The Rockefeller Foundation launched the 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge in 2013 to enable 100 cities to better address the increasing shocks and stresses of the 21st century. Nearly 400 cities across six continents applied to be among the 100 cities selected to receive technical support and resources to improve their urban resilience over three years.

In addition to membership in the newly formed 100 Resilient Cities Network, the selected cities will receive support from the Rockefeller Foundation to create and implement a resilience plan and to hire a Chief Resilience Officer (CRO) to oversee the resilience strategy.

The first class of 32 cities was announced on December 3, 2013, selected by judges with unique expertise on tools and strategies that make a city better prepared to face natural and manmade disaster. Each of the 32 cities is currently in the process of kicking off their challenge engagement—learn more about resilience workshops that have taken place in Jacksonville, New Orleans, and Norfolk.

AFRICA
Dakar (Senegal)
Durban (South Africa)

CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
Medellín (Colombia)
Mexico City (Mexico)
Porto-Alegre (Brazil)
Quito (Ecuador)
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

EUROPE
Bristol (UK)
Glasgow (UK)
Rome (Italy)
Rotterdam (Netherlands)
Vejle (DK)

MIDDLE EAST
Ashkelon (Israel)
Byblos (Lebanon)
Ramallah (Palestine)

NORTH AMERICA
Berkeley (CA)
Boulder (CO)
El Paso (TX)
Jacksonville (FL)
Los Angeles (CA)
New Orleans (LA)
New York City (NY)
Norfolk (VA)
Oakland (CA)
San Francisco (CA)

OCEANIA
Christchurch (New Zealand)
Melbourne (Australia)

SOUTH ASIA
Surat (India)

SOUTHEAST ASIA
Bangkok (Thailand)
Da Nang (Vietnam)
Mandalay (Myanmar)
Semarang (Indonesia)