Advancing urban resilience solutions to protect vulnerable communities.

Cities are on the frontline, playing an essential role in not only ensuring communities are protected from public health and environmental threats, but also improving well-being and enabling city dwellers to thrive in the face of multiple hazards. We have witnessed that cities with well-built resilience teams and strategies have been able to respond effectively to the pandemic recovery efforts. Good governance and urban planning are paramount to conducting reliable risk assessments and developing strategies that enhance city resilience. R-Cities partners with cities, helping them to become more resilient to the physical, social and economic challenges that are a growing part of the 21st century. The organization takes a view of resilience that includes not just the shocks—earthquakes, disease outbreaks, floods—but also the stresses that weaken the fabric of a city on a day to day or cyclical basis. We ensure cities are strong in a world where things go wrong. They engage through Chief Resilience Officers, applying place-based knowledge that allows cities to scale solutions and fortify essential resilience capacity. Arm in arm with member cities, we build a safer, more equitable, and sustainable future for all urban residents. They take a three-pronged approach to achieve their mission around the world: empower cities, implement programmes, and mobilize investment. The Resilient Cities Network (R-Cities) is an independent non-profit organization advancing urban resilience solutions to protect vulnerable communities. R-Cities is built on the legacy of the 100 Resilient Cities programme pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation. Learn more about the RESILIENT CITIES NETWORK