EBRD Green Cities: Voices of Resilience

EBRD Green Cities helps to improve the lives of millions of people – by investments ranging from increasing access to water, upgrading public transport or improving the sustainability of the city’s energy system.

 

Alongside resilience provided by sustainable infrastructure, the event explored how cities can learn from and support one another in times of crisis. Bringing citizen voices into the room, citizens from three of the programme’s Green Cities told their stories and engage with a panel of decision makers and city thought leaders.

 

Broadcasting live from several of EBRD’s Green Cities, citizens linked their local context to the global one, reflecting on both personal and community resilience. Their questions to the panel asked how governments can support their citizens in difficult times to create ‘sustainable cities’ in the fullest sense.

 

This was a hybrid event taking place in-person at the EBRD Annual Meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco and streamed live to and from our countries of operation. The audience and panel were invited into the homes, businesses and project sites of EBRD’s Green Cities through a combination of pre-recorded video and live contributions.

 

Featuring:

 

Lin O'Grady

Deputy Head SI3P & Co-Lead EBRD Green Cities

EBRD

 

Dr Nigel Jollands - Moderator

Associate Director, Co-lead EBRD Green Cities

EBRD

 

Shams El Din Abdel Ghaffar - Speaker

Managing Director

Infinity Capital Investment

 

Sue Barrett - Speaker

Director, Head of Infrastructure, Turkey, Middle East & Africa

EBRD

 

Nandita Parshad - Speaker

Managing Director, Sustainable Infrastructure Group

EBRD

 

Fatma Sahin - Speaker

Mayor of Gaziantep

Metropolitan Municipality of Gaziantep, Turkey

 

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