Integrating Resilience in Local Governance in West Bank and Gaza (WB&G)

Project Overview

This project aimed to integrate resilience into local governance by developing technical knowledge, information, and guidelines for strengthening local governments' ability to withstand and recover from multi-hazard risks.

Role of CEP in the project

Conducting Risk Assessments: Analyzing multi-hazard risks faced by local governments to inform resilience strategies.

Developing Planning Guidelines: Crafting guidelines to assist local governments in developing their resilience plans, ensuring they were tailored to specific needs.

Designing Resilience Plans: Formulating resilience plans for pilot municipalities, focusing on practical and actionable strategies.

Establishing Infrastructure Standards: Developing standards to ensure critical infrastructure was robust and resilient to hazards.

Capacity Building: Leading training initiatives to empower local governance bodies to implement and sustain resilience strategies.