We are pleased to confirm four top-class panellists for the 7th Bonn Dialogues event:

Fouad Bendimerad, Chairman, Earthquakes and Megacities Initiative (EMI), Philippines

Kobie Brand, Director, Local Action for Biodiversity, ICLEI Secretariat for Africa

Dr Dirk Heinrichs, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research UFZ, Affiliate of the Urbanization and Global Environmental Change project UGEC

Cllr Obed Mlab, Mayor of Durban's PA, South Africa

Welcoming Speakers:

Anantha Kumar Duraiappah, Executive Director, International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP), UNU

David Cadman, President, Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI)

Moderation:

Jennifer Abramsohn, Deutsche Welle

Please download the flyer and the postcard of the upcoming Bonn Dialogues event. 

  QUESTIONS RELATED TO KEY CHALLENGES

  • What are the major new risks to urban centres in the future?

  • What is the adaptation potential for megacities to the
    “new” hazards?

  • Adaptation options for some societal groups may increase
    the vulnerability of others. What are the equity dimensions
    of adaptation in urban areas? Are there other trade-offs?

  • Can cities be seen as ‘laboratories’ for sustainable
    adaptation options given past experiences in coping with
    a variety of challenges (demography, economy, etc.)
    simultaneously?

  • Responses to climate change have to occur simultaneously
    at multiple scales, from global to local and across different
    time scales. Is there a key role for urban areas in this
    respect?

“Bonn Dialogues on Global Environmental Change”

"Cities under Climate Threat”

Read the detailed concept note on the event by clicking on "read more" below.