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Characteristics of Resilient Systems 100 Resilient Cities Program
Since 2014, the 100 Resilient Cities Program (100RC), led by the Rockefeller Foundation, has
Individuals and institutions that are reflective use past experience been dedicated to helping cities around the world become more resilient to the physical, social
REFLECTIVE to inform future decisions, and will modify standards and beha- and economic challenges of the 21st century.
viors accordingly, to respond to changing circumstances.
100RC offer cities the opportunity to analyze their exposure to specific shocks and stresses, and
helps them financially, technically and through the exchange of experiences among its network
to support cities in the process of learning more about their risks and planning the future. 100RC
Resourceful and versatile people and institutions are able to re- supports the adoption and incorporation of a view of resilience that includes not just the sho-
RESOURCEFUL cognize alternative ways to use resources at times of crisis in or- cks—earthquakes, floods, epidemic outbreaks etc.—but also the stresses that weaken the social
der to meet their needs or achieve their goals.
and urban fabric of a city on a day to day or cyclical basis, such as unemployment; an overtaxed
or inefficient public transportation system; endemic violence; chronic food and water shortages,
among others.
Inclusive processes emphasize the need for broad consultation The Program aims to develop a Resilience Strategy, which encompasses proactive and integra-
INCLUSIVE and ‘many seats at the table’ to create a sense of shared owner- ted planning to address those challenges and respond to them in a more efficient manner. The
ship or a joint vision to build city resilience.
Strategy must:
Include all segments of the city;
Integrated processes bring together systems and institutions and
INTEGRATED can also catalyze additional benefits as resources are shared and Articulate all existing plans and identify short, medium and long-term initiati-
actors are enabled to work together to achieve greater ends. ves;
Promote a sense of collective responsibility – city, people, environment, effective-
ness of public policies and ways of consumption;
Robust design is well-conceived, constructed and managed and
ROBUST includes making provision to ensure failure is predictable, safe, Create strong focus on urban resilience by interlinking elements of chronic stres-
and not disproportionate to the cause.
ses.
100RC offers cities:
Redundancy refers to spare capacity purposefully created to ac- Financial support to create an innovative position in the city’s governmental
REDUNDANT commodate disruption due to extreme pressures, surges in de-
mand or an external event. It includes diversity where there are structure: the Chief Resilience Officer – CRO, who will lead the city’s resilience
multiple ways to achieve a given need. 1 efforts.
2 Technical support to develop a Resilience Strategy that reflects each city’s dis-
Flexibility refers to the willingness and ability to adopt alternati- tinct needs.
ve strategies in response to changing circumstances or sudden
FLEXIBLE crises. Systems can be made more flexible through introducing
new technologies or knowledge, including recognizing traditional 3 Access to an innovative platform of private sector and services provided by uni-
practices. versities, international institutions and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
to support strategy development and implementation.
The aspects and needs or urban resilience are intrinsically related to the local reality. Thus, re-
silience is an ever-evolving concept related to each city’s context. It is necessary to learn about Inclusion in the 100 Resilient Cities network to share knowledge and good prac-
the challenges faced by the city and develop intervention methods capable of solving different 4 tices with other member cities. The cities have access to specialized knowledge
issues at the same time. That is why it is necessary to understand also the city’s ethos and local developed by the 100RC global team, which includes the world’s best resilience
identity to create urban solutions which are inclusive, adequate to the cultural context and capa- experts in urban planning, engineering, finance, communication and other areas.
ble of strengthening social connections.
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