Resilient Cities, Resilient Lives: Learning from the 100RC Network

In order to tackle some of the physical, social and economic challenges of the 21^st century, in 2013, the Rockefeller Foundation (RF) launched the 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) initiative to support a global network of cities. The “Resilient Cities, Resilient Lives” report provides the best practices and lessons learnt from more than 70 cities that have published Resilience Strategies, containing over 3,000 initiatives in the past six years. This report highlights that the current approach to urban governance in a siloed way might not be the most effective one, where different teams are responsible for designing disaster recovery plans, exploring sustainability issues or managing infrastructure projects. It gives an overview of what it takes to catalyze an urban resislience movement. The first section of the publication highlights 23 best practices and examples from the global network. The second section focuses on a variety of actions that the member cities are taking to build resilience within specific sectors; 15 key urban sectors are considered, one of which is climate change. According to the report, the desire and ability to share critical lessons, often learnt from difficult experiences, strengthens the movement and makes it even more impactful.