ICLEI will convene partners from the Future Resilience for African Cities (FRACTAL) project and the Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities – Network (EPIC-N) to discuss models and approaches that build a legacy of partnerships at local level, striving to achieve substantial and measurable improvements long after a project has ended.

The session will be part of the Daring Cities 2020 Conference and will take place on 27 October, at 4 PM UTC +1.

Attendees will learn about and participate in a discussion on:

• The biggest barriers and opportunities to “continuing the learning”
• How this learning model fits local level knowledge needs
• How the EPIC model represents a transformative paradigm for the way that universities operate and relates to the needs of local governments and communities where they reside
• The reaction of local government officials and community leaders to both the EPIC and FRACTAL process
• The importance of building relationships/connections between different disciplines
• Reflecting deeply, sharing learnings and methods for building a legacy at local level long after a project or initiative has ended

Moderator

• Dr. Meggan Spires, Senior Manager, Climate, Energy and Resilience, ICLEI Africa Secretariat, South Africa

Panelists

• Dr. Anthony Socci, Senior Lead for International Resilience and Adaptation Policy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of International and Tribal Affairs (OITA), USA
• Elizabeth Bernhardt, Programme Officer and Coordinator UN Global Adaptation Network (GAN), Climate Change Adaptation at UN Environment Programme, Kenya
• Mzime Ndebele-Murisa, Program Specialist, START, Zimbabwe
• Gilbert Siame, Director of the Centre for Urban Research and Planning University of Lusaka, Zambia
• Edna Odhiambo, Country Lead, Climate & Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), Kenya
• Dr. Chris Jack, Deputy Director, Climate System Analysis Group (CSAG), South Africa

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