Learn how 4 leading European cities have improved their community resilience to climate change and taken bold steps on mitigation. We'll take you on a virtual tour of their efforts.

Cost: Free to ICLEI members & FCM members, $30 for nonmembers

How are the most innovative cities improving their community resilience and preparing for climate impacts? Join ICLEI USA and ICLEI Canada for this webinar in which we share what we learned touring four European cities -- Dresden, Rotterdam, Bonn, and Freiburg -- as part of our recent Resilient Cities Study Tour. Staff from local governments in the United States and Canada joined us, and they'll join our webinar to share their perspectives on the leading edge of community resilience.

What We’ll Cover

After a phenomenal study tour, your colleagues are excited to share with you what they learned in Europe, including:

• Addressing flooding and sea level rise
• Adapting to heat threats
• Waste management
• Local climate change mitigation planning
• Solar and wind energy development

Webinar Presenters

• Allison Ashcroft - Senior Planner Environmental Issues, City of Victoria
• John Bolduc - Environmental Planner, Cambridge, MA
• Dana Dolan - Doctoral Candidate, School of Public Policy, George Mason University
• André Frenette - Director/Planner, Commission D'aménagement BeauBassin Planning Commisssion, New Brunswick
• Nancy Hackett - Environmental Initiatives Supervisor, City of Red Deer,Alberta
• Gary Penway - Deputy Director, Community Development Dept, City of North Vancouver, BC
• Ewa Jackson - Manager, ICLEI Canada
• Jade Jackson - Project Assistant, ICLEI Canada