Over 400 resilience practitioners, government officials, researchers, and development partners from the Philippines, Indonesia, Nepal, Thailand, Japan, and beyond convened in Baguio City, Philippines on 14-16 April 2026 for the International Conference on Local Equitable and Inclusive Resilience.

One of the Conference’s highlights was the signing of the Asian Local Authorities’ Call for Action on Inclusive Resilience at the end of Day 1. The document, endorsed by participants, outlines 10 priorities to advance inclusive resilience, including: (1) Strengthening participatory governance to align local actions with national and global commitments; (2) Making climate finance more directly accessible to local authorities for inclusive resilience projects; (3) Investing in data systems for evidence-based planning; and (4) Fostering South-South cooperation to enable continuous peer learning and knowledge exchange.

The Call for Action serves as a rallying cry for local authorities, national governments, and partners to unite in a shared mission: “Together, we call on every local authority, national government, funding institution, and private sector partner to join us in this shared mission for inclusive resilience—where no one is left behind, and every voice matters.”

The Call remains open for digital signatures of support via https://tinyurl.com/AsiaCall4Resilience.