Nominate your city for the Resilient Cities Award

August 06, 2012

The first ever Resilient Cities Award will recognize excellence in the adoption and implementation of the Ten Essentials for Making Cities Resilient, a 10-point checklist designed to help local governments assess their risks and initiate plans to improve their cities’ resilience.

The award, which will be presented at a ceremony in Beijing, China on 29-31 October during the Second Mayors' Summit on Disaster Risk Reduction, comes at a time when cities across the world are facing more extreme weather events and feeling the pressure of rapid urbanization and population growth.

"The Resilient Cities Award aims to raise awareness of the importance of good planning in the face of urbanization and climate change, and advance the exchange of ideas, innovation, and investment in disaster risk reduction," said Helena Molin Valdes, Chief of the United Nations' Making Cities Resilient Campaign.

Applicants for Resilient Cities Award 2012 may be a city administration, or a local government institution. All applicants must meet the following criteria:

Current signatory to the Making Cities Resilient Campaign (or part of the Forum to join the Campaign)
A letter explaining why the entry should be selected for this award.
Two letters of endorsement from credible references, such as a government entity recognized academic or non-governmental organization, or professional institution.
Special consideration will be given to applicants that have utilized the HFA Local: Local Government Self Assessment Tool and submitted reports to ISDR. To access the Tool, visit http://www.unisdr.org/<wbr></wbr>campaign/resilientcities/<wbr></wbr>toolkit/howto

The Award Winner will receive VIP access and complimentary travel and accommodation to the Summit, a tour of the capital, a Resilient Cities 2012 Plaque, and global recognition as an international exemplar in urban resilience. The deadline for award entries is 01 September, 2012. For more information, please visit http://www.unisdr.org/campaign/resilientcities/