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About the forum

Ukrainian Resilience Week is an annual event where local governments, experts, buisness and international partners join forces to strengthen the resilience of Ukrainian cities.

The event promotes the exchange of knowledge, tools, and practices that help communities adapt to the challenges of war and mobilize resources for implementing systemic change.

Last year, Ukrainian Resilience Week brought together more than 250 participants from 50 communities, along with representatives of 20 national and international organisations. The forum’s special guest was Marta Kos, European Commissioner for Enlargement.

The event is supported by the project "Strengthening of Urban Resilience in the Areas of Supply Infrastructure and Housing in Ukraine (SUR)" which is a part of the German transitional development assistance, commissioned by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Program

LVIV CITY GUIDE

Tuesday,
September 29

09:00 – 13:00

Field Visits

Field Visits: Field of Mars, UNBROKEN, school shelters, thermal energy facilities, biogas, wastewater treatment plants, LCP "Lvivsvitlo"

15:00 – 17:30

Round Table: Ecosystem of Resilience

Topic: Practical steps toward implementing local resilience plans. City demand for risk assessment tools and tariff policy.

Wednesday,
September 30

09:00 – 09:30

Welcome Coffee + Registration

09:30 – 10:30

Official Opening Ceremony

10:30 – 12:00

Panel Discussion 1: Co-resilient: how communities support Ukraine in the face of war

12:00 – 13:30

Panel Discussion 2: Energy Resilience

Topic: Decentralization of energy networks, development of cogeneration, preparation for winter challenges, and protection of generating capacities.

15:00 – 16:30

Panel Discussion 3: Access to Utility Infrastructure and Climate Change Adaptation under War Conditions

Topic: Water and energy resource management, development of sectoral adaptation strategies.

17:00 - 18:00

Demographics and Human Capital

Topic: Population management strategies, incentives for returning from abroad, gender issues, family services

Thursday,
October 1

09:00 – 09:30

Registration and Welcome Coffee

09:30 – 11:00

Panel Discussion - "Pre-accession Resilience Risks of Ukraine: Ensuring Institutional Capacity and Social Cohesion at National, Regional, and Local Levels."

11:30 – 12:30

Panel Discussion: Adaptive Planning

Topic: Transformation of urban spaces, inclusive planning, and reconstruction.

13:30 – 15:30

Panel Discussion: Veteran Policy and Social Reintegration

Topic: Creating a comprehensive support ecosystem: physical and psychological rehabilitation, accessibility, working with veterans' families, burnout.

15:30 – 16:30

Resilience Week Wrap-up (Lviv Resilience Hub Activity Report), Official Closing of the Event.
LVIV CITY GUIDE

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