European cities are changing. Increasing storms, floods and heat waves are putting citizens’ health and lives at risk as a result of climate change. Human-made disasters such as terrorist attacks used to happen every 5 years in European cities. Now, we are seeing several every year. Cities need to face these new realities and build a resilient urban environment where their communities can thrive.
Local governments are joining forces to tackle these challenges together. The cities of Donostia, Glasgow and Kristiansand have been working with research scientists, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability and DIN to co-create and test a Resilience Management Guideline and five supporting tools.
The Resilience Management Guideline consists of five steps, which cities can follow to integrate resilience into their city planning. This guideline and the supporting tools are being prepared for standardization, to help share them with cities around the world.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement no. 653569. For more information, please visit http://smr-project.eu.