Resilient Cities - World Bank Group

Established in June 2017, the World Bank Group's City Resilience Program (CRP) empowers cities to pursue investments that build greater ... WorkingforaWorldFreeofPoverty UnderstandingPoverty TopicsUrbanDevelopment BRIEF ResilientCities October7,2019 Email Print Tweet Share Share LinkedIn Digg 人人网 StumbleUpon Delicious 新浪微博 ChildrenplayinginapublicparkinNice,France.(PhotobyRachel) Withagreaterconcentrationofpeopleandassetsinurbanareas,citiesneedtoaddressanincreasinglycomplexrangeofshocksandstressestosafeguarddevelopmentgainsandacceleratepovertyreduction. Managingdisasterriskandtheimpactsofclimatechangehavelongbeenanimportantfocusofurbanresilience.Butrecentexamplesshowhoweconomiccrises,healthepidemics,anduncontrolledurbanizationcanalsoaffecttheabilityofacitytosustaingrowthandprovideservicesforitscitizens–underscoringtheneedforanewapproachtoresilienturbandevelopment. TheWorldBank’sgrowinginvestmentindisasterriskmanagementreflectsthisconceptualshift.TheBank’sworkonurbanresilienceaimstohelpcitiesadapttoagreatervarietyofchangingconditionsandwithstandshockswhilemaintainingessentialfunctions.  Ongoingactivitiesunderinthisarea,whichissupportedbythe GlobalFacilityforDisasterReductionandRecovery (GFDRR),include: CityResilienceProgram Formanymajorcitiesintheworld,strengtheningurbanresilienceisamultibilliondollaragendathatrequiresstrongpartnershipsandnewsourcesofcapital.Citiesaresometimesheldbackfrompursuingthenecessaryinvestmentsbecausetheylackthetechnicalexpertiseand/ortheaccesstocapitaltofinancethem. EstablishedinJune2017,theWorldBankGroup’sCityResilienceProgram (CRP)empowerscitiestopursueinvestmentsthatbuildgreaterresiliencetoclimateanddisasterrisks,andtoaccessthefinancingnecessarytoensurethoseinvestmentscometofruition.    TheapproachusedbytheCRPrepresentsafundamentalshiftinhowcitiescanbesupportedtotackletheirmostpressingdevelopmentchallenges–fromonefocusedonsectoralprioritiestoonefocusedonintegratedandspatiallyinformedpriorities,whichcapturetheinterplaybetweenthenaturalandbuiltenvironment.Todate,thisprogramhasengaged morethan90cities aroundtheworldondevelopinginvestmentprogramsthatcouldbefinancedwitharangeoffinancialinstruments. CityStrengthDiagnostic Arapiddiagnosticmethodologytohelpcitiesimprovetheirunderstandingofriskandtheperformanceofurbansystems,aswellastoidentifypriorityactionsandinvestmentsthatwillenhancethecity’sresilience. Thefirstdiagnosticsunderthenewmethodologywereconductedin CanTho,Vietnam inJune2014and AddisAbaba,Ethiopia inJuly2015.Additionaldiagnosticsareplanned,includingLahore,Pakistaninlate2015.TheCityStrengthDiagnostichasbeenimplementedin28localgovernments.Itwasfirstpilotedintwocities–CanTho,VietnamandAddisAbaba,Ethiopia–whichprovidedtwoverydifferentcontextsforassessingthebenefitsoftheprocess.TheCityStrengthDiagnosticwasthenimplementedatthemetropolitanlevelin16municipalitiesthatmakeuptheGreaterAccraRegioninGhana,aswellasinnineregionalcapitalsandachartercityinEthiopia. FinancingResilience Innovativefinancingmechanismstosupportinvestmentinresilientinfrastructurearebeingdevelopedworkingwiththeprivatesectorandotherdevelopmentpartners. AmethodologytomainstreamLow-Carbon&ResilientCapitalInvestmentPlanningincitiesisbeingdeveloped,andtrainingisbeingprovidedforcitiesparticipatingin CityCreditworthinessAcademies. MedellinCollaborationonUrbanResilience Nineinstitutions,includingtheWorldBank,announcedaglobalcollaborationattheWorldUrbanForuminMedellin,Colombia,inApril2014expressingtheircollectivecommitmenttohelpcitiesimproveresilience. Thecollaborationaimstofacilitatetheflowofknowledgeandfinancialresourcesnecessarytohelpcitiesbecomemoreresilienttodisruptionsrelatedtoclimatechange,disasterscausedbynaturalhazards,andothersystemicshocksandstresses,includingthesocio-economicchallengesassociatedwithrapidurbanization. Primaryobjectivesinclude: Fosteringharmonizationoftheapproachesandtoolsavailabletohelpcitiesassesstheirstrengths,vulnerabilities,andexposuretoamultitudeofnaturalandmanmadethreatsinordertobuildtheirresilience; Catalyzingaccesstoexistingandinnovativefinancemechanisms,includingrisk-basedinstruments,toreduceexposureandvulnerabilitytoshocksandincreasecities’adaptivecapacity;and Supportingcapacitydevelopmentofcitiestoachievetheirgoalsbyfacilitatingdirectsharingofbestpracticeandknowledgeenhancement. LastUpdated: Oct07,2019 Vietnam EastAsiaPacific ClimateChange DisasterRiskManagement UrbanDevelopment RELATED WORLDBANKReport:InvestinginUrbanResilience:ProtectingandPromotingDevelopmentinaChangingFeaturestory:HowCanWeFinancetheResilientCitiesoftheFuture?Overview:DisasterRiskManagement MULTIMEDIA Video VIDEO InvestinginUrbanResilience:ProtectingandPromotingDevelopmentinaChangingWorld Welcome Youhaveclickedonalinktoapagethatisnotpartofthebetaversionofthenewworldbank.org.Beforeyouleave,we’dlovetogetyourfeedbackonyourexperiencewhileyouwerehere.Willyoutaketwominutestocompleteabriefsurveythatwillhelpustoimproveourwebsite? Cancel NoThanks Yes,I'llprovidefeedback xClose FeedbackSurvey Thankyouforagreeingtoprovidefeedbackonthenewversionofworldbank.org;yourresponsewillhelpustoimproveourwebsite. Whatwasthepurposeofyourvisittoworldbank.orgtoday? Didthelayoutandnavigationofthenewsitehelpyoulocatewhatyouwerelookingfor? 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