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100RC supports resilience strategy of Mexico City

Smart City Chirine Etezadzadeh

Especially for cities in regions frequently hit by earthquakes, resilience strategy can make a big difference. Image source: Shutterstock (#711020923) by Suriel Ramzal.

100 Resilient Cities Organization – Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation (100RC) has contributed $750,000 USD to aid in reconstruction efforts in Mexico City after the earthquake of September 19th.

Mexico City was the first city in the country to have a resilience strategy, and the first with an agency for the coordination of building-resilience efforts, which is now paying off. The money will mainly support the work of  the CDMX Resilience Agency.

 

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