Transcript Resilient cities - Urban resilience as a global imperative

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Urban
Resilience as a
Global
Imperative
Amman, Jordan
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100RC partners with cities around the
world to help them become more
resilient to the social, economic and
challenges that are a growing part of the
21st century.
WHY WAS 100 RESILIENT CITIES CREATED?
To help cities respond to the impacts
of three worldwide trends:
URBANIZATION
Urban populations are growing rapidly: of an estimated
global population of 9 billion by
mid-century, 70% will live in cities. Many are in fragile
ecosystems, and the number of people at risk is
unprecedented.
GLOBALIZATION
Cities are more interconnected than ever before, and a
system failure in one city can cause problems across the
globe.
CLIMATE CHANGE
Bangkok, Thailand
Climate change places new social, fiscal and political
pressures on urban systems.
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URBAN RESILIENCE
Is the capacity of individuals,
communities, institutions,
businesses, and systems within a
city to survive, adapt, and grow no
matter what kinds of chronic
stresses and acute shocks they
experience.
Milan, Italy
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100RC AIMS TO
SOLVE TWO
PROBLEMS:
1. Cities are complex,
siloed ecosystems
2. Existing solutions
do not scale or
reach cities
efficiently
The 100RC Platform consists of tools and services that cities can draw upon to6
develop and implement their resilience strategies
The 100RC Platform Catalog is currently composed of 65 partners, with 82
services for a total current value of over $100 million
OUR MEMBER CITIES
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100RC selected its first group of 32 cities in December 2013, and announced 35 new cities in December 2014. Our 67
member cities span 40 countries and 24 languages. We will launch the Challenge to select the final 33 cities in late
2015.
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231,830,109
people live in our member cities
52 CITY WORKSHOPS
COMPLETED
34 CROs HIRED WITH 100+
DEDICATED SUPPORT STAFF
Glasgow
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RELEASED AND IN
IMPLEMENTATION
25 CITIES IN PHASE I OR II OF
THE STRATEGY PROCESS
Vejle
London
Rotterdam
Bristol
Paris
Milan
Montréal
Boston
Chicago
San Francisco
New York City
St. Louis
Berkeley Boulder
Pittsburgh
Oakland
Dallas
Norfolk
Los Angeles
Tulsa
Jacksonville
El Paso
New Orleans
Juarez
Barcelona
Belgrade
Thessaloniki
Rome
Lisbon
Athens
Ramallah
Ashkelon
Deyang
Surat
Santiago
Mexico City
Toyama
Byblos
Amman
San Juan
Dakar
Enugu
Medellín
Cali
Da Nang
Bangkok
Phnom Penh
Singapore
Accra
Quito
Mandalay
Chennai
Bangalore
Huangshi
Kigali
Arusha
Semarang
Rio de Janeiro
Porto Alegre
Santiago
Durban
Santa Fe
100RC’s platform has
committed
$5.1M in
42 engagements
across 23 cities
involving
24 partners
Sydney
Melbourne
Wellington City
Christchurch
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Global Trends
Bangkok, Thailand
WATER MANAGEMENT ISSUES—TOO MUCH AND TOO LITTLE
Rising sea levels, more storms, flooding and drought combined with increasing
demand for services from rising urban populations
Average global flood-related
losses will increase almost
ten-fold to $52 billion by
40% of urban populations
will be living with water
stress by 2050.
Bangalore, India
UNPRECEDENTED GLOBAL MOVEMENT
Nearly 60 million people are displaced around the world because of conflict and
persecution, the largest number ever recorded by the United Nations.
These refugees represent only 7% of all international migrants.
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INEQUITY AND SOCIAL COHESION
Cities are seeking new ways to include vulnerable populations, reduce inequality, and
provide economic opportunity for all
The combined wealth of the
richest 1 percent will
overtake that of the other
99 percent of people next
year unless the current
trend of rising inequality is
checked.
Sao Paulo, Brazil
70% OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL EXIST IN CITIES BY 2050
HASN’T BEEN BUILT YET
Cities have an opportunity to incorporate resilient design into infrastructure projects
Shanghai, China
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THE INFORMATION REVOLUTION IS UNDERWAY
Smart Cities use digital technologies to enhance quality and performance of urban services, to
reduce costs and resource consumption, and to engage more effectively with citizens.
90%
of the world’s data was created
in the last two years
80%
of the
world’s data
today is
unstructured
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