Kampala city affirmed the commitment to continue applying new solutions to reduce disaster risks. “Incheon has many challenges but was able to overcome them. It made me recall seeing our city’s outer ring road plan to solve the heavy traffic problem in 1972. It took us almost 30 years to finally have it built.  Now I understand that somebody had a dream. Somebody planned and made it happen.  I think I know the answer. I am a planner, and the change will start with us,” said the manager of Architectural Services, Bernadette Ssanyu.

Deputy Executive Director of KCCA, Mr. Samuel Sserunkuuma added that, “This exchange has been an important exposure for us. Now we know we can change things if we focus on it. We definitely will take back our learnings and apply it in our cities.”

Hosting the city-to-city exchange on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation for the first time, Incheon Metropolitan City is committed to continue supporting knowledge exchange and experience sharing with other cities around the world. Nam Chung Park, Incheon Metropolitan City Mayor, expressed his appreciation for the programme.

“We are honored to be hosting this exchange and showcase Incheon’s hard work in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation to Kampala City. We are committed to continue city-to-city exchanges in the future and share Incheon’s experience,” he said.

The city-to-city exchange was organized by Incheon Metropolitan City in coordination with UNDRR as a part of the Making Cities Resilient Campaign to foster collaboration and network among cities on disaster risk reduction and climate resilience. The UNDRR Global Education and Training Institute at the office in Incheon is the global hub of the Campaign, which addresses issues of local governance and urban risk.

The Campaign is led by UNDRR and is a city-driven initiative with raising the profile of resilience and disaster risk reduction among local governments and urban communities worldwide.

Date:

26 Nov 2019

Sources:

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific (UNDRR AP)

Themes:

Capacity Development, Community-based DRR, Advocacy & Media, Urban Risk & Planning, Critical Infrastructure

Countries:

Korea, Rep of, Uganda

Regions:

Africa, Asia