PARIS (December 2, 2015) – The 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) initiative today announced new signatories to the 10% Resilience Pledge, with a total of 19 mayors and city leaders committing to dedicate 10 percent of their city's annual budget toward resilience-building activities throughout their term in office. The announcement was made during the Jumpstarting Resilience in Urban Areas event at COP21, co-organized by the World Resources Institute.
 

Focusing on the theme 'Advancing Ideas to Action in Cities', CONNECTKaro 2016 was held at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi on 5-7 April, 2016. CONNECTKaro, the annual flagship event of WRI India Sustainable Cities, engaged over 200 people in conversation around the issues related to public transport, urban expansion, clean energy, resilience and new mobility.

Organized by WRI India Sustainable Cities in partnership with CIIE, and supported by Shell Foundation and Hewlett Foundation, the New Mobility Accelerator, launched as part of CONNECTKaro 2016, will help businesses to build a strong value proposition and enable them to access funding to scale.