Capital tipped for ‘resilient city’ program
Phom Penh was selected on Wednesday as one of 35 cities joining a $100 million “resiliency” program meant to strengthen urban centres’ abilities to respond to shocks and stresses, including climate change, natural disasters, pollution and resource scarcity. … “The intense growth occurring and projected for Phnom Penh … coupled with concerns of access to affordable energy, to flooding, to ageing infrastructure, to maintaining economic opportunity means the city will need to change in order to succeed, and we are excited about helping that happen,” said Max Young, director of global communications and marketing at 100 Resilient Cities, which is funded by the Rockefeller Foundation. …
Laignee Barron, Sarah Taguiam and Taing Vida
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