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Ciudades sudamericanas comparten experiencias, expectativas y desafíos ambientales
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South American cities learn about new climate resilience tools developed by UNDRR and CAF during Mercociudades workshop

“Measuring and Planning for Climate Change” is a regional initiative of Mercociudades, co-financed by the Union of Ibero-American Capital Cities (UCCI) and Mercociudades, with technical support from ICLEI and UNDRR – under the MCR2030 initiative.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
webinar participants
Press release

Data-driven cities chart path towards resilient future

Five cities - Ajman (UAE), Doral (US), Makati City (Philippines), Reykjavik (Iceland), and Vaughan (Canada) - have completed ISO 37123 Resilient Cities certification that empowers them to adopt data-driven approaches towards urban resilience.
World Council on City Data
11 ciudades en Uruguay a planificar la resiliencia urbana bajo piloto nacional de MCR2030 e iniciativa de Escuelas Seguras
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11 cities in Uruguay start planning for urban resilience under MCR2030 national pilot and Safe Schools initiative

The 11 participating municipalities received a certification that recognises the completion of Stage A and marks the beginning of Stage B, which opens the process of developing a Resilience Plan for the year 2024.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Sistema Nacional de Emergencias
All-woman panel of mayors allied with MCR2030 shares climate adaptation and risk management practices in the II National Summit of ICLEI Brazil
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All-woman panel of mayors allied with MCR2030 shares climate adaptation and risk management practices in the II National Summit of ICLEI Brazil

All speakers emphasized the benefits of adopting a gender perspective to better understand climate change and its disproportionate impact on women.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability - South America Secretariat
Bonn is an MCR2030 Resilience Hub
Press release

UN recognizes Bonn for climate resilience leadership

The Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) global partnership acknowledged Bonn – Germany’s United Nations City – as a Resilience Hub for committing to scale up its own climate emergency response and help other municipalities do the same.
Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030)
Federal City of Bonn
Portuguese Resilient Cities Network
Press release

The Portuguese Resilient Cities Network continues to expand and advance the DRR agenda in the country

The Portuguese National Platform on DRR’s working group on Resilient Cities met in Loulé, with certificates handed to 51 local governments for their efforts in building local resilience as part of the Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) initiative.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030)
MCR2030 workshop Maldives
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Urban resilience gains momentum in Maldives

Kulhudhuffushi City, Maldives, has made great strides to strengthen its resilience after joining Making Cities Resilient 2030
Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030)
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
National Disaster Management Centre (Maldives)
Región metropolitana de Recife elabora acciones intermunicipales de resiliencia a desastres con UNDRR e ICLEI
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Metropolitan Recife advances the coordination of intermunicipal actions for disaster and climate resilience with UNDRR and ICLEI

The municipality partnered with UNDRR and ICLEI, co-leaders of the MCR2030 initiative in the Americas and Caribbean, to accompany and support the process.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean

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