Urban Risk Reduction and Resilience: Training of Trainers Capacity Development for Making Cities Resilient to Disasters - Potenza, Italy

This Training of Trainers was jointly organized as part of the engagement of the government of Potenza in the Resilient Cities Campaign and to further learn about the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and how it can be effectively implemented at the local level. It was attended by mayors and experts from city governments and city association actors of the Basilicata Region.

Overall, the training course provided an opportunity to the Province of Potenza to:

• Increase political commitment and social demand for disaster resilient development, adapted for climate change, aiming for sustainable development.
• Increase engagement of national actors in the field of national development and planning with the disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation agenda and enhance country planners and decision makers’ ability and commitment to promote disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation through relevant systems, policies and processes.
• Learn about the Making Cities Resilient Global Campaign and how its tools, materials and approaches may be used to build local resilience to disasters.
• Build capacities of experts and officials at local level with a focus on City Resilience Action Plans development and implementation based on MCR Campaign 10 Essentials to make their cities resilient to disasters.

Expected Outcomes

• Trained cadres of national and city  level city officials
• Draft City Resilience Assessment Report
• Draft City Resilience Action Plans
• Draft Strategy paper on how to further finalize, ensure endorsement and effectively implement the City Resilience Action Plan.