On March5th 2026, our founding executive director Ebru Gencer organized and presented at the event “Building Back Better in Hatay: Co-designing a Multi-Stakeholder, Multi-Hazard Urban Development Approach” at The Forum…
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Ebru Gencer Attends ‘Optimizing Governance Mechanisms for Resilient Recovery’ Webinar
Last May, our founding executive director Ebru Gencer attended the webinar ‘Pacing the Way: Optimizing Governance Mechanisms for Resilient Recovery’ in preparation to the World Conference on Resilient Recovery (#WCRR)…
CUDRR’s Founding Director Ebru Gencer Attends Climate Week NYC
Last September, our founding executive director Ebru Gencer attended the 'High-Level Convening of City-Climate Networks' at Climate Week NYC and discussed the ongoing challenges and current opportunities for science-based urban…
CUDRR+R Supported the Adaptation of G20 DRR Working Group Ministerial Declaration
On October 16, 2025, the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR), G20 Ministers adopted the G20 DRR Working Group Ministerial Declaration: Resilience for All: Strengthening Disaster Risk Reduction through…
CUDRR+R Contributes to the 2025 G20 Ministerial Declaration on Disaster Risk Reduction
A great achievement for Global Resilience, G20 Ministers have adopted the 2025 G20 Ministerial Declaration on Disaster Risk Reduction on the eve of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction.…
Presenting the New Learning Module on Resilient Cities
CUDRR+R participated at the Fourth Forum of Territorial Managers and Training Institutes in Africa to present the new UCLG - UN-Habitat- UNDRR Learning Module on Resilient Cities and Territories. The…
Berlin Security Conference
CUDRR+R's Ebru Gencer was a panelist the International Rescue Committee's (IRC) Session on Climate Change and Urban Displacement at Berlin Security Conference on September 2020. The Session moderated by IIED's…
Seed Grant from Royal Academy of Engineers
We are very happy to announce that CUDRR+R and partners' project on "Low-carbon seismic resistant building model for Istanbul" received seed-funding from the UK Royal Academy of Engineers. We look…
Last Steering Committee Meeting of the Making Cities Resilient Campaign
CUDRR+R's Ebru Gencer attended the final Steering Committee Meeting of UNDRR's Making Cities Resilient Campaign. The Campaign which was originally launched in 2010 is moving into a new phase to…
Resilience Learning Module: Localizing the Sendai Framework for DRR
United Cities Local Governments (UCLG) the international organization that represents Local Governments and their Associations tasked CUDRR+R's Ebru Gencer to develop a Resilience Learning Module that will support Localization of…