The Ten Essentials for Making Cities Resilient were developed to accelerate implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030) at local level. The Ten Essentials map directly against the Sendai priorities of action and its indicators for monitoring actions on disaster risk reduction. They are the critical and independent steps that need to be undertaken to build and maintain resilience. It helps local governments to think beyond emergency response into address underlying risk factors and long-term solutions for disaster resilience. The actions identified under each Essential should be part of the overall disaster risk reduction and resilient planning process and influence urban development planning and design.