To enable 100 cities to better address major 21st century challenges, the Rockefeller Foundation is inviting cities from around the world to apply for the: 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge In August, cities can be nominated through a formal application process. Winning cities

We know that another major earthquake will strike San Francisco — we just don’t know when. SPUR is leading a comprehensive effort to retrofit the buildings and infrastructure that sustain city life. Our goal is to ensure San Francisco’s resiliency and our capacity to not only survive

Fifty percent of the global population currently live in cities and this is expected to increase to 70% (or 6.4 billion people) by 2050. Asian cities are expected to see more than 60% of this increase and 46% of all urban population growth will occur in cities with fewer than 500,000

The Making Cities Resilient: ‘My City is getting ready!’ campaign, launched in May 2010, addresses issues of local governance and urban risk. With the support and recommendation of many partners and participants, and a Mayors Statement made during the 2011 Global Platform

Local Governments for Sustainability and partners have unveiled an initiative to catapult urban resilience action worldwide at the Rio+20 Global Town Hall. The Global Initiative on Urban Resilience (GIUR) bolsters disaster resilience – one of the hallmark themes of the historic

Felix Dodds, alongside Michael Strauss and Maurice Strong, has published “Only One Earth: The Long Road via Rio to Sustainable Development.” As Jonathon Porritt puts it: “For those who follow the story around the international sustainable development agenda, I don

The Earth Council Alliance joined global leaders in the sustainability movement at the Eye on Earth Summit in December 2011. Eye on Earth addresses the crucial importance of environmental and societal information and networking to decision-making. It aims to convene thought & acti