Making Cities Resilient Report 2012

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The Punjab region, under water in 2010, led to an increased influx of people to the cities. Pakistan’s local government system is
weak. To improve urban risk reduction, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority encourages cities to use the Campaign tools
and improve local capacity to build resilience.
San Francisco, California - USA
Population: 805,235. Location: West coast of the United
States, at the tip of the San Francisco Peninsula
including significant stretches of the Pacific Ocean, a
city council in the state of California, USA Risk profile:
Wild Fire, Tsunami, Land Slide, Heat Wave, Flood, Earthquake,
Drought. San Franciso is a Campaign Role Model
City under the theme: Advancing Resilience through
the Whole Community Approach.
Chacao, Venezuela
Population: 71,000 with a floating population’ of 1.5 million.
Location: Mid-eastern portion of the Caracas Valley,
north of the Guaire River, bordering the other urban
municipalities to the east, south and west, and the Avila
National Park to the north. Chacao is one of 21 municipalities
from the state of Miranda, part of the Caracas
metropolitan district. Risk profile: exposure to earthquake
and flooding.
For more information on Role Model Cities please go to: http://www.unisdr.org/campaign/resilientcities/cities
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