Melbourne is participating in the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) challenge.  This initiative is dedicated to helping cities around the world become more resilient to the physical, social and economic challenges of the 21st century.

Since November, Melbourne’s Chief Resilience Officer has been working with leaders from 31 metropolitan Melbourne councils and representatives from emergency management, infrastructure, community services, health and academic sectors to help address the shared challenge of what we can do to protect and improve the way of life for Melbourne communities now and for the future.

The first Preliminary Resilience Assessment, outlines nine acute shocks and 11 stresses that could weaken the fabric of the city in the future.  Many of these challenges are already on our radar including water scarcity and affordable housing. This assessment will be used to inform the development of Melbourne’s first Resilience Strategy.

Read the full report here.