The event titled “Building Resilient Cities: From Policy Ambitions to Investment-Ready Solutions,” jointly organized by İLBANK and the World Bank Group as part of COP31 preparations, was held in Istanbul on 19 October 2026.

Mehmet Yunus İnan, Head of the Project Preparation and Monitoring Department, and Şermin Bozdemir, Head of the Project Implementation Department, both from the Directorate General for European Union and Foreign Relations of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, attended the event.

The event also brought together representatives from İLBANK, the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the Presidency of Strategy and Budget (SBB), the World Resources Institute (WRI), the Marmara Municipalities Union (MMU), various metropolitan municipalities, and water and sewerage administrations.

The event focused on building cities resilient to climate change and disasters, financing urban infrastructure investments, and strengthening the investment capacity of local governments.

During the technical roundtable discussion, attended by Şermin Bozdemir, participants exchanged views on the potential role of the Resilient Cities Country Platform, investment priorities, financing mechanisms, and opportunities to strengthen interinstitutional cooperation.