Columbia International Affairs Online: Working Papers

CIAO DATE: 11/2013

Expert Working Group Meeting on Advancing Urban Resilience in the Face of Environmental Change

April 2013

Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies

Abstract

In April 2013, the RSIS Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies held an Expert Working Group Meeting to examine the challenges building urban resilience within the context of environmental change. The meeting highlighted the costs, benefits and trade-offs associated with resilience building, and the financing and capacity gaps that require urgent attention from all stakeholders.