The Shah Family Fund Distinguished Lecture presents Michael Berkowitz, President of 100 Resilient Cities.
100 Resilient Cities, pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation, is the world’s leading non-profit focused on helping cities around the world become more resilient to the physical, social, and economic challenges that are a growing part of the 21st century. Cities in the 100RC network are provided with resources to develop a roadmap to resilience, which includes financial and logistical guidance, expert support, access to service providers, and network membership. In this lecture, Michael Berkowitz, President of 100RC, will introduce the 100RC framework for urban resilience and discuss specific efforts to improve the resiliency of cities in the 100RC network.