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Resilient development
The resilient development pathway builds cities that can anticipate, prevent and recover from the impacts experienced on our ever-changing planet, while harnessing the opportunities of a more sustainable world.
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This pathway’s focus areas
Build
Build
climate resilience
Protect
Protect
vulnerable communities
Strengthen
Strengthen
nature’s defences
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Build
climate resilience
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Protect
vulnerable communities
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Strengthen
nature’s defences
Through this pathway, subnational governments make resilience a core part of their strategies and proactively tackle risks and impacts, prioritising the rights and needs of vulnerable sections of society. They continuously strengthen essential systems, building disaster preparedness and harnessing nature’s solutions. They pursue a transparent and inclusive approach that enhances trust in institutions and builds radical collaboration.
Pathway resources
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Publications & reports
5 strategies to integrate nature into urban planning for resilient African cities
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Publications & reports
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Webinars & videos
What funding instruments are available for local climate projects?
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Webinars & videos
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Webinars & videos
Introduction to the identification and stages of project preparation for the development of local projects resilient to climate change
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Pathway projects
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Disaster Risk Reduction in African Cities
Using the 2021 World Risk Poll results and relevant data, DRR4Africa supports three cities to screen existing risks to climate-induced hazards.
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BRokering Innovation for Decentralised climate finance and Gender Equality
We support subnational stakeholders to access finance for locally-led and gender-responsive climate change adaptation action in Cameroon.
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Equitable and people-centered development
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Designing Inclusive African Coastal City Resilience
We are conducting inclusive and co-created research into what climate-resilient measures can and should be implemented in coastal African cities.
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Pathway news updates
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5 June 2024
ICLEI Africa mid-year news roundup 2024
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4 June 2024
Solve, fail, reflect: Insights from RISE Africa 2024 Action Festival
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