City Resilience in Africa: A Ten Essentials Pilot

Author(s)
Permezel, M. & Ebalu, O.
Publication language
English
Pages
64pp
Date published
01 Jan 2012
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Disaster preparedness, resilience and risk reduction, Disaster risk reduction, Urban
Organisations
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)

This publication reports on the outcomes of a pilot project to ‘operationalize’ the Making Cities Resilient Campaign in three cities in Africa – Narok and Kisumu in Kenya and Moshi in Tanzania, commenced in 2012 by the UNISDR regional office for Africa in Nairobi, Kenya. It also describes disaster prevention activities undertaken by pilot cities, and provides assessment and analysis of city resilience according to the Ten Essentials for Making Cities Resilient:

  1. Institutional and administrative frameworks;  
  2. Financing and Resources;
  3. Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment – Know Your Risk;
  4. Infrastructure Protection, Upgrading and Resilience;
  5. Protect Vital Facilities: Education and Health, (Food and Water) supplies;
  6. Building Regulations and Land Use Planning;
  7. Training, Education and Public Awareness;
  8. Environmental Protection and Strengthening of Ecosystems;
  9. Effective Preparedness, Early Warning and Response;
  10. Recovery and Rebuilding Communities.

The report suggests broad actions for building city resilience in each pilot city, and also presents general recommendations for UNISDR and resilient cities campaign. It contributes to a better understanding of the Ten Essentials framework in a local African city context.