European Development Days 2016: EU Resilience Forum 2016
Event
Conference
Organised by:
World Bank/GFDRR, the EU, the Government of Japan, and USAID
Location:
Avenue du Port 86, Tour and Taxis
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Brussels 1000
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Belgium
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Description
The event will host a round of the Resilience Dialogue series (a partnership between the World Bank/GFDRR, the EU, the Government of Japan, and USAID), hosted by EU Commissioners Mimica, responsible for International Cooperation and Development, and Stylianides, responsible for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management.
Objectives:
- Translating the outcomes of the Agenda 2030 and of the recent World Humanitarian Summit into actions to strengthen local resilience
- Promoting a better understanding of resilience in the context of forced displacement
- A broader knowledge of lessons learnt from implementing resilience support, in particular at local level
The Resilience Forum is composed of 3 sessions:
11:00 - 12:15 Resilience on the ground
13:00 - 14:15 Tackling fragility, displacement and chronic vulnerability in the Sahel and Lake Chad
14:30 - 16:00 Local action to address fragility and protracted displacement
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