{"id":1167,"date":"2016-08-04T02:36:13","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T02:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cudrr.org\/?page_id=1167"},"modified":"2025-05-29T21:13:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T21:13:18","slug":"events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cudrr.org\/?page_id=1167","title":{"rendered":"EVENTS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>EVENTS CALENDER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-calendar\"><table id=\"wp-calendar\" class=\"wp-calendar-table\">\n\t<caption>August 2026<\/caption>\n\t<thead>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<th scope=\"col\" aria-label=\"Monday\">M<\/th>\n\t\t<th scope=\"col\" aria-label=\"Tuesday\">T<\/th>\n\t\t<th scope=\"col\" aria-label=\"Wednesday\">W<\/th>\n\t\t<th scope=\"col\" aria-label=\"Thursday\">T<\/th>\n\t\t<th scope=\"col\" aria-label=\"Friday\">F<\/th>\n\t\t<th scope=\"col\" aria-label=\"Saturday\">S<\/th>\n\t\t<th scope=\"col\" aria-label=\"Sunday\">S<\/th>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/thead>\n\t<tbody>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<td colspan=\"5\" class=\"pad\">&nbsp;<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>2<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<td>3<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>7<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>9<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<td>10<\/td><td>11<\/td><td>12<\/td><td>13<\/td><td>14<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>16<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<td>17<\/td><td>18<\/td><td>19<\/td><td>20<\/td><td>21<\/td><td>22<\/td><td>23<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<td>24<\/td><td>25<\/td><td>26<\/td><td>27<\/td><td id=\"today\">28<\/td><td>29<\/td><td>30<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<td>31<\/td>\n\t\t<td class=\"pad\" colspan=\"6\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/tbody>\n\t<\/table><nav aria-label=\"Previous and next months\" class=\"wp-calendar-nav\">\n\t\t<span class=\"wp-calendar-nav-prev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cudrr.org\/?m=202603\">&laquo; Mar<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"pad\">&nbsp;<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"wp-calendar-nav-next\">&nbsp;<\/span>\n\t<\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PAST EVENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><ul style=\"font-size:16px;\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/cudrr.org\/?p=2235\">Ebru Gencer Organizes and Presents at The Forum at Columbia University<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-03-10T14:01:48+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2026-03-10<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">On March5th 2026, our founding executive director Ebru Gencer organized and presented at the event \u201cBuilding Back Better in Hatay: Co-designing a Multi-Stakeholder, Multi-Hazard Urban Development Approach\u201d at The Forum at Columbia University.\u00a0 This event presented high level insights from Columbia Global &#8211; Turkish Philanthropy Funds Resilience Initiative project \u201cBuilding Back Better in Hatay.\u201d, which discussed the ways in which &hellip; <\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/cudrr.org\/?p=2232\">Ebru Gencer Attends \u2018Optimizing Governance Mechanisms for Resilient Recovery\u2019\u00a0Webinar<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-03-10T13:52:38+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2026-03-10<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Last May, our founding executive director Ebru Gencer attended the webinar \u2018Pacing the Way: Optimizing Governance Mechanisms for Resilient Recovery\u2019 in preparation to the World Conference on Resilient Recovery (#WCRR) that took place during the preparatory days of the Global Platform (GP) in Geneva in June 2025. This webinar examined the instrumental role in strengthening governance systems for effective and &hellip; <\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/cudrr.org\/?p=2229\">CUDRR&#8217;s Founding Director Ebru Gencer Attends Climate Week NYC<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-03-10T13:50:26+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2026-03-10<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Last September, our founding executive director Ebru Gencer attended the &#8216;High-Level Convening of City-Climate Networks&#8217; at Climate Week NYC and discussed the ongoing challenges and current opportunities for science-based urban climate solutions with experts in the industry. &#8216;High-Level Convening of City-Climate Networks&#8217; brought together leading city and science networks to strengthen knowledge partnerships for urban climate solutions. With climate impacts &hellip; <\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/cudrr.org\/?p=1680\">Presenting the New Learning Module on Resilient Cities<\/a><time datetime=\"2020-11-23T16:54:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2020-11-23<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">CUDRR+R participated at the Fourth Forum of Territorial Managers and Training Institutes in Africa to present the new UCLG &#8211; UN-Habitat- UNDRR Learning Module on Resilient Cities and Territories. The learning module authored by Ebru Gencer aims to support local governments and their associations to fulfill the localization of the Sendai Framework for DRR in order to reduce risk and &hellip; <\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/cudrr.org\/?p=1675\">Berlin Security Conference<\/a><time datetime=\"2020-09-30T16:39:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2020-09-30<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">CUDRR+R&#8217;s Ebru Gencer was a panelist the International Rescue Committee&#8217;s (IRC) Session on Climate Change and Urban Displacement at Berlin Security Conference on September 2020. The Session moderated by IIED&#8217;s Lucy Earle focused on risks and opportunities rising from the new reality of climate change displacement. Interesting case examples included Uganda, Somalia, Kenya and Bangladesh. Ebru Gencer made a presentation &hellip; <\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/cudrr.org\/?p=1590\">Making Cities Resilient Campaign Steering Committee meet to commit further to Cities&#8217; Resilience<\/a><time datetime=\"2018-11-26T16:55:48+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2018-11-26<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">CUDRR+R&#8217;s Ebru Gencer attended the Annual Steering Committee Meeting of the Making Cities Resilient Campaign that took place during the Barcelona Resilience Week in the auspices of the UN-Habitat&#8217;s Urban Resilience Hub. Since its launch in 2010, the Making Cities Resilient Campaign has been serving to support local governments and cities reduce disaster risk and build resilience towards shocks and &hellip; <\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/cudrr.org\/?p=1576\">Esra Akcan&#8217;s New Book &#8220;Open Architecture: Migration, Citizenship and the Urban Renewal of Berlin-Kreuzberg&#8221;<\/a><time datetime=\"2018-06-13T21:54:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2018-06-13<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">CUDRR+R&#8217;s Board Member, Esra Akcan has published a new book entitled\u00a0Open Architecture: Migration, Citizenship and the Urban Renewal of Berlin-Kreuzberg by IBA-1984-87\u00a0(Birkh\u00e4user, 2018). Esra Akcan&#8217;s new book explores\u00a0the implications of the concept of \u201copen\u201d as a common metaphor in the era of global connections, and as a foundational modern value albeit prone to contradictions. It defines open architecture\u00a0as the translation &hellip; <\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/cudrr.org\/?p=1549\">CUDRR+R attended IPCC Cities in Edmonton, Canada<\/a><time datetime=\"2018-03-13T19:59:13+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2018-03-13<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">CUDRR+R&#8217;s Ebru Gencer was a panelist at IPCC Cities Science Conference in Edmonton, Canada that took place between March 5-7, 2018. Along with other panelists from UN-Habitat, GZI, World Resources Institute, and the UN Secretary General&#8217;s office, Ebru Gencer presented the interlinkages of global frameworks and how they can translate into action for climate resilient development. For a list of &hellip; <\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/cudrr.org\/?p=1535\">CUDRR+R presents at the UN Youth Assembly 2018<\/a><time datetime=\"2018-03-13T19:21:09+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2018-03-13<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">CUDRR+R&#8217;s Ebru Gencer was a panelist at the UN Youth Assembly 2018. Over the course of three days, February 14-16, 2018, the Youth Assembly brought together 1,200 delegates from nearly 100 different countries around the world in a meaningful dialogue with key players in various industries and sectors. Delegates learned practical skills and gained fresh insights into the global challenges &hellip; <\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/cudrr.org\/?p=1496\">International Conference on Sustainable Development<\/a><time datetime=\"2017-09-28T19:50:03+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2017-09-28<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">CUDRR+R participated at the International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD) at Columbia University in New York, on September 18-19, 2017.\u00a0 At ICSD, Wesley Rhodes made a poster presentation on CUDRR+R and partners&#8217; project &#8220;Participatory Planning for Climate Resilient Development in Latin America&#8221; as part of the Climate Resilient Cities Initiative. For full list of presentations and abstracts, please see ICSD &hellip; <\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/cudrr.org\/?p=1491\">Stockholm Security Conference<\/a><time datetime=\"2017-09-28T18:42:14+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2017-09-28<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">CUDRR+R&#8217;s Ebru Gencer attended the Stockholm Security Conference organized by SIPRI and MSB Swedish Civil Contingency Agency that took place 13-15 September in Stockholm. Ebru Gencer was part of a panel of discussions on Implementing the Sendai Framework at Municipal Level, chaired by President of the Swedish Red Cross and former Special Representative of the Secretary General on Disaster Risk &hellip; <\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/cudrr.org\/?p=1397\">Workshop in Santa Ana, El Salvador<\/a><time datetime=\"2017-05-09T19:02:44+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2017-05-09<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">As part of its CDKN\/FFLA\/IDRC funded project on Participatory Planning for Resilient Development in Latin American Cities, CUDRR+R, together with project partners, IIED-AL and ALTERRA, and local partners, the City of Santa Ana and PRISMA, is holding a workshop on Climate Resilient Development in Santa Ana, El Salvador. The morning portion of the workshop on Thursday, May 11 will be &hellip; <\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/cudrr.org\/?p=1245\">CUDRR+R Presents at UN&#8217;s Habitat III Conference in Quito, Ecuador<\/a><time datetime=\"2016-10-12T17:42:20+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2016-10-12<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Dr. Ebru Gencer, Executive Director of CUDRR+R, will present on &#8220;Innovative governance at different urban scales&#8221; at the UN Habitat III conference in Quito, Ecuador. For more information about this event please visit,\u00a0https:\/\/habitat3.org<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/cudrr.org\/?p=1143\">CUDRR+R presents at the #DRRLive Conference: The 2015 Landmark Agreements &#8211; Building a Gender-Inclusive Path for Implementation<\/a><time datetime=\"2016-08-03T18:15:05+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2016-08-03<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">&nbsp; Ebru Gencer was a panelist for the DRRLive Conference: The 2015 Landmark Agreements &#8211; Building a Gender-Inclusive Path for Implementation \u00a0that took place at UN Women on September 15, 2016. This event explored the role of gender and specifically the empowerment of women and girls within the major international agreements within the United Nations system (The Sendai Framework for &hellip; <\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/cudrr.org\/?p=1124\">CUDRR+R hosts colleagues from the PLINIVS Study Centre, Naples<\/a><time datetime=\"2016-04-27T19:59:58+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2016-04-27<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">&nbsp; During the week of April 18-22, CUDRR+R hosted Professor Giulio Zuccaro and researcher Mattia Leone from the PLINIVS Study Centre for Hydrogeological, Volcanic and Seismic Engineering at the University of Naples Federerico II, in Italy. Zuccaro and Leone made presentations on the activities of the PLINIVS Centre including both Seismic and Volcanic Risk Assessments as well as the first &hellip; <\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/cudrr.org\/?p=1040\">Ebru Gencer will speak at the Geography 2050<\/a><time datetime=\"2015-09-25T21:51:27+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2015-09-25<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Ebru Gencer will speak at the GEOGRAPHY 2050: Exploring Our Future in an Urbanized World. The Conference, hosted by the Earth Institute at Columbia University will take place on November 19-20, 2015. Dr. Gencer will speak at the Plenary Session on Cities at Risk of Disaster on November 20. For more information about the\u00a0Conference and to register, please\u00a0see http:\/\/www.geography2050.org\/<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/cudrr.org\/?p=1013\">CUDRR+R&#8217;s Esra Akcan will moderate a Discussion on Latin America in Construction<\/a><time datetime=\"2015-06-22T19:25:01+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2015-06-22<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">CUDRR+R&#8217;s Esra Akcan will moderate a panel that will discuss the exhibition &#8220;Latin America in Construction: Architecture 1955\u20131980,&#8221; displayed at the Museum of Modern Art. After Barry Bergdoll&#8217;s presentation on his experience of co-curating the exhibition, Mary Kate O&#8217;Hare, the curator of the award winning exhibition &#8220;Constructive Spirit: Abstract Art in South and North America&#8221; (Newark Museum, 2010), and Zeuler &hellip; <\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/cudrr.org\/?p=977\">Resilience Engineering Workshop<\/a><time datetime=\"2015-04-10T18:07:47+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2015-04-10<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">CUDRR+R will be at the\u00a0Lloyd&#8217;s Register Foundation workshop on Resilience Engineering. Stevens Institute, New Jersey, USA, April 15th-17th, 2015<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/cudrr.org\/?p=686\">WCDRR in Sendai, Japan<\/a><time datetime=\"2015-02-26T10:27:02+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2015-02-26<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">CUDRR+R\u2019s Ebru Gencer and Jaroslav Mysiak are attending the WCDRR in Sendai, Japan Ebru Gencer will present, on behalf of UPAG, \u201cUrban Planning Advisory Group &#8211; Delivering the Urban Challenges\u201d at the Local Authorities Roundtable on March 13 (15.00-18.00) at Sendai International Centre, 2F, Room 1&amp;2. She will also join the announcement of the New Ten Essentials of the Making &hellip; <\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EVENTS CALENDER &#8211; PAST EVENTS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1167","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","latest_post"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cudrr.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cudrr.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cudrr.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cudrr.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cudrr.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1167"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/cudrr.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1167\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2190,"href":"https:\/\/cudrr.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1167\/revisions\/2190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cudrr.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}