Cities across Asia and the Pacific are increasingly exposed to compound climate and disaster risks driven by rapid urbanization, failing infrastructure, environmental degradation, and persistent inequalities. The region absorbs a disproportionate share of global disaster losses, with urban areas facing escalating floods, heat extremes, storm surges, and climate-linked health threats. Many countries lack the financial and scientific capacity to adapt effectively, leaving most cities stuck at the assessment and planning stage. 

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There are three structural bottlenecks that persist such as fragmented planning systems that fail to integrate climate, disaster, infrastructure, and land-use decisions; underutilisation of digital tools, including geospatial analytics, real-time data, and predictive platforms at city level; weak access to finance, with limited capacity to prepare bankable resilience projects, link to climate funds, or structure blended finance.

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​This webinar is designed to help bridge these gaps. It will equip participants with integrated knowledge on urban planning, digital resilience tools, and investment-focused project development. By strengthening institutional readiness and supporting cities’ progression along the MCR2030 Resilience Roadmap, the session aims to improve systemic risk governance, operationalise people-centred early warning systems, and accelerate the shift from strategy to implementation, ultimately contributing to more resilient urban systems and reduced climate-related losses across the region.

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