Author: Dorothy MacAusland

We are happy to announce the successful completion and release of the New Handbook for Local Government Leaders (2017 edition) by UNISDR as a contribution to the Making Cities Resilient Campaign 2010-2020. CUDRR+R’s Executive Director Dr. Ebru Gencer is the lead author of this report, with contributions from numerous partners and local governments. Further information…

CUDRR+R is happy to announce the completion of another report for the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. Local Government Powers for Disaster Risk Reduction: A Study on Local-Level Authority and Capacity for Resilience is a baseline study on the types of authorities and capacities local governments have to undertake DRR actions and build urban…

CUDRR+R’s Executive Director, Dr. Ebru Gencer, both attended and presented at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Cancun, Mexico, which took place May 22-26, 2017. Dr. Gencer presented at the Preparatory Day session, “DRR Governance at the Local Level.” The session was chaired by Professor Dilanthi Amaratunga of the University of Huddersfield, UK. She was also…

CUDRR+R, along with partner organizations IIED-Latin America and Alterra, recently completed a workshop focusing on adapting to climate change and promoting inclusive urban development in Dosquebradas, Colombia. On March 15-16th, 2017, CUDRR+R Executive Director Ebru Gencer joined partner organizations as well as participating representatives from the Technical University of Pereira and the Autonomous Regional Corporation…

The Center for Urban Disaster Risk Reduction Resilience (CUDRR+R) and RESILIÉNT/CITY have entered into a partnership offering decades of experience to address the growing challenges of climate change, information gaps and capacity limitations in government, and rapid urbanization that are confronting cities. “We are very excited to form a partnership with RESILIÉNT/CITY that has immense experience in…

Dr. Ebru Gencer, Executive Director of CUDRR+R, will participate in a panel discussion on February 17, 2017, as part of the Water Resilient Urban and Regional Development symposium. The symposium will take place February 16-18, 2017, and is hosted by the University Alliance Ruhr in New York. The symposium’s focus will be on the role of water at…

Dr. Ebru Gencer, Executive Director at CUDRR+R, has joined the Board of Directors at the newly established ISOCARP Institute Centre of Urban Excellence. The Institute was initiated as a “world class knowledge bank and think tank for planning excellence which empowers individuals, organizations and institutions to achieve better human settlements.” The mission of the Institute is to…

CUDRR+R, along with partner organizations IIED-Latin America and Alterra, has won a grant from the Climate Resilient Cities in Latin America research call issued by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), Canada’s International Development Research Center (IDRC), and Fundacion Futuro Latinoamericano (FFLA-Ecuador). CUDRR+R’s winning project proposal, A Participatory Decision-Making Approach Towards Climate-Resilient and Inclusive Urban…