On May 26, ICMA partnered with 100 Resilient Cities and Climatelinks to host a Twitter chat on climate change and how people and organizations are collaborating to build resiliency.  You can view all the tweets by visiting the #ResilientCities on Twitter. If you missed the chat, here are some of the top tweets:

 

Question 1: Why are #cities hubs for tackling #climatechange challenges? #ResilientCities?

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Question 2: What are local governments, organizations, & communities doing to help cities mitigate and adapt to #climatechange? #ResilientCities 

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Question 3: Why apply a resilience lens to #climatechange mitigation/adaptation? Does resilience address other urban challenges? #ResilientCities

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Question 4: What are barriers to building resilience to #climatechange in #cities? #ResilientCities 

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Question 5: What tools, tech, & scientific data are helping city officials, planners, & practitioners w/decision making & planning? #ResilientCities

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Question 6: How can cities make public infrastructure & services like #water, #sanitation and #transportation climate resilient? #ResilientCities

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Question 7: How are cities around the world collaborating to support #climate resilience? #ResilientCities

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Question 8: What private sector, civil society, local govt, & donor partnerships are providing solutions to climate resilience? #ResilientCities

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Question 9: What steps are #cities taking to honor commitments made at #COP21? #ResilientCities 

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We will be adding an additional post in the next coming days about all the resources on resiliency that were highlighted during the Twitter chat. Best way to stay in the know is by subscribing via email to the ICMA|blog.

 

 

 

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