The US Agency for International Development (USAID), together with UN-HABITAT, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and UN Global Pulse are co-hosting this workshop under the theme 'Shaping solutions to the challenges of tomorrow for Asia's cities'. The event seeks to bring together diverse stakeholders to discuss some of the major challenges and opportunities facing Asian cities as the result of rapid urbanization and climate change. The workshop will look at scenarios, models and forecasts from experts on Asian cities, as well as examples of state-of-the-art science and technology-based approaches for building urban resilience.  

dates: 14-15 October 2014  
location: Bangkok (Krung Thep), Thailand  
contact: Liam Fee  
e-mail: fee@un.org  
www: http://www.usaid.gov/asia-regional/asia-urban-futures-workshop