The theatre of action and opportunity for solutions in pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals has ‘gravitated towards urban centres’. Many of these solutions will be through policymakers and their partners adopting more ‘systems-based’ approaches
Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Office in Incheon for Northeast Asia and Global Education and Training Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
Frontline health and disaster management professionals and academics from 8 countries have made a series of recommendations to strengthen public health systems in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic and other potential health emergencies
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Office in Incheon for Northeast Asia and Global Education and Training Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction
Cities that understand their climate risk are in a better position to manage it. MCR2030 service provider DHI relates how it is supporting the Czech city of Brno and its surrounding area to manage drought risk
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Office in Incheon for Northeast Asia and Global Education and Training Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
Officials from municipalities in Bosnia & Herzegovina and Serbia gathered in the Province of Potenza for a two-day workshop to exchange best practices on local-level resilience building, as part of Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) initiative.
Among the MCR2030 success stories of 2022 are numerous cities like Kulhuffushi City in the Maldives and Ormoc and Baguio City in the Philippines that are currently developing local disaster risk reduction (DRR) plans.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
A new MCR2030 report recommends ways to protect cities’ from pandemics, a task complicated by climate change and economic woes. The policy brief on COVID-19 preparedness at local level explains how to incorporate pandemics into strategies for DRR.
The 7th annual meeting of a working group on Resilient Cities in Portugal brought together officials, academics, and researchers to share knowledge and best practices on reducing disaster risk and adapting to climate change impacts.
The city of Holon becomes the first Israeli city recognized as a Resilience Hub and commits to sharing its DRR experience and expertise with other municipalities around the world
