The ICLEI definition of Resilient Development is “to anticipate, prevent, absorb and recover from shocks and stresses, in particular those brought about by rapid environmental, technological, social and demographic change, and to improve essential basic response structures and functions” (ICLEI Montréal Commitment and Strategic Vision). Therefore urban resilience may encompass many types of hazards, or city functions, or sectors. The planning cycle -aligned with the GCC program- may identify a wide range of risk types e.g. economy, environment, infrastructure, food or water supply, epidemic, civil unrest, climate and disaster phenomena. This first edition of the Urban Resilience Cycle has special focus on preparing for and recovering from pandemics, given the current COVID 19 challenge facing cities. However we stress that the Cycle points equally to other types of threats and should not be treated as just a pandemic planning tool.