Representatives from Nagaland and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) at the ceremony marking the State’s entry into the Making Cities Resilient 2030 initiative. (Photo Courtesy: NSDMA)
Kohima, November 13 (MExN): The Government of Nagaland today announced that the State has joined joined the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) flagship initiative, Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030).
The MCR2030 is a global partnership dedicated to strengthening urban resilience and reducing disaster risks, informed a press release from the Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA).
The decision marks a significant milestone in the State’s commitment to safeguarding its cities and communities against increasing climate-induced and geophysical hazards, including extreme rainfall, flash floods, landslides, earthquakes, and rapid urban expansion in vulnerable hill terrains, it said.
With this becomes part of a global network of over 1,300 cities worldwide working to advance disaster risk reduction and meet the goals of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030, Sustainable Development Goal 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), and India’s national disaster management priorities, it added.
As per the NSDMA, among others, the initiative will support the State in enhancing multi-hazard early warning systems and predictive risk intelligence as well as improving risk-sensitive urban planning and land-use governance.
It would assist the State in building technical and institutional capacities within Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and facilitates resilience scorecards, audits, and city resilience strategies, it added.
It also entails developing climate-resilient infrastructure aligned with international standards and strengthening coordination among State departments, local authorities, and communities.
Welcoming Nagaland’s entry into the MCR2030 platform, the Government stated:
The joining reflects the State’s “firm commitment to building a safer, resilient, and sustainable Nagaland for future generations, the release added.
Benefits for Key Urban Centres
As per the NSDMA, the participation will enable cities and towns of Nagaland to undertake structured resilience assessments and implement targeted interventions.
The areas of intervention drainage management, slope stabilisation and landslide mitigation, resilient road and transport planning, green corridor avenues etc.
As part of the MCR2030 network, Nagaland will have opportunities to collaborate withUN agencies, Global resilience hubs, Research institutions, Technical experts, development partners and international donors, it added.
Joining MCR2030 strengthens Nagaland’s vision of creating safe, inclusive, sustainable, and future-ready cities, while elevating the State as a resilience leader among hill states in India and the Northeast region, the release said.
The Government of Nagaland also expressed its appreciation to UNDRR and all stakeholders who will support this transformative initiative especially the department of Municipal Affairs.
