Training of Trainers: Fundamentals of Resilient Governance & Development in Asia and Pacific
The rollout of UCLG Resilience Module to support LGs in Asia Pacific
Description
Disaster risk and resilience are complex, systemic, and dynamic; just like the urban areas and communities that are exposed to it. This complexity and the ongoing challenges presented by climate change, pandemics, and ongoing urbanization, require local and regional governments to understand what constitutes and shapes disaster risk, and to provide solutions that will not only reduce it, but also build resilience to ensure equitable and sustainable development in their communities.
The new learning module on the localization of the Sendai Framework, developed by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), in partnership with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat), aims to support local authorities in the creation of an enabling environment for disaster risk reduction (DRR) and resilience building. The module aims to foster learning and raising awareness about the links between local action and the achievement of the global agendas, particularly that of the Sendai Framework for DRR.
During the sessions, UCLG’s Learning team together with UCLG ASPAC, UNDRR and UN-Habitat will discuss with trainers/focal points from different associations in the Asia-Pacific region the fundamentals of resilient governance and development, while sharing the resources and exercises developed for this new module, which keep the dynamic, engaging, collaborative, and reflective learning methodologies that characterized the modules on the localization of the SDGs.
Schedule:
Asia-Pacific Region -> 9-11 March 2021
Indonesia -> 5-6 April 2021
Philippines -> 26-28 May 2021
Did the Sendai Framework change or contribute to changes in your activities/organization? If so, how?
As a local government association, UCLG ASPAC is to serve its member cities as a key knowledge hub on all local government issues in the Asia-Pacific region. It enables collaboration between cities, local governments and their associations, and it encourages democratic local governance.
It also makes partnerships, networks, and programmes to build capacity of local governments and its associations possible. Additionally, UCLG ASPAC advocates for local governments politically within the international community, including with the UN and its agencies.
Furthermore, UCLG ASPAC also supports LGs in several thematic fields, including DRR and Resilience which is inline with Sendai Framework for DRR. Hence, this series of training of trainers.
What led you to make this commitment/initiative?
What was your position before making this Voluntary Commitment / prior to the Sendai Framework?
As a local government association, UCLG ASPAC is to serve its member cities as a key knowledge hub on all local government issues in the Asia-Pacific region. It enables collaboration between cities, local governments and their associations, and it encourages democratic local governance.
It also makes partnerships, networks, and programmes to build capacity of local governments and its associations possible. Additionally, UCLG ASPAC advocates for local governments politically within the international community, including with the UN and its agencies.
Furthermore, UCLG ASPAC supports inclusive societies that uphold social and economic justice, equality, and sustainable development. The local economic development, climate change, disaster resiliency, culture, strategic planning, decentralisation, municipal finance, gender equality, women’s leadership and environment, and good governance, are all the thematic fields in which UCLG ASPAC is actively involved.
As LGs and Cities in the central of our concerns, the capacity building of UCLG ASPAC members become one of our main core activities. Including capacity building in the DRR and Resilience Aspects.
Deliverables and Progress report
Deliverables
Deliverables are the end-products of the initiative/commitment, which can include issuance of publications or knowledge products, outcomes of workshops, training programs, videos, links, photographs, etc.
Report of Training of Trainers in Asia Pacific
Report of Training of Trainers in Philippines
Report of Training of Trainers in Indonesia
Organizations and focal points
Implementing Organization(s)
Focal points
Partners
