Resilience Planning With Cities

Our multi-city programs support cities with developing their urban resilience plans.

The Challenge

The Resilient Cities Network supports member cities with the development of their city resilience strategies. We use a participatory approach that is led by the city’s Chief Resilience Officer.  

The process begins with an assessment that identifies risks and vulnerabilities within the city, using the city resilience framework and the city resilience index. The city then selects the shocks and stresses that they intend to address and develops a plan within the resilience strategy.  

These strategies are meant to guide cities in becoming more resilient to acute shocks such as natural disasters, infrastructure failures or acts of terror; and stresses such as systemic inequality, lack of affordable housing or poorly maintained public transportation. 

News and Resources

This summer journey made us more hopeful. 

This summer journey made us more hopeful. 

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Speaker Series 2023 #8 | Beyond the Closing Ceremony: Leaving a resilient legacy in the wake of major sports events

Speaker Series 2023 #8 | Beyond the Closing Ceremony: Leaving a resilient legacy in the wake of major sports events

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Penang Island and Seberang Perai, Malaysia, accelerates resilience-building with the support of the Resilient Cities Network and the Micron Foundation

Penang Island and Seberang Perai, Malaysia, accelerates resilience-building with the support of the Resilient Cities Network and the Micron Foundation

The City Councils of Penang Island and Seberang Perai, in partnership with the Micron Foundation and R-Cities, will develop a strategy to build capabilities for urban resilience.

Climate Resilient Cities

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