Young climate actors building resilient communities around the world

Global Resilience Partnership announces its #Art4Resilience Social Media contest winners. By June Kimaiyo, Youth Engagement Specialist, Global Resilience Partnership From Costa Rica to Kenya, India to Benin, Mozambique to Brunei; whether through science, technology, activism, art, formal or traditional education, eco-friendly lifestyle, or entrepreneurship young people are increasingly creating solutions to deal with the increasing […]
Resilience Solutions: La Gogue Dam, Seychelles

A case study of resilience solutions in action, from The International Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure (ICSI) As part of the Race to Resilience campaign, ICSI is compiling case studies of best practice climate-resilient infrastructure in an effort to showcase human-centric and sustainable infrastructure projects around the world. La Gogue Dam in Seychelles is the largest […]
<strong>CDRI Fellows: Shaping the Future of Resilient Infrastructure</strong>

The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) Fellowship Programme was launched in September 2020 with a vision to develop a global multi-disciplinary pool of future-ready professionals and practitioners who will help shape a resilient future for global infrastructure systems. A 12-month seed grant, the Fellowship provides financial support as well as peer learning and capacity […]
From Framing to Financing #LossAndDamage

By Kavita Sachwani, Finance Lead and State Program Coordinator Finance Lead, 2030 Water Resources Group COP after COP, the global climate action community or the ‘Conference of Parties’ as it is officially called, has made endless efforts to define, measure, and attribute Loss and Damage. From Agreement to Protocol, from Mechanism and Network to Conference […]
<strong>Financial insecurity undermines resilience in the face of climate change-related disasters</strong>

By Dr Sarah Cumbers, Director of Evidence and Insight at Lloyd’s Register Foundation Financial security is a crucial aspect of resilience. When people are exposed to a shock or stressor – such as a global recession or a disaster caused by a natural hazard – it can deprive them of their livelihoods. Lloyd’s Register Foundation […]
Visualising Resilience: Asia Pacific

Ahead of COP27, we hosted a series of Regional Resilience Hubs to ensure that diverse perspectives and best practices on resilience are amplified and help drive the agenda at COP. As a part of this process, we commissioned a graphic harvester to capture the key findings. Check out the graphics from the Asia Pacific RegHub below.
Harnessing the Power of Creativity: Your guide to the Resilience Hub Interactive Space

By Annette Hertwig, Interactive and Creative Programme Lead, Resilience Hub Building off of the success of art and creative storytelling at COP26, the Resilience Hub has built a full interactive and creative programme for COP27. Join in-person or online to explore how art can be your partner in building resilience – be it via video […]
Digital Resilience Finance for the Most Vulnerable: The solutions exist

By Hannes Gräf, Communication Lead “Scale for Resilience” The need for increased Resilience in a world characterized by progressing climate change has been understood by most after this record heat summer marked by natural catastrophes around the world. What is not so well known is the fact that we have solutions at hand to effectively […]
Public-private collaboration: the key to building resilience and driving systems change

By Bob Moritz, PwC Global Chairman According to the World Economic Forum, the biggest global threat over the next few years is extreme weather. Yet despite the risks, only 40% of CEOs in PwC’s 24th global CEO survey say that they have factored climate change into their approach to managing risks. This has to change. To limit […]
SRI: A nature-based approach for rice cultivation providing a triple win for people, planet and prosperity

By Jen McCallum, SRI-2030 Rice is a significant crop for the world. Rice plays a critical role in food security being the staple crop for over half the world’s population. It is central to the daily activities of many, with over 1 billion people relying on it for their livelihoods. It is also used for […]