It's a profession that didn't exist until a few years ago. But, with the impact of climate change, several cities have taken direct action by appointing "chief resilience officers"
It's a profession that didn't exist until a few years ago. But, with the impact of climate change, several cities have taken direct action in appointing "chief resilience officers."
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It's a profession that didn't exist until a few years ago. But, with the impact of climate change, several cities have taken direct action in appointing "chief resilience officers." So what's involved in these new jobs?
Officers in charge of resilience are on a mission to help cities and their residents withstand extreme climate events. These job titles are now increasingly being seen on profile pages across professional social networks like LinkedIn.
A "resilient city" refers to a city's ability both to anticipate risks and to recover from the consequences of major incidents. This concept is applied primarily to natural disasters (fires, floods, hurricanes, etc.), but also to other large-scale events such as the Covid-19 pandemic or a major economic crisis.
But for a city to become resilient, there must be people helping it to become and remain so. And this is precisely where "chief resilience officers" come in. It's a profession that made its appearance with the "100 resilient cities network," created in 2013 by the Rockefeller Foundation.
In concrete terms, a resilience manager will be in charge of implementing plans focused on various very specific aspects of addressing climate-related issues, such as pollution management, reduction of environmental inequalities, the fight against urban heat, etc.