1. Kick off meeting for selected projects, Brussels 20th January 2015
U-SCORE
Kick off meeting for selected projects, Brussels 20th January 2015
Anja Holmgren

2. Managing Urban Risks in Europe: Implementation of the City Disaster Resilience Scorecard (U-SCORE)
Submitted by:
and the:
Municipality of Amadora, Portugal
Stoke-on-Trent City Council, United Kingdom
Salford City Council, United Kingdom
City of Jönköping, Sweden
City of Arvika, Sweden
in cooperation with the UK Cabinet office

3. Objectives of the project
Within the framework of the Making Cities Resilient Campaign, UNISDR is currently working with the private sector (IBM and AECOM) to develop a tool that not only measures cities’ resilience more in-depth, but also integrates disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation and provides cities with concrete action plans. The UNISDR Disaster Resilience Scorecard is in the final stages of its development and in need for testing by local governments. The U-SCORE project would support five cities in conducting the UNISDR Disaster Resilience Scorecard. Besides the benefits that this provides to the cities, the Scorecard testing will provide recommendations for the tool itself. Furthermore, the pilot cities will become "master users" of the Scorecard and able share their experiences and expertise. Other European cities that desire to assess their disaster resilience can build on the outcome of this project through city-to-city exchanges.

4. Actions and means involved
Through the City Resilience Scorecard, each municipality will have an analysis of their disaster resilience capacity and a prototype resilience action plan. The cities will get support from their national civil protection authorities, UNISDR and from external technical experts, e.g. IBM/AECOM.
Three European workshops will enable exchanges on the topics of disaster resilience and the Scorecard. The workshops will involve the municipal Scorecard coordinators, the national civil protection agencies and UNISDR.
The means involved mainly consist in staff costs, technical support and travel costs.

5. Expected results
1. Each municipality involved in the project will have completed the City Disaster Resilience Scorecard.
2. Each municipality involved will produce a prototype disaster resilience action plan that includes multiple solutions and options that are cost effective and implementable.
3. Each municipality will provide feedback on improvements of the Scorecard.
4. A European learning and exchange opportunity between risk reduction experts is started.
5. Increased engagement and knowledge transfer to other cities/municipalities in Europe and worldwide.

6. Coordinator's contribution Beneficiaries' contribution
Coordinator n°
Coordinator short name
Total costs of the actions in €
Coordinator's own contribution in €
Amount of EC contribution requested in € CO
MSB
91 027
22 757
68 271
Beneficiaries' contribution
Assicated Beneficiary n°
Beneficiary short name
Beneficiary's own contribution in €
AB1
UNISDR
71 442
17 861
53 582
AB2
ANPC
17 640
4 410
13 230
AB3
Amadora
24 704
6 176
18 528
AB4
Stoke-on-Trent
47 161
11 790
35 371
AB5
Salford
40 109
10 027
30 082
AB6
Jönköping
49 190
12 297
36 892
AB7
Arvika
35 138
8 785
26 354
TOTAL
71 346
Co-financers contribution: 0

7. Budget of the action BUDGET OF THE ACTION For information only
Part A: Eligible cost categories
Rate % €
Part B: Financing Plan
% of eligible costs
Personnel
Requested EC contribution
75,00%
Travel and subsistence
48 045
Contribution of the Coordinator
22 757
6,05%
Equipment
Contribution of the Beneficiary (ies)
71 346
18,95%
Sub-contracting / External assistance
79 676
Other sources of funding
0,00%
Other direct costs
4 800
Expected direct revenues
Indirect costs / overheads
7,00%
24 625
TOTAL ELIGIBLE COSTS
TOTAL
For information only
"In kind" contributions / costs not included in the budget

8. Workshops and the: Municipality of Amadora, Portugal
Startup workshop, Amadora, February 2015, 4000 EUR
Mid-term workshop in Salford, september 2015, 4000 EUR
Final workshop, Jönköping, 7-8 April 2016, EUR
and the:
Municipality of Amadora, Portugal
Stoke-on-Trent City Council, United Kingdom
Salford City Council, United Kingdom
City of Jönköping, Sweden
City of Arvika, Sweden
in cooperation with the UK Cabinet office