European Union Resilience Forum 2016

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.

Intended Audience

The 2016 EU Resilience Forum will bring together representatives from donors, civil society organisations, think-tanks and partner countries to promote practical action for local risk management and vulnerability reduction in support of the objectives of Agenda 2030 and the World Humanitarian Summit.

What's Included

The Resilience Forum will take place on 16 June 2016 and it is composed of 3 sessions: 1 Auditorium Debate (A3) and 2 Projects Labs (S1):

• 11:00 - 12:15 (S1) Resilience on the ground 
• 13:00 - 14:15 (S1) Tackling fragility, displacement and chronic vulnerability in the Sahel and Lake Chad 
• 14:30 - 16:00 (A3) Local action to address fragility and protracted displacement 

​Date and Location

• (S1) Resilience on the Ground - Thursday, June 16, 2016 - 11:00 to 12:15
• (S1) Tackling fragility, displacement and chronic vulnerability in the Sahel and Lake Chad - Thursday, June 16, 2016 - 13:00 to 14:15
• (A3) Local action to address fragility and protracted displacement - Thursday, June 16, 2016 - 14:30 to 16:00