Update

Barcarena now stands as the first city in the Amazon, fifth in Brazil, and tenth in the Americas and the Caribbean, to be recognised as a MCR2030 Resilience Hub.

Representatives from 139 countries and territories have been trained on how to implement disaster resilience strategies that are more inclusive of the perspectives and capacities of persons with disabilities.

Barcarena completed three addenda to the Disaster Resilience Scorecard for Cities, with technical support from UNDRR, including the addendum for public health, the inclusion of people with disabilities and the resilience of food systems.

A major international conference on urban development has called for an acceleration of national government-led approaches on climate resilience ahead of the upcoming COP28.

Resilience is the foundation for a more prosperous and sustainable future in the face of escalating climate risk, a major conference on urban development was told

The next step involves integrating these indicators and actions into the update of Cali's disaster risk management plan.

The Province of Potenza and the Central Bosnia Canton held a joint session on 5 September in Travnik to share knowledge and experiences on their local-level resilience building journeys and plans going forward.

The primary purpose of this meeting, primarily supported by the government of Finland, was to develop a resilience plan with a central focus on the inclusion of people with disabilities within the framework of disaster risk reduction.

City leaders and officials from around the world are better positioned to unlock resources and achieve on-the-ground impact for the development of resilient urban infrastructure projects.

A combination of innovative ideas and unity is the key to unlock a transformational response to escalating climate and disaster risk. An all-of-society approach will accelerate efforts to strengthen the resilience of cities and citizens around the world.