Theme: Cities and urban resilience

Webinar: Call for proposals for innovations across the Global South now open

Join us on for a webinar to learn more about the call for proposals

Call for proposals for innovations across the Global South now open

We are launching an Innovation Challenge call to support bold, locally led solutions that strengthen resilience, protect ecosystems, and create sustainable opportunities for communities.

Meet the RISE Urban Innovation Challenge grantees

Six initiatives advancing inclusive, climate-resilient urban futures through innovation, collaboration, and community-led solutions

Now Open: Resilience Innovation through Scaling Entrepreneurship (RISE) Urban Challenge 

RISE aims to convert idea and concept-level innovative urban ideas that are meeting resilience needs in informality contexts and scale them to sustainable initiatives.

Barrio 20: A community that reimagines the present to envision a sustainable future

Knowledge into Use awards winner Instituto Internacional de Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo – IIED América Latina showcases how the community of Barrio 20 in Buenos Aires are using innovative approaches to foster urban resilience and inclusive development.

The untapped potential of urban resilience innovations

New report, From Informality to Impact: The Untapped Potential of Scaling Urban Resilience Innovation in Informality, is out now!

From Informality to Impact: The Untapped Potential of Scaling Urban Resilience Innovation in Informality

This study reviewed ~130 urban resilience solutions implemented by for-profit and not-for-profit organisations in cities in the Global South, with a focus on informal contexts. The research included a comprehensive literature review, in-depth qualitative interviews with funders and implementers, and a large-scale survey.

Chemonics International

Chemonics International works to find life-changing solutions that transform how development can, and should, work.

Resurgence

Inclusive weather and early warning services for climate resilient cities and communities.

Investing in Resilience: Project Portfolio 2024

Project Portfolio featuring eight projects that presented during the 2024 Investor Forum at Climate Week NYC on 23 September 2024.