Project Title: GoI- UNDP/USAID Project for “Developing Resilient Cities through Risk Reduction in the context of Disaster and Climate Change”

Implementation Period: Four Years (2016 to 2020)

Budget: USD 2,500,000 (Rs. 16.50 Cr approx)

Partner Organization: USAID (UNDP has signed an agreement with USAID)

Geographical Coverage: The Project is being implemented in 6 cities viz. Cuttack (Odisha), Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra), Shillong (Meghalaya), Shimla (Himachal Pradesh), Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) and Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh).

Outcomes: Two key Outcomes of the Project are:

• Reduced disaster risks in urban areas by enhancing institutional capacities to integrate climate risk reduction measures in development programs as well as undertake mitigation activities based on scientific analysis; and
• Urban communities better prepared with increased capacities to manage climate risks.