IISD at the 2020 Impact Summit
The 2020 Virtual Impact Summit will showcase how data and community indicators are, or can be, used to foster opportunity, catalyze change, and advance community resilience.
Community resilience is the capacity of all of a community’s parts—including individuals, communities, institutions, nonprofits and foundations, businesses, and systems—to survive, adapt, and grow no matter what kinds of chronic stresses and acute shocks they experience. From the effects of pandemics and climate change to changing population structures and infrastructure support, resilience is what helps communities adapt and transform in the face of these challenges, helping them to prepare for both the expected and the unexpected.
Hosted by the Community Indicators Consortium, the 2020 Virtual Impact Summit will explore the role of community data in building and supporting resilience at the local level. We will examine how we engage and empower; how we understand and address biases; whether we carefully consider the methods and processes we use; how effective our reporting is; whether we use data to help us understand not only what is, but also what is coming; and how data can and do inform decision-making, support allocation of resources, and focus efforts to improve outcomes.
Several IISD team members will present at the conference:
Wednesday, August 5, 2020, 12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. (PDT) on Community Resilience
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Measuring Community Resilience: Basic Concepts and Perspectives from Around the Globe – Anika Terton
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Building Evidence-Based Community Resilience in Winnipeg: Peg’s Relevance in Post-COVID Recovery Efforts – Beth Timmers
Friday, August 7, 2020, 10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. (PDT) on Data Tools
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Handing Over the Reins: Giving Organizations the Tools to Developing CISs – Kyle Wiebe
Upcoming events
Building Bridges: The State of Nature-Based Investments
Join us for a panel at the Building Bridges conference in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss the state-of-play of nature-based investments and the potential opportunities they present.
Through Her Lens: Women leading change in sustainable agriculture and market inclusion
Despite the critical role that women play in agricultural production, they still do not have equal access to global agricultural supply chains on terms that benefit them.
The Pivotal Role of Sustainability for Ukraine’s Reconstruction
This webinar, hosted by the International Institute for Sustainable Development and the Ukrainian Climate Office, will discuss how to incorporate sustainability into Ukraine's recovery and reconstruction plans and share recommendations for implementation.
A Municipal Perspective on the Value of Natural Infrastructure
This webinar will showcase examples the cost-effectiveness of natural infrastructure from a municipal perspective. Focusing on what municipalities need—what evidence and numbers they rely on, and what tools and planning processes are required to ensure that natural infrastructure is assessed alongside traditional infrastructure for cost-effectiveness.