Enugu made history, Wednesday, as the only
Nigerian city among 35 cities from across the globe
invited to join the 100 Resilient Cities Network
(100RC) pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation,
New York. The announcement was made during The
Rockefeller Foundation’s Urban Resilience Summit
in Singapore. The other three African cities that
made the list alongside the Coal City of Enugu are
Kigali (Rwanda), Accra (Ghana) and Arusha
(Tanzania). The choice of Enugu was predicated on the
transformation of the road network in the city under
Sullivan Chime. This was in addition to numerous
national and international recognitions that have been
bestowed on Enugu state. The organizers of the
network said that Enugu was chosen from nearly 350 applicants on the basis of its ability to
“demonstrate a unique vision for resilience, a long-
term commitment to cutting across levels of
government and sectors of society, a special attention
to the needs of the poor and vulnerable.” The Foundation stressed that Enugu like other
Network cities will serve as a model for other
global cities that seek to build their own resilience. This second wave of cities will join 32 cities that
won last year’s 100 Resilient Cities Challenge,
forming a growing network of urban centers around
the world that are ready to respond to the social,
economic and physical shocks and stresses that are a
growing part of the 21st century. Other renowned cities of the world invited to join
the list in the 2014 edition include Athens,
Barcelona, London, Paris, Boston, Chicago, Amman,
Sydney and Singapore. 100-Resilient Cites was created by an initial $100
million commitment by the Rockefeller Foundation
as part of their Centennial last year, recognizing the
trends of urbanization and globalization that
characterize this century.

Nice development. This is the type of news I always want to read about my country. Proudly Naija

Good news.
Enugu bu obodo oma.
Kudos to Gov. Sullivan Chime.