SDG9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Youth for Good - Nepal conducted retrofitting workshops to enhance earthquake resilience in Nepal, focusing on using sustainable materials. Over 300 participants from Kathmandu district were trained, improving local capacity in disaster risk reduction and structural safety, aligning with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.

UCLG ASPAC has been hosting the Secretariat of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) for Southeast Asia (SEA) since 2018. The task of the secretariat is to: (i) Support the Development of Climate Action Plans (CAPs); (ii) Build the capacity of GCoM Signatories; and (iii) Become the helpdesk.

Weathernews Inc. supports the production of highly accurate local rainfall forecasts and nowcasts that will help for early detection of weather-related disasters, leading to early warning and response in the city of Bangkok.

UBMS Research Group aims to evolve a tool using data from Global Analytics for Bridge Management for deteriorated bridges. This tool will enhance the resilience of bridges in high risk zones for natural hazards.

CityNet Disaster Cluster seminar is an annual event where members of CityNet disaster cluster gather to review the group's programs and activities and match potential resources with the needs of the participating local governments.

The Aboitiz Group is building its capacity to build resilience on climate change impacts to assets and its employees. In our goal to be climate change-resilient, we developed a system to identify and assess risks, and to provide our stakeholders with relevant and updated information.

Tech Talent Hunt Initiative works to increase Disaster Preparedness of ten (10) vulnerable communities and create resilient recovery pathways for 750 displaced persons in North West Nigeria.

Queensland leads the nation in delivering betterment programs that demonstrate how upfront investments in stronger, more resilient assets, saves money for all levels of government in future disasters.

High-Definition Clean Energy, Climate, and Weather Forecasts for the Philippines (ECW) project aims to address the present climate emergency by providing weather and climate information to support communities to enhance their climate and disaster risk resilience, and for clean energy development.

The project aims to build 10,000 housing units in Negros Occidental creating a housing ecosystem that enables low-income families to have access to land; safe and disaster resilient shelters through bamboo technology; and live in a clean, green and cohesive community.