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Article October 10, 2024

Investor Forum 2024: Locally driven projects with real-world impact

At Climate Week NYC, a group of innovators pitched their projects to prospective funders and partners. These locally-driven solutions, addressing everything from sustainable agriculture to resilient infrastructure, showcased the power of small-scale initiatives to drive global impact.

News September 16, 2024

Resilient Planet Initiative: Delivering solutions to build resilience to climate change

Join us during Climate Week NYC to discover more about RPI and explore collaboration opportunities for delivering essential climate resilience solutions

News September 13, 2024

Southern African Resilience Academy: Call for transdisciplinary working groups (2025-2027)

The Southern African Resilience Academy (SARA) invites proposals for collaborative working groups to pursue inter- or transdisciplinary research and engagement that synthesize understanding under the guiding theme of “Transformative pathways to Resilient and Sustainable Futures”.

Article September 9, 2024

Highlights from the Southern African Resilience Academy’s Knowledge Exchange

Julian van Velden recaps the SARA Knowledge Exchange. Don't miss the chance to be involved in the next iteration. Details will be announced soon!

News August 26, 2024

Flood risk communication through art in Nepal

Youth Innovation Lab, a 2023 Knowledge into Use award winner, presents a documentary that showcases how they partnered with the local municipality to map flood risks and turn these learnings into accessible knowledge for the wider community.