100 Resilient Cities | Resilient Melbourne

100 Resilient Cities – Pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation (100RC) is a nonprofit organisation dedicated to helping cities around the world become more ... 100ResilientCities 100ResilientCities–PioneeredbytheRockefellerFoundation(100RC)isanonprofitorganisationdedicatedtohelpingcitiesaroundtheworldbecomemoreresilienttothephysical,socialandeconomicchallengesthatareagrowingpartofthe21stcentury. 100RCofferseachmembercity: fundingforaChiefResilienceOfficer,tocoordinateresilience-buildingefforts expertsupporttodeveloparesiliencestrategy membershipinaglobalnetworkofpeercitiestoshareideasandsolutions useofthe100RCPlatform–agroupofleadingserviceproviderswhoofferin-kindsupporttomembercities. Urbanresilience Thisisthecapacityofindividuals,communities,businesses,institutionsandsystemsinacitytosurvive,adaptandgrow,nomatterwhatchronicstressesandacuteshockstheyexperience. Chronicstresses Theseweakenthefabricofacityonaday-to-dayorcyclicalbasis.Examplesincludehighunemployment,anovertaxedorinefficientpublictransportationsystem,endemicviolence,andchronicfoodandwatershortages. Acuteshocks Thesearethesudden,sharpeventsthatthreatenacity.Examplesincludeearthquakes,floods,diseaseoutbreaksandterroristattacks. –100ResilientCitiesdefinitionofurbanresilience 100RCbeganworkingwiththeirfirstgroupof32cities,whichincludedMelbourne,inDecember2013.In2014,theyreceived330applicationsfrom94countriesfortheirsecondround,andannouncedthe35citiesinDecember2015. Thefinal37 membercities,selectedfrom325applications,tojointhe100RC globalnetworkwereannouncedon24May2016. 100RCisfinanciallysupportedbyTheRockefellerFoundation. Visit100ResilientCitieswebsite Sharethis Search UpdatesAprilnewsletterApril30,2020OurthoughtsandwellwishesarewithourlocalandglobalcommunitiesasweallrespondtoCOVID-19.…Readmore...LaunchingTakeoverMelbourneMarch11,2020WeareproudtoannouncethelaunchofTakeoverMelbourne,anexcitingnewpartnershipbetweenResilientMelbourne(representing…Readmore...FebruarynewsletterFebruary3,2020Forthosewhokeepaneyeonsustainabledevelopmentmatters,you’llknowtheyear2020isoftenreferred…Readmore...DecembernewsletterDecember17,2019Moreandmorewehearfrompeoplethat‘it’sbeenabigyear’.ThissentimentextendstoResilient…Readmore...AnnualReportNewsletterOctober17,2019OnbehalfoftheResilientMelbourneteam,IampleasedtosharetheResilientMelbourneDeliveryOfficeAnnual…Readmore...