![]() The network will welcome up to 10 new member cities in 2020.The Yale School of Public Health’s program to target urban inequalities through research and policy with the Resilient Cities Network Zapata said Houston is also expected to launch its strategy this week. Last week, London released its first resilience strategy, with the support of GRCN, to prepare for the long-term threats of climate change and of Brexit. GRCN has already begun working closely with member cities to launch resilience strategies. "Both of us believe that resilience is one of the biggest challenges in the world of cities today and there’s a lot of work that needs to be done, so we’re more than happy to see Michael come back with his consulting institution, with that team and with all the expertise that he has." "We are in the best, not only personal, but professional relationship with him and his team," Zapata said. In regards to the Resilient Cities Catalyst, which is led by founding principal and former 100RC president Michael Berkowitz, Zapata emphasized there is no animosity between the organizations despite being entirely separated. Zapata said the network is collaborating with organizations such as the Ocean Conservancy and the World Resources Institute (WRI) to ensure resilience strategies are appropriately established and enforced. GRCN will instead look to corporate partners for support. "They helped us to transition from the former program into the new autonomous, independent, hopefully sustainable network with a $9 million grant," Zapata said. Outside of assistance to launch the program, GRCN will not have direct ties to the Rockefeller Foundation. "Now we’re going to be more attentive to the differences between, say, a city in a developing world and a city in Northern Europe." "The 100RC program had a one-size-fits-all approach to urban resilience," Zapata said. The network will center on collaboration, regionally-led strategies and a focus on impact, and support will no longer be financially driven. While GRCN is, in a way, serving as the "new" 100RC network, it is very different than the original Rockefeller Foundation-backed initiative, Zapata told Smart Cities Dive. ![]()
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