Friday, April 29, 2016

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/Making Cities Resilient - United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction

Throughout 2010-2020 and beyond, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) campaign together with its partners to support sustainable urban development by promoting resilience activities and increasing local level understanding of disaster risk. A ten-point checklist of essentials for making cities resilient serves as a guide for a city’s commitment toward improving their resilience and is the organizing principle for reporting and monitoring during the campaign.

The Making Cities Resilient Campaign aims at getting Mayors, local governments and national authorities to take actions towards making cities resilient as part of sustainable urbanization. All cities or local governments that are interested in participating in the campaign are invited to sign up as Participants.

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