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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 physical challenges that are a growing

part of the 21st century.

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To help cities respond to the impacts of three worldwide trends:

URBANIZATIONUrban 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.

GLOBALIZATIONCities are more interconnected than ever before, and a system failure in one city can cause problems across the globe.

CLIMATE CHANGEClimate change places new social, fiscal and political pressures on urban systems.

Bangkok, Thailand

WHY WAS 100 RESILIENT CITIES CREATED?

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URBAN RESILIENCEIs 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

6The 100RC Platform consists of tools and services that cities can draw upon to

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

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OUR MEMBER CITIES100RC 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.

Christchurch

Wellington City

Accra

Santiago

Mexico City

New Orleans

OaklandNorfolk

Santa Fe

Amman

Athens

Bangkok

Berkeley BoulderByblos

Durban

Enugu

Kigali

Ramallah

Rotterdam

Semarang

Thessaloniki Toyama

Tulsa

London

El Paso

Juarez

New York CitySan Francisco

Los AngelesJacksonville

Montréal

Dallas

St. LouisChicago Boston

Santiago

San Juan

Medellín

Cali

Quito

Rio de Janeiro

Porto Alegre

Dakar

Arusha

Vejle

Bristol

Glasgow

Paris

Barcelona

Lisbon

BelgradeMilan

Rome

Ashkelon

BangaloreChennai

Surat

Deyang Huangshi

Mandalay

Phnom Penh

Da Nang

Singapore

Melbourne

Sydney

231,830,109

people live in our member cities

52 CITY WORKSHOPS COMPLETED

34 CROs HIRED WITH 100+ DEDICATED SUPPORT STAFF

25 CITIES IN PHASE I OR II OF THE STRATEGY PROCESS

3 RESILIENCE STRATEGIES RELEASED AND IN IMPLEMENTATION

100RC’s platform has committed

$5.1M in42 engagements across 23 cities

involving24 partners

Pittsburgh

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Global Trends

Bangkok, Thailand

Average global flood-related losses will increase almost ten-fold to $52 billion by 2050.

40% of urban populations will be living with water stress by 2050.

Bangalore, India

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

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.

Map Source: New York Times

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.

INEQUITY AND SOCIAL COHESION

Cities are seeking new ways to include vulnerable populations, reduce inequality, and provide economic opportunity for all

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Shanghai, China

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

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90% of the world’s data was created in the last two years

80% of the world’s data

today is unstructured

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.

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