The Manchester Briefing on COVID-19: International lessons for local and national government recovery and renewal, Issue 37

Risk communications as part of the Local Resilience Capability is the focus of this week’s Manchester Briefing (Issue 37). The briefing explores the communication of risk before and during emergencies, and identify how two-way communications are central to local resilience capabilities. Lessons are shared from:

• Canada – Volunteers Week: ways to celebrate volunteers;
• New Zealand – local development plans underpinning recovery;
• World Bank – building resilient infrastructure;
• OECD – public support for renewal;
• Global – stimulating a ‘Green Recovery’;
• UK – renewal of public health;
• Global – reform of pandemic preparedness & response;
• USA – financing community resilience
• The University of Manchester's case study discusses the renewal of community resilience as a Local Resilience Capability in alignment with the Integrated Review.