Lessons from past & present crises
Published: 30 Jun 2020
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Strengthening networks to exchange knowledge and best practices is key to building resilient cities during and after global crises. This was the common message from the speakers featured mayors and city experts from Uganda, Liberia, and Senegal at the first Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa (CoM SSA) webinar in partnership with ICLEI Africa specifically curated for African cities.
Compilation of additional resources in English, French, and Portuguese aligned with this webinar:
Collective responses to global health emergencies – A page for local governments to share initiatives designed as a reaction to COVID-19 and/or to face other health emergencies such as sanitary crisis or epidemics – English and French
Coronavirus en Afrique : une carte pour suivre au jour le jour l’avancée de l’épidémie – Comment les pays résistent-ils à la pandémie ? Notre carte interactive réactualisée plusieurs fois par jour indique le nombre de cas répertoriés, de décès et de guérisons – French
Six propositions pour une réponse africaine créative au Covid-19 – L’Afrique, de par sa pyramide des âges et son économie encore peu financiarisée, fait face à une urgence sensiblement différente de celle rencontrée en Occident, et doit élaborer sa voie propre pour surmonter le défi pandémique – French
Le Maroc, exemplaire dans la lutte contre le Covid-19 – Comptant 150 fois moins de morts que l’Espagne, le royaume a su réagir efficacement en se montrant innovant. Son plan de soutien économique et social est sans équivalent en Afrique – French
Coronavirus : quand l’Afrique invente ses propres solutions – La crise du Covid-19 constitue un test grandeur nature pour les Africains, qui doivent plus que jamais trouver par eux-mêmes les solutions collectives adaptées à leurs problèmes – French
Learning from the past: UN draws lessons from Ebola, other crises to fight COVID-19 – English
Lessons from Kerala on how to deal with COVID – English
Como combater a Covid-19 sem acesso a água limpa – Portuguese
Enfrentar a desigualdade nas cidades é essencial para combater a Covid-19 – Portuguese
Planejamento urbano e epidemias: os efeitos da Covid-19 na gestão urbana – Portuguese
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