As part of The Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities initiative, the Durban Resilience Strategy was developed to address Durban's complex development challenges using innovative and transformative approaches. The strategy consists of two resilience building options (RBOs) that form the foundation of the document: (1) ‘Collaborative informal settlement action’ to facilitate alternative approaches that focus more on incremental, holistic and sustained improvements to informal settlements, with priority given to improved municipal coordination, partnerships and community participation, and (2) ‘Integrated and innovative planning at the interface between municipal and traditional governance systems’ to enhance planning, protect the natural environment, and ensure sustainable service delivery in areas under traditional governance. The strategy’s third component acknowledges the need to address additional resilience challenges by ‘exploring potential ‘bridging links,’’ and the fourth focuses on ‘Institutionalising Resilience in eThekwini Municipality’ through the establishment of a ‘Sustainable and Resilient City Initiatives Unit’ in the Office of the City Manager.