Virtual Resilience Lab Series #1, #2 and #3

Virtual Resilience Lab Series #1

Resilience Frontiers convened the Virtual Resilience Lab series between July and September 2020, as a continuation of its effort to engage global thought leaders. Part I of the Virtual Resilience Lab series took place on 29–30 July, with a focus on ‘Fostering a ‘nature-first’ global culture to ensure environmental stewardship’. This two-day event covered the following topics, which correspond to the first three pathways (among the eight pathways) of Resilience Frontiers:

Pathway 1: Transforming humanity’s interface with nature, building on indigenous values
Pathway 2: Applying lifelong learning for environmental stewardship
Pathway 3: Ensuring universal equitable coverage of, and open access to, big data and information, and related benefits to human wellbeing

Virtual Resilience Lab Series #2

Part II of the Virtual Resilience Lab series , which took place on 2-3 September and focused on ‘Retooling global cooperation to effectively respond to future climate risks’ covered the following topics, which correspond to three pathways (among eight) of the Resilience Frontiers:

Pathway 3: Ensuring universal equitable coverage of and open access to, big data and information, and related benefits to human well-being
Pathway 4: Managing water and other natural resources in an equitable and participatory way
Pathway 5: Managing transboundary considerations equitably

Virtual Resilience Lab Series #3

Part III of the the Virtual Resilience Lab series took place on 17–18 September and focused on ‘Transforming sectoral approaches to sustain long-term regenerative resilience’. This two-day event covered the following topics, which correspond to the last three pathways (of the eight) of Resilience Frontiers:

Pathway 6: Optimizing future health and wellbeing using a holistic and ecosystem approach
Pathway 7: Mainstreaming regenerative food production
Pathway 8: Developing transformative financial instruments