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description of how their city is approaching and planning to build greater resilience at city-scale and in a way that addresses the needs of the poor or vulnerable. Winners will be announced in three rounds over the next three years, with the final round of winners named in 2015.
Each winning city will receive three forms of support:
-- Support to create a resilience plan, along with the tools, technical support, and resources for implementation. The Rockefeller Foundation will
deploy its expertise in innovative finance to help cities leverage billions of dollars of potential private sector financial support as well as public dollars to realize their plans.
-- Membership in a new network the Rockefeller Foundation is creating, the 100 Resilient Cities Network, which will provide support to member cities and share new knowledge and resilience best practices.
-- Support to hire a Chief Resilience Officer (CRO). The creation of this new role is an innovation that will ensure resilience-building and coordination is the specific responsibility of one person in a city government. The CROs can also oversee the government. The CROs can also oversee the development of a resilience strategy for the city and be part of a learning network of other CROs as representatives to the 100 Resilient Cities Network.
"As the institution that helped create the field of urban planning, The Rockefeller Foundation is continuing its legacy by spearheading new thinking about cities and urban living in a way that addresses the challenges of the 21(st) Century," continued Dr. Rodin. "It is our hope that investing in 100 cities worldwide will further catalyze this field, and by enabling cities to secure the billions of dollars available to build infrastructure we will be ensuring that our urban areas are places of increased opportunity and are resilient for the next 100 years and beyond."
To learn more about the Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge, visit www.100resilientcities.org.
SOURCE The Rockefeller Foundation
CONTACT: New York: Carey Meyers - [email protected] - +1 212-852-8486
/Web site: http://www.100resilientcities.org