Enugu made history, Wednesday, as the only Nigerian city among 35 cities from across the globe invited to join the 100 Resilient Cities Network (100RC) pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation, New York.

The announcement was made during The Rockefeller Foundation’s Urban Resilience Summit in Singapore. The other three African cities that made the list alongside the Coal City of Enugu are Kigali (Rwanda), Accra (Ghana) and Arusha (Tanzania).

The choice of Enugu was predicated on the transformation of the road network in the city under Sullivan Chime. This was in addition to numerous national and international recognitions that have been bestowed on Enugu state. The organizers of the network said that Enugu was chosen from nearly 350 applicants on the basis of its ability to “demonstrate a unique vision for resilience, a long-term commitment to cutting across levels of government and sectors of society, a special attention to the needs of the poor and vulnerable.”

The Foundation stressed that Enugu like other Network cities will serve as a model for other global cities that seek to build their own resilience.

This second wave of cities will join 32 cities that won last year’s 100 Resilient Cities Challenge, forming a growing network of urban centers around the world that are ready to respond to the social, economic and physical shocks and stresses that are a growing part of the 21st century.

Other renowned cities of the world invited to join the list in the 2014 edition include Athens, Barcelona, London, Paris, Boston, Chicago, Amman, Sydney and Singapore.
100-Resilient Cites was created by an initial $100 million commitment by the Rockefeller Foundation as part of their Centennial last year, recognizing the trends of urbanization and globalization that characterize this century.


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/12/enugu-makes-history-joins-worlds-100-resilient-cities/

it was about us, still about us and will always b about us ... 042

#Enugu-d coal city state
i knw am gonna tour dat city in da future

v bn waiting for dz day ... I MD front page ... space for rent

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it's this kind of news I love to hear , thumps up to whosever is pioneering the vision .

042
It's not just a number but a way of life.

kudos to Enugwu.. Biafra's eternal imperial capital

When you point it out on here dat fashola is overhyped some peeps wud want to feast on you. Sullivan did a lot in transforming Enugu considering the little federal allocation coming to the state. He transformed Enugu without borrowing $1b from world bank like one governor from the south west. Enugu abulugo obodo oyibo. Ala igbo adigo mma. Long live Nigeria

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Dude, this is becoming stale and annoying.

Stop begging for LIKES, unnecessarily. Smh

Resilience is the keyword

Kudos to sullivan abi na survelian.

http://www.100resilientcities.org/cities/entry/enugu#

The mild climate and vast opportunities of Enugu, in southeastern Nigeria, have drawn people and investment. Confronted with chronic energy shortages that drive residential and commercial reliance on petroleum-based generators, the city is working to manage population flows and establish cleaner, more reliable energy. Unreliable power has driven manufacturing away from the city, and new building developments have remained energy intensive, putting greater strain on the system and the environment.
Transportation infrastructure has also presented challenges, as Enugu’s insufficient road system struggles to meet the city’s needs, and connect bridges are increasingly exposed to scour and erosion. In the case of many of these bridges, a single loss could significantly hinder the local economy. Officials have also been working to bring together various stakeholders, to address the risk of flooding by responding to drain blockages more effectively and gather effective damage reports, as well as to plan future building developments in more stable areas.

but please,what is the meaning of resilient?

Daguccizgreat:
When you point it out on here dat fashola is overhyped some peeps wud want to feast on you. Sullivan did a lot in transforming Enugu considering the little federal allocation coming to the state. He transformed Enugu without borrowing $1b from world bank like one governor from the south west. Enugu abulugo obodo oyibo. Ala igbo adigo mma. Long live Nigeria

it doesn't really matter
chime had a vision.. he took it and ran with it and now people are praising him.he saw that Enugwu would become the capital of an imperial state, that's why he played his part in the realization of that vision as it concerns the city on a hill.
more grease to his elbow and when the time comes,he'd be awarded with the order of the rising Sun
OP pls don't mention a certain place or people in issues concerning Igbos.. o nweghi onye nwere oge I so ndiAkawoo naako inyo juru ha n'onu

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O42. d capital of biafra

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Impersive! Nobody can hold us down. Congrts 042!

NICE ONE...It's a great feat to be mentioned along side great
cities like London, Paris and Barcelona. Sullivan has performed
tremendously well. congratulations to all Enugu Indigenes.

great news!

Please Where is Enugu Located, we don't have such place in France

Enugu is actually a beautiful city. One of the cities I admire.

Dalu ndi Enugu state

proud to be onye Enugu, Top land all the way, Ezeagu kwenu....!!!

My state actually but I want Adada.

basilo101:
Resilience is the keyword

Absolutely, the city has been able to survive a civil war, series of not so good governance, economic downturns etc, and has stood strong.

Good for Biafra. 042 all the way.
Fashola ka na amu olu ebe Sullivan noo ==Fashola still dey learn work where Sullivan dey.

Daguccizgreat:
When you point it out on here dat fashola is overhyped some peeps wud want to feast on you. Sullivan did a lot in transforming Enugu considering the little federal allocation coming to the state. He transformed Enugu without borrowing $1b from world bank like one governor from the south west. Enugu abulugo obodo oyibo. Ala igbo adigo mma. Long live Nigeria

Why do you guys like comparing apples with oranges? What is the size and population of Enugu compared to Lagos? Enugu, by all standards, is a very small suburb in Lagos. Nothing more...The road networks in Enugu might not even be up to 10% of what exists in Lagos!

TonySpike:


Why do you guys like comparing apples with oranges? What is the size and population of Enugu compared to Lagos? Enugu, by all standards, is a very small suburb in Lagos. Nothing more...The road networks in Enugu might not even be up to 10% of what exists in Lagos!

this shows you never travelled outside ur zone boy.Enugu is among the 5 largest cities in Nigeria quote me any where. And by development, it has got its level on high standard

Enugu with almost the least amount of allocation in Nigeria, once again, demonstrates the resilient spirit of Ndiigbo, the spirit that the Nigerian factor is now corrupting and supressing, the spirit that saw Ndiigbo emerge from the ruins of Biafra, and today stands as the most educated Nigerian group.


Who said that Republic of Igboland won't achieve great things once free of this colonial anomaly called Nigeria? Just take a look at Enugu,the land of my birth, and see what we can achieve once we rid ourselves of the rest of the Igbophobic Nigerian groups and their corrupted Igbo thieves parading themselves as our leaders.


The greatest asset of the Igbo nation,is our resilient spirit, unmatched by any other Nigerian group, and now,even the world can see our resilience once again.


Enugwu is the pride of the Igbo nation.