Healthy Cities by Design: Green Infrastructure and Climate Resilience

Healthy Cities by Design: Green Infrastructure and Climate Resilience

As climate threats intensify, integrating resilient infrastructure and nature-based solutions becomes crucial for protecting public health. This webinar explores how cities can harness digital innovation and climate-responsive design as part of a systems approach to sustainable and health-sensitive urban health, with a particular focus on developing cities. 0:00:00 - Welcome Stewart Tan, Deputy Director, Centre for Liveable Cities, Singapore 0:01:48 - Opening Remarks Diana Torres, Regional Governance Advisor, UNDP Asia and the Pacific 0:08:29 - Centering Equity in Healthy Cities Tan Shin Bin, Assistant Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore 0:24:36 - Advancing the Resilience of Urban Poor Communities Through Locally Led Adaptation: Sharing UNDP Bangladesh's Experiences Yugesh Pradhanang, International Programme Manager, UNDP Bangladesh 0:36:35 - Mitigation of Urban Heat Island effect in Tropical Urban Environment Cristina Kuo Lin, Divisional Director, Atelier Ten, an SJ company 0:50:24 - Panel Discussion