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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 21 - 10 years of urban resilience in Rotterdam
Join us for this episode of the Urban Exchange podcast, looking back at 10 years of resilience in the city of Rotterdam, and exploring what the future holds.
This episode of the Urban Exchange podcast takes a look back at Rotterdam’s resilience journey over the past decade. Host Paul Wilson speaks with Arnoud Molenaar, Rotterdam’s Chief Resilience Officer, who was one of the first city CROs to be appointed in 2014.
Molenaar discusses how Rotterdam first addressed resilience through climate adaptation efforts due to its location near water. We discover how the city developed two resilience strategies focused on issues like water management, social challenges, and pandemic preparedness, as Molenaar takes us through notable projects like the city’s "water squares" and the "Resilient BoTu District 2028" initiative.
We also delve into Molenaar’s vision for resilience to be fully embedded in all of Rotterdam’s operations and governance by 2034, uncovering valuable insights for other cities on Rotterdam’s pioneering resilience journey over the last decade as one of the early adopters of the Chief Resilience Officer model.
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This episode for part of the "Cities on the Front Line" podcast series from SmartCitiesWorld and the Resilient Cities Network (R-Cities). The series delivers frank and open conversations between international city leaders and industry practitioners that share ideas to solve urban challenges.
Co-hosted by R-Cities’ Executive Director, Lauren Sorkin, and SmartCitiesWorld’s Advisory Board Chair, Paul Wilson, the Urban Exchange is a much-needed forum for city practitioners faced with urgent targets and objectives across a gamut of urban issues. Visit the other podcasts in this series.
This episode for part of the "Cities on the Front Line" podcast series from SmartCitiesWorld and the Resilient Cities Network (R-Cities). The series delivers frank and open conversations between international city leaders and industry practitioners that share ideas to solve urban challenges.
Co-hosted by R-Cities’ Executive Director, Lauren Sorkin, and SmartCitiesWorld’s Advisory Board Chair, Paul Wilson, the Urban Exchange is a much-needed forum for city practitioners faced with urgent targets and objectives across a gamut of urban issues. Visit the other podcasts in this series.
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