Deadline: 15 June 2025
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.
