Floods and Urban Connectivity in Kigali, Rwanda. Prioritizing Resilience Building Solutions
Date and Time: Tuesday, November 14, 2023: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Location: Lecture Room
Presenter
Paolo Avner
World Bank
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Biography
Paolo Avner is a Senior Urban Economist in GFDRR’s Analytics and Economics Program. Previously an urban economist with the World Bank, he has worked extensively on the links between urban form, land uses, transport systems, labor markets and vulnerability to natural hazards in developing country cities. He has also worked on a number of analytical products including Urbanization Reviews (Kenya, Ethiopia, Haiti, Guinea, Mali) and flagship reports. Prior to joining the Bank, Paolo worked in France as a researcher in LEPII in Grenoble, France and in the Center for International Research in Environment and Development in Paris. His work focused on the ability of public policies and investments to curb greenhouse gas emissions from urban transport. Paolo holds degrees from La Sorbonne University and from University Paris X - Nanterre in economics and is currently finishing his PhD at École des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris.
Co-presenter(s)
Akiko Kishiue
World Bank
Biography
Akiko Kishiue is a Senior Urban Transport Specialist at the World Bank, working in East Africa region. She joined the World Bank in 2015 supporting both East and West Africa transport engagements, and has been instrumental in building the dialogue and subsequent operational engagement in urban transport in several countries in the region. Prior to joining the World Bank, she worked with JICA (Laos), UN-Habitat (Libya, Somalia), and Nihon University (Japan), focusing on urban mobility and urban development challenges. She holds Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of the Philippines.
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Floods and Urban Connectivity in Kigali, Rwanda. Prioritizing Resilience Building Solutions
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Resilience Adaptive Planning and Projects