City Investment and Partnership Opportunities

From Strategies to Implementation

Cities are comprised of vast networks of individuals, institutions, and systems. The same networks are shaped by centuries-old structures that make deep collaboration and innovation within government and across sectors all too rare.

In the 21st Century, it is imperative that cities operate differently both financially and institutionally. In this spirit, the City Resilience Strategy is one of the tools that propels 100RC member cities in a more holistic and integrated direction. The City Resilience Strategy is the product of a unique process by which a city develops a better understanding of the challenges it faces; reviews its ability to address those challenges; and unites people, projects, and priorities in collective action.

The City Resilience Strategy is the product of a unique process by which a city develops a better understanding of the challenges it faces; reviews its ability to address those challenges; and unites people, projects, and priorities in collective action.

The document that is produced at the end of this process is not a master plan, but rather an expression of the cities’ priorities for building resilience, housed in a series of actionable programs and initiatives.

Through their partnerships with 100RC, cities worldwide, from New York and Medellin to Bangkok and Paris have produced their first-ever Resilience Strategies. As more and more cities prepare to take this important step, we want to share more about the process of developing a sound resilience strategy, so that others may learn from this work.

Each Resilience Strategy contains a series of actions and initiatives, which address city-specific risks and opportunities. Contained here are examples from across the 100RC Network in Asia Pacific of initiatives that can create meaningful impact and improve the lives of city-dwellers and those living in the regions that surround them. Partnerships and funding from institutions focused on Asia Pacific will sooner catalyze this action and these initiatives will move from paper to purpose.