The three day long Second Annual National Conference on Urban Resilience to Climate Change has already started from 25th November 2017. The International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN), Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS) along with multiple other partners are organizing this national conference from 25 to 27 November 2017 at the Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB), Dhaka. The conference is aimed at sharing research knowledge, identifying knowledge gaps in policies and action plans, and explain ideas and options for multi-stakeholder collaboration. 
In the inaugural session, Dr. John I. Carruthers from George Washington University presented his keynote speech on “Balanced Growth in Bangladesh”. Dr. Saleemul Huq, the Director of ICCCAD mentioned that among different resilience concept, human resilience is the most important in the context of climate change.
In the Plenary session on Mayors Round Table on “The Implication of Population Growth and Urbanization for Climate Change”, mayors from various municipalities shared their good practices at their own working area. In the first parallel session hosted by Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS), the immediate need for financing in the urban centres have been discussed and capacity building and training of the relevant stakeholders is an key issue. ICCCAD hosted one parallel session where they tried to do some out of the box thinking by making the session more interactive where audience actively participated. in the last plenary session of day one, for a sustainable city, the FSM network discussed about transforming waste into resources.
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Inaugural Session
Inaugural Session
Welcome address: Sarder Shafiqul Alam, Coordinator, ICCCAD
Keynote presenter: Dr. John I. Carruthers, the George
Washington University, US
Special Guest 1: Professor M Omar Rahman, VC ,IUB
Special Guest 2: Mesbahul Islam, CEO, DNCC
Special Guest 3: H.E. Sidsel Bleken, Ambassador, Norway
Chief Guest: Dr. Kamal Uddin Ahmed, Member, PI Division,
Planning Commission, Ministry of Planning
Session Chair: Dr. Saleemul Huq, Director, ICCCAD
Room: Auditorium
Plenary Session 1: Mayors Round Table on “The implications of population
growth and urbanization for climate change
Plenary Session 1: Mayors Round Table on “The implications of population
growth and urbanization for climate change
Host: Concern Worldwide
Room: Auditorium
Parallel Session (P1):Climate Change and major cites in Bangladesh: Urgent financing for improved resilience!
Parallel Session (P1):Climate Change and major cites in Bangladesh: Urgent financing for improved resilience!
Host: BCAS
Room: Auditorium
Parallel Session (P2): Out of the box
Parallel Session (P2): Out of the box
Host: ICCCAD
Room: Seminar room
Plenary Session 2: Transforming waste into resources: Bangladesh perspective
and prospects
Plenary Session 2: Transforming waste into resources: Bangladesh perspective
and prospects
Host: FSM Network
Room: Auditorium
Plenary Session 3: Concepts of Building Resilience and Inclusion in Bangladeshi Cites
Plenary Session 3: Concepts of Building Resilience and Inclusion in Bangladeshi Cites
Host: GIZ
Room: Auditorium
Parallel Session (P3):City Leadership and Multi-stakeholder Partnership forClimate Resilient Urban Development
Parallel Session (P3):City Leadership and Multi-stakeholder Partnership forClimate Resilient Urban Development
Host: BRAC
Room: Auditorium
Parallel Session (P4):Role of Women in Building Urban Resilience: CARE Bangladesh Experience
Parallel Session (P4):Role of Women in Building Urban Resilience: CARE Bangladesh Experience
Host: CARE Bangladesh
Room: Seminar room
Parallel Session (P5): Climate Change and Urban Woman and Children: Impacts and Implications for Adaption in Low and Middle Income Communities
Parallel Session (P5): Climate Change and Urban Woman and Children: Impacts and Implications for Adaption in Low and Middle Income Communities
Host: Awaas Sewa
Room: Seminar Room
Parallel Session (P6):Prioritizing climate change adaptation and local level resilience in cities in Bangladesh
Parallel Session (P6):Prioritizing climate change adaptation and local level resilience in cities in Bangladesh
Host: Christian Aid
Room: Auditorium
Plenary Session 6: Resilience to Climate Change and Problems to Solution
Plenary Session 6: Resilience to Climate Change and Problems to Solution
Host: ICCCAD
Room: Auditorium
Concluding Session:Summary findings and sharing plan for the next annual conference
Concluding Session:Summary findings and sharing plan for the next annual conference
Special Guests: Mayors and Country
Director of Host Organizations
Special Guest 1: Dr. Q. K. Ahmad, Chairman,
PKSF
Chief Guest: Abdul Malek, Secretary, LGRD
Ministry
Session Chair: Dr. Saleemul Huq, Director,
ICCCAD
Room: Auditorium
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