{"id":10684,"date":"2026-06-11T23:49:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T15:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/?p=10684"},"modified":"2026-06-11T23:49:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T15:49:23","slug":"global-resilience-practitioners-unite-in-baguio-sign-call-for-inclusive-resilience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/index.php\/2026\/06\/11\/global-resilience-practitioners-unite-in-baguio-sign-call-for-inclusive-resilience\/","title":{"rendered":"Global resilience practitioners unite in Baguio; sign call for inclusive resilience"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jointly organized and hosted by ICLEI \u2013 Local Governments for Sustainability Southeast Asia through the <\/span>Enhancing Local Capacities in Socially Inclusive Resilience in Asia (SIRA)<\/strong><\/span><\/a> project<\/span> and the City Government of Baguio, the three-day Conference explored connecting local actions to global commitments, local resilience leadership, data-driven governance, multi-stakeholder approaches to local resilience, and climate finance.<\/span><\/p>\n

It culminated with in-person and online participants signing the <\/span>Asian Local Authorities\u2019 Call for Action on Inclusive Resilience<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, a 10-point document urging local governments and other actors to advance inclusive resilience that leaves no one behind.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

From global to local resilience<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Baguio

Baguio City Vice Mayor Faustino Olowan<\/p><\/div>\n

During the opening ceremony, Vice Mayor Faustino Olowan delivered a message on behalf of City Mayor Benjamin Magalong. Underscoring the urgency of the event, he said, “Resilience must be inclusive. It must go beyond infrastructure and systems. We must ensure that those most affected are not left behind, but are instead placed at the center of our planning and solutions.”<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Heidi

Heidi Braun, Senior Program Officer at the Climate Adaptation and Resilience (CLARE) Programme<\/p><\/div>\n

Heidi Braun, Senior Program Officer at the Climate Adaptation and Resilience (CLARE) Programme, added, “I hope you gain a strong appreciation of the value of working in partnership and drawing on diverse forms of knowledge and experience.”<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Victorino

Victorino Aquitania, Regional Director of ICLEI Southeast Asia<\/p><\/div>\n

Victorino Aquitania, Regional Director of ICLEI Southeast Asia, expanded on these themes. He said, “Across our region, cities face intensifying climate risks, widening inequalities, and growing pressures on natural and social systems. And yet, these challenges do not affect all people equally. The most vulnerable communities continue to bear the greatest burdens, even as they contribute the least to the causes of these crises. This is why our focus today\u2014equitable and inclusive resilience\u2014is not just timely. It is essential.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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