Opening: Setting the Context

Welcome remarks and framing for resilience navigation and finance

Welcome & Acknowledgments

Opening Points (3-5 minutes)

  • Acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land
  • Thank participants for joining this important dialogue
  • Recognize the collective wisdom in the room
  • Frame resilience as a shared journey, not a destination

Why We're Here

Here at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville (June 2025), we have a unique opportunity to reimagine how finance can serve resilience rather than fragility.

The global landscape is increasingly shaped by interconnected challenges that require collaborative approaches. 2025 marks a pivotal moment—a decade after the UN Addis Ababa Action Agenda and with just five years until the 2030 SDG deadline.

Key Question:

How might we transform our financial systems to nurture community resilience in an interconnected world?

Panel Objectives

  • ✓ Explore interconnected challenges facing our communities
  • ✓ Introduce the Seven Resilient Community Dimensions framework
  • ✓ Discuss innovative financing mechanisms
  • ✓ Invite collective wisdom and perspectives

Understanding Our Shared Challenges

Exploring the landscape of risks and opportunities

The Interconnected Nature of Risk

Key Points to Cover

  • Ongoing crises expose deeper silos in policymaking
  • Economic, health, culture, and climate action demonstrate lack of readiness for ripple effects
  • Well-conceived programmes often operate alone, reactive rather than anticipatory
  • Failure to harness local expertise creates fragmentation
  • Need for unifying framework that acknowledges full complexity

Framing Statement:

"Under collective Resilience, we shift from fragmented, short-term fixes to a cohesive, future-facing plan that harnesses international science and local ingenuity."

Near-Term Challenges (2025-2035)

Environmental

Climate disruption, biodiversity loss, water scarcity affecting billions

Social

Rising inequality, forced migration, health system strain

Economic

Debt crises, AI disruption, supply chain vulnerabilities

Governance

Democratic backsliding, misinformation, youth exclusion

Reflection Question:

Which of these challenges resonates most with your community's experience?

The Seven Resilient Community Dimensions

A framework for holistic community transformation

Introducing the Framework

The Seven Resilient Community Dimensions offer a way to understand and strengthen resilience holistically, recognizing that communities are living systems with multiple interconnected needs.

Core Principles

  • Communities know their needs best
  • All dimensions are interconnected
  • Resilience emerges from balance, not perfection
  • Local wisdom complements global knowledge

The Seven Dimensions

Environmental Stewardship

Nurturing the ecosystems that sustain life

Social Equity & Well-being

Ensuring dignity, health, and belonging for all

Economic Vitality

Creating livelihoods that regenerate rather than extract

Governance & Civic Engagement

Enabling participatory decision-making

Infrastructure & Built Environment

Building adaptive physical systems

Cultural Vitality & Heritage

Honoring identity and collective memory

Knowledge & Learning

Cultivating wisdom across generations

Reimagining Finance for Resilience

Innovative mechanisms aligned with community needs

Why Current Finance Falls Short

Current Limitations

  • Short-term horizons misaligned with long-term resilience
  • Extraction-based models that deplete communities
  • Top-down approaches that bypass local wisdom
  • Fragmented funding that creates competition, not collaboration

Innovative Finance Examples by Dimension

Environmental: Ecological Sovereignty Funds

Community-governed funds where Indigenous and local stewards direct resources for ecosystem restoration, with returns measured in ecological health rather than just monetary terms.

Social: Universal Basic Services Pools

Redirecting fossil fuel subsidies to fund public services including healthcare, education, and social protection with universal access.

Economic: Local Sovereign Wealth Funds

Community-controlled investment vehicles that build local economic resilience through patient capital and participatory decision-making.

Governance: Civic Infrastructure Endowments

Long-term funding mechanisms that support democratic institutions, civic education, and participatory governance systems.

Discussion Point:

What financing innovations have you seen work in your communities? What made them successful?

Principles for Resilience Finance

  • 🌱 Regenerative: Investments that heal rather than harm
  • 🤝 Participatory: Communities co-design funding priorities
  • ⏳ Patient: Long-term horizons matching resilience timescales
  • 🔄 Adaptive: Flexible to changing contexts and needs
  • 📊 Multi-metric: Success beyond financial returns

Collective Dialogue

Weaving together perspectives and pathways

Discussion Questions

Question 1: Resonance & Experience (5 min)

Which of the near-term challenges (2025-2035) resonates most with your community's experience? How do the seven dimensions show up in your work?

Question 2: Finance Innovation (5 min)

What financing innovations have you seen work in your communities? What made them successful? What barriers to regenerative finance exist?

Question 3: Global-Local Connections (5 min)

How might we better connect local innovations with global resources and knowledge? What role can FfD4 play in this?

Question 4: Collective Action (5 min)

What one action could we each take to advance resilience finance in our spheres of influence? How do we move from dialogue to action?

Facilitation Notes

Creating Inclusive Dialogue

  • Invite diverse voices, especially those often unheard
  • Create space for both agreement and constructive tension
  • Bridge between technical language and lived experience
  • Capture insights for continued collaboration

Closing: The Path Ahead

From dialogue to action

Key Takeaways

Interconnection

Resilience emerges from recognizing our deep interdependence

Innovation

New financial tools can serve community needs when co-designed

Integration

The seven dimensions offer a holistic approach to transformation

Invitation

Each of us has a role in building resilient communities

Opportunities for Engagement

  • 📅 Continue dialogues building on FfD4 outcomes
  • 🌐 Connect with the global resilience community of practice
  • 🔧 Pilot resilience dimensions assessment in your community
  • 💡 Share innovations and learnings through the network

Closing Reflection

"No one liberates anyone else, and no one is liberated alone. People liberate themselves in fellowship." — Paulo Freire

"In this room, we hold both the wisdom of experience and the hope of possibility. Let us move forward together, knowing that resilience is not built alone but in community, not through extraction but through regeneration, not in fear but in love for the world we are creating together."

Thank you for your presence, your wisdom, and your commitment to our collective resilience.