Resilient Belfast

Introduction

Through our Resilient Belfast team and Belfast’s Commissioner for Resilience, Grainia Long, we have worked with partners across the city to identify the major risks to Belfast and have developed a strategy which examines what we must do as a collective to prepare for the future.

You can contact us by email resilient@belfastcity.gov.uk 

Resilience Strategy

Belfast’s Resilience Strategy proposes that we transition to an inclusive, zero-emissions, climate resilient economy in a generation. This goal aims to ensure we deliver our Belfast Agenda priorities and are ready for the challenges ahead this century. 

The Resilience Strategy is the first time that individuals and organisations across Belfast have worked together to identify the shocks and stresses which make Belfast more vulnerable, and which could threaten our economic, social or environmental future. 

The strategy was produced in collaboration with partners across the city, is informed by data and research and has been supported by our strategic partner, Arup-as part of Belfast’s membership of the Resilient Cities Network. 

In response to the shocks and stresses listed above, the strategy identifies three areas of focus: 

• children
• climate
• connectivity

Within these areas of focus, 30 actions and programmes are recommended for partners across the city. 

Public consultation

The consultation closed on 17 June 2020.

During February and March 2020, we held nine neighbourhood workshops, five public drop in sessions and attended several public gatherings. Over 1,000 people shared their views – nearly a third were young people. 

Resilient Cities Network

Belfast is a member of the Resilient Cities Network (link opens in new window). This is a city-led organisation driving urban resilience action to protect vulnerable communities and critical infrastructure.

Action on climate change

Our elected members declared a climate emergency in October 2019.

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