Durban

Durban’s Resilience Journey

Durban has become a global leader in climate change adaptation despite being the poorest metropolitan area in South Africa.

The city’s informal neighborhoods and poverty undermine resilience and social cohesion. Durban is actively exploring ways to adapt institutions, systems, and processes in order to facilitate integrated, innovative, and flexible planning. This approach will help build a foundation for a more resilient economy, government, and society.

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Kicking off PowerXChange: Cities exchanging knowledge on Energy Resilience 

Kicking off PowerXChange: Cities exchanging knowledge on Energy Resilience 

The Challenge: Achieving Energy Resilience amidst compounding Shocks and Stresses  The City of the Hague’s Resilience Office calculated what the European energy crisis meant for its ...
Speaker Series # 8 – Urban Heat: Cities Taking Action

Speaker Series # 8 – Urban Heat: Cities Taking Action

Cities are heating up at twice the rate of global average warming due to the urban heat island effect and rapid urbanization. With more cities facing record high temperatures and heatwaves ...
The Art of Reflective Learning in Cape Town – Protecting the Vulnerable During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Art of Reflective Learning in Cape Town – Protecting the Vulnerable During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cape Town, South Africa responded quickly to the resilience test by COVID-19 using the lessons it had learned during the water crisis it experienced in 2017 and 2018, focusing attentions on the ...

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