100 Resilient Cities - The Rockefeller Foundation

Cities in the 100RC network have been provided with the resources necessary to develop a roadmap to resilience along four main pathways:. Skiptocontentfacebooktwitterlinkedincopyurl100ResilientCitiesHelpingcitiesaroundtheworldbecomemoreresilienttophysical,social,andeconomicshocksandstressesVisitthewebsiteQuickTake100citieshavebeenselectedfortheNetwork80+CROshiredandtrainedtoleadtheircities’resiliencework160MdollarefforttobuildurbanresiliencearoundtheworldOverviewIn2013,TheRockefellerFoundationpioneered100ResilientCitiestohelpmorecitiesbuildresiliencetothephysical,social,andeconomicchallengesthatareagrowingpartofthe21stcentury.Citiesinthe100RCnetworkhavebeenprovidedwiththeresourcesnecessarytodeveloparoadmaptoresiliencealongfourmainpathways:Financialandlogisticalguidanceforestablishinganinnovativenewpositionincitygovernment,aChiefResilienceOfficer,whowillleadthecity’sresilienceefforts;ExpertsupportforthedevelopmentofarobustResilienceStrategy;Accesstosolutions,serviceproviders,andpartnersfromtheprivate,publicandNGOsectorswhocanhelpthemdevelopandimplementtheirResilienceStrategies;andMembershipofaglobalnetworkofmembercitieswhocanlearnfromandhelpeachother.Todate,morethan1,000citieshaveapplied,and100citieshavebeenselected,tojointheNetwork—representingmorethanone-fifthoftheworld’surbanpopulation.Currently,morethan50holisticResilienceStrategieshavebeencreated,whichhaveoutlinedover1,800concreteactionsandinitiatives.Thishasresultedinmorethan150collaborationsbetweenpartnersandcitiestoaddresscitychallenges,including$230millionofpledgedsupportfromplatformpartnersandmorethan$655millionleveragedfromnational,philanthropic,andprivatesourcestoimplementresilienceprojects.Aftermorethansixsuccessfulyearsofgrowingandcatalyzingtheurbanresiliencemovement,theexisting100ResilientCitiesorganizationconcludesonJuly31,2019.OnJuly8,2019,TheRockefellerFoundationannouncedan$8millioncommitmenttocontinuesupportingtheworkofChiefResilienceOfficersandmembercitieswithinthe100RCNetwork.Thisnewfundingwillenableanewprojecttocontinuesupportingtheimplementationofresilienceinitiativesincubatedthroughtheworkof100RC. RecentUpdatesApr032020BlogPostGRCNCoronavirusSpeakerSeries:SharingKnowledgetoRespondwithResilienceMoreBacktoTopCloseWeusecookiestoofferyouabetterbrowsingexperience,analyzesitetraffic,personalizecontent,andservetargetedadvertisements.ReadabouthowweusecookiesandouruseofdatabyreadingournewPrivacyPolicy.Ifyoucontinuetousethissite,youconsenttoouruseofcookies. Tweet Share Tweet Share Tweet Share LinkedIn