Making Cities Resilient: My City is Getting Ready

Sectors and Themes
Cities
Scale
Sub-national
Resource Type
Guidance and Frameworks
Expertise Level
Practitioner
Language
English
Guidance

Each chapter has a list and link to resources, tools and articles explaining how other cities have used the tool

Inputs Needed
Diverse group of engaged and well-networked stakeholders
Outputs Provided
Guidance on how to improve urban resilience, strengthen institutional arrangements, and urban design using landscape assessment
Developer or Source
ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability
UN World Disaster Reduction Campaign

The Ten Essentials for Making Cities Resilient are developed with the launch of the Campaign in order to accelerate implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030) at local level. The ten Essentials map directly against the Sendai priorities of action and its indicators for monitoring actions on disaster risk reduction. They are the critical and independent steps that need to be undertaken to build and maintain resilience. This document provides the rationale for each Essential, pointing out strategic areas of intervention and identifying key actions. The actions identified under each Essential should be part of the overall disaster risk reduction planning process and influence urban development planning and design.