Making cities resilient report 2012

  Available online: http://www.preventionweb.net/files/28240_rcreport.pdf

This report provides a snapshot of resilience building activities at the local level and identifies trends in the perceptions and approaches of local governments toward disaster risk reduction. It examines factors that enable urban disaster risk reduction activities, including how the global campaign Making Cities Resilient – “My City is Getting Ready!” founded by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) in conjunction with over twenty partners has helped improve local knowledge of disaster risk and support capacity building.

Language(s): English

Tags: Capacity development ; Multi-hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS) ; Urban zone Add tag