Now is the time for urban resilience
Urban resilience in action
Speaker Series #03 – Transitioning to a Sustainable Energy Future
The world is falling short of promises made under the Paris climate deal to help the most vulnerable nations deal with the increasingly devastating impacts of climate change. As cities increase in number and size, urban dwellers feel the impacts of these changes most.
Manchester Briefing #26 – Cities for a Resilient Recovery: International Lessons on Recovery from COVID-19
We consider how addressing financial concerns of individuals, communicating with migrants and refugees, and delivering the vaccine to unregistered people can play a key role in the response and recovery from COVID-19.
Manchester Briefing #25 – Cities for a Resilient Recovery: International Lessons on Recovery from COVID-19
We consider how the safety of pedestrian crossings, reducing food waste, protecting migrants and refugees, and responding to vocal vaccine deniers can play a key role in response and recovery from COVID-19.
Programs
City Resilience Solutions
Through a partnership with Citi Foundation the Resilient Cities Network is supporting cities in building stronger partnerships with the private sector to enhance urban resilience.
City Water Resilience in Africa
The City Water Resilience Approach responds directly to the need to tackle the challenges of urban water stresses in cities in Africa. It takes a comprehensive perspective to urban water systems, and sets out to assess the resilience of the water a city depends on, including upstream and downstream catchment
Cities for a Resilient Recovery
Cities for a Resilient Recovery is a coalition of cities and resilience practitioners committed to taking leadership roles, embedding resilience in recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, and supporting each other through the recovery planning process.
Resilient Cities Shaping a Digital World
Through this joint program, Visa and the Resilient Cities Network collaborate with key stakeholders to support cities in Latin America and the Caribbean in solving key challenges and identifying opportunities for digital inclusion.
Urban Ocean
Urban Ocean is a capacity-building and accelerator program for cities. This program will enhance understanding of circular economy principles, build awareness of marine plastic pollution, and assess waste management systems in member cities.
