Summary

This project aims to promote sustainable urban development and enhance urban resilience and adaptability in China and facilitate international exchanges on climate-resilient cities. In collaboration with UNDP's Crisis Bureau, it established the UNDP China -Tongji (RISE) SDG Innovation Lab on Climate and Disaster Resilience located at the College of Civil Engineering of Tongji University. 

Over the course of three years, the project will enhance the Lab’s capacities, develop joint training programme; map out cutting-edge, scalable, tech-based solutions for enhancing urban resilience; organise thematic conferences and workshops; and undertake frontier research and explore policy innovations to generate knowledge that can inform policies for urban resilience.