Rockefeller Foundation chooses 33 cities as part of new programme aimed at providing support and expertise to develop resilience of cities to major shocks
Glasgow and Bristol are among 33 cities that have been chosen by the Rockefeller Foundation as part of a new programme aimed at improving the resilience of cities around the world to major shocks.
The 33 cities are the first of a projected 100 to be included in the programme, which is aimed at helping cities to 鈥減repare for, withstand, and bounce back rapidly from shocks and stresses鈥�.
The chosen cities will receive support to hire a chief resilience officer to develop a resilience plan to 鈥渢ake stock of existing efforts, identify priority areas of needs, conduct analysis to understand the interconnected risks and opportunities, and develop a clear and actionable set of priorities and initiatives.鈥�
The cities will also be given access to a platform of services to support the implementation of a resilience strategy and will have able to share best practice between other members of the resilient