Response and Renewal in Ukrainian Cities: Systems Thinking Approaches Towards Sustainable Adaptation and Resiliency

The Capstone project would work to support the UNDP’s Response and Renewal program that works with municipalities affected by war in Ukraine. Due to the war in Ukraine, many municipalities have experienced significant shocks, specifically to their critical infrastructure and capacity strains related to waves of incoming IDPs and refugees. EU-UNDP’s Mayors for Economic Growth (M4EG) initiative has been providing support to selected cities through a mission-based approach to support immediate recovery and rebuild the city with a sustainable future. As many of the municipalities have been already implementing the initiative, the Capstone team would work with UNDP to present the lessons learned from the initiative and provide further recommendations based on the research to international organizations and local authorities of Ukraine for creating more sustainable and resilient cities for the future.