima, Peru —
Presented by:
Patricia Talavera Chaparro, Gerente Desarrollo Económico, Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima, Peru
Case study 4 Teresina, Brazil —
Presented by:
Gabriela Uchoa, Brazil/UN-Habitat CRGP Cooperation Director
Panel dialogue (50 min)
Presented by:
Moderator: Katja Schaefer, Interregional Advisor, UN-Habitat Panellist: Sukaina Al-Nasrawi, PhD, Social Affairs Officer, Sustainable Urban Development Lead Gender Justice, Population and Inclusive Development, UN ESCWA — Panellist: Dana Omran, Managing Director, Africa - Global Resilient Cities Network (GRCN) Panellist: Diego Aulestia, Chief, Human Settlements Unit, SDHSD, UN ECLAC —
Conclusions and Closing Remarks
Presented by:
REC Representative
José Luis Samaniego, Director Sustainable Development and Human Settlements Division, UN ECLAC UN-Habitat Representative
Esteban Leon, Chief, City Resilience Global Programme, UN-Habitat
