Aerial photo of Bosco Verticale, Vertical Forest, in Milan, Porta Nuova district. In Italy, Milan is promoting the use of green infrastructure to combat high temperatures in the city. Photo: AFP
On Nov 18, the cities of Barcelona, Spain, Greater Manchester, Britain, Helsingborg, Sweden and Milan, Italy were named as the first four European "Resilience Hubs".
Named as part of the Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) initiative, launched in Jan 2021, the Hubs will serve to enhance city-to-city collaboration and inspire other communities to become more resilient to disasters.
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