Deadline: 15-Jun-25
The National Institute of Disaster Management has launched its call for best practices for knowledge platform on urban resilience.
The aim of the knowledge platform is to serve as a repository for sharing of best practices, highlighting successful interventions that have strengthened resilience in diverse urban settings. The platform will foster cross-learning, encourage collaboration, and support evidence-based policy formulation at the national level.
Thematic Areas
- Disaster Risk Reduction
- Hazard Vulnerability and Risk Assessment and GIS Mapping
- Early Warning Systems
- Emergency Preparedness
- Community-based DRR Strategies
- Post-Disaster Recovery and Rehabilitation
- Climate Change Adaptation
- Urban Heat Islands
- Flood Management
- Drought Mitigation
- Coastal Resilience
- Urban Floods
- Sustainable Urban Development
- Green & Blue Infrastructure and rainwater harvesting
- Sustainable Transport Systems
- Energy Efficiency in Urban Areas
- Solid Waste Management and Sanitation
- Risk Sensitive Land use planning
- Infrastructure Resilience
- Resilient Building Codes and Standards
- Smart Cities and Technology Integration
- Health monitoring of infrastructure
- Critical Infrastructure Protection
- Urban Water and Sanitation Systems
- Upgradation of critical infrastructure
- Green and sustainable infrastructure
- Health & education infrastructure resilience
- Socio-Economic Resilience
- Livelihood Diversification
- Gender Inclusion and Equity
- Health and Well-being
- Education and Capacity Building
- Community and social resilience
- Governance and Policy
- Policy Frameworks for Resilience
- Public-Private Partnerships
- Institutional resilience and capacity building
- Ecosystem-Based Approaches
- Nature-Based Solutions
- Urban Biodiversity Conservation
- Resource conservation and management
- Finance Mechanisms
- Data Analytics and Urban Resilience
- GIS, big data, and Remote Sensing Applications
- Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Applications
- Internet of Things (IoT) and Smart Sensors
- Use of Drones
- Capacity Building
- Governance & Institutional Capacity
- Community Empowerment & Participation
- Risk Assessment & Knowledge Management
- Urban Planning & Infrastructure Development
- Education, Training& Human Resource Development
- Financial Management & Resource Mobilization
- Crisis Response & Emergency Preparedness
- Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL)
Eligibility Criteria
- Entries will be accepted from:
- State Governments
- City Administration
- Line Departments
- Academic/ Research Institutions
- International Organisations and Institutions
- Universities
- Private Entities/NGOs
- Submissions must be routed through the Head of the respective organization or department to ensure institutional endorsement and accountability.
- Each entry should focus on one of the thematic areas related to urban resilience.
- The content should provide a detailed account of the success story, highlighting key
- achievements, challenges, and lessons learned.
For more information, visit NIDM.
