Virtual Workshop: Local Level Resilience and Pandemic Risk - European Week of Regions and Cities 2020
The dramatic impacts of the global COVID-19 pandemic struck at the heart of our local settings, across all regions of the EU. Governments at all levels, in particular, local and regional authorities, have been called upon to provide emergency services, coordinate efforts and mitigate as far as possible the impact on citizens and economies.
The dramatic impacts of the global COVID-19 pandemic struck at the heart of our local settings, across all regions of the EU. Governments at all levels, in particular, local and regional authorities, have been called upon to provide emergency services, coordinate efforts and mitigate as far as possible the impact on citizens and economies. In an effort to contain the impacts of the virus, local authorities have taken a variety of courageous and innovative measures to mitigate the impacts of the current COVID-19 crisis, and to reduce existing risk and prevent future risk in their local risk landscape.
The workshop on Local Level Resilience and Pandemic Risk is organised by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, in partnership with the European Committee of the Regions and the Centre for European Volunteering, in the context of the European Week of Regions and Cities 2020. It will bring together a panel of representatives of local and regional governments, including Paris (France), Madrid (Spain), Veneto Region (Italy), Padova (Italy), as well as the European Committee of the Regions.
Andrew Bower, Programme Manager, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Belgium.
Roberto Ciambetti, President of the Veneto Regional Council (Italy) and President of the Italian delegation in the CoR, European Committee of the Regions, Italy.
Gabriella Civico, Director, Centre for European Volunteering (CEV), Belgium.
Noemie Fompeyrine, Head of the Paris Resilience Office, City of Paris, France.
Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and Head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Switzerland.
Cristina Piva, Councillor for Volunteering & Education, City of Padova European Volunteering Capital 2020, Italy.
Begoña Villacís Sánchez, Vice-Mayor, Madrid City Council, Spain.
Register until the 27th of September
