Emilia Saiz, Secretary-General of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), highlighted the need to align local and national policies towards action leading to the achievement of Agenda 2030.

During a workshop, participants, including C40, ICLEI, the European Commission and the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities campaign, agreed that focus should be placed on building commitment from Campaign signatories and partners to effectively contribute to the achievement of Sendai Framework, the Sustainable Development Goals, the New Urban Agenda and the Paris Agreement.

More than 4,000 cities have signed up to the Campaign, launched in 2010, which provides resilience assessment tools as best practice guidance such as the Ten Essentials for disaster risk reduction.

Date:

13 Nov 2018

Sources:

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)

Themes:

Capacity Development, Advocacy & Media, Urban Risk & Planning, Disaster Risk Management

Regions:

Europe