Theme: Disaster risk reduction

From Risk to Resilience

What are the five resilience attributes that help resilience flourish?

Women Raise the Roof

Organisations like Mahila Housing Trust and Slum Dwellers International work with women to design safe, resilient housing solutions.

Beyond the Buzzword – what does transformation in locally led adaptation really look like?

At Asia Pacific Climate Week, Mercy Corps, GRP, and the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance brought together a session discussing what transformation in locally led adaptation looks like in practice. This blog is a summary of the ideas and experiences shared and recommendations arrived at in this session.

GRP Learning Webinar: Flood Resilience Measurement for Communities (FRMC)

Join us for a GRP Learning Webinar that will take an in-depth look at flood resilience measurement.

Women in Leadership – Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World

The Special Representative of the Secretary General for Disaster Risk Reduction, Ms. Mami Mizutori, will make the keynote address at this International Women’s Day event. She will be joined by inspiring women leaders and male champions working in the Asia Pacific region. As part of the event, UN Women and the Humanitarian Advisory Group will […]

One of the restored mangrove areas Phu Loc, Vietnam.

Getting a Grip on Nature’s Value in Developing Countries

Estimating the value of two ecosystem restoration activities in Vietnam

A bridge after a disaster

Tulane University Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy

At the Tulane University Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy we don’t just prepare communities to manage disasters— we partner with them to address the root causes of vulnerability. The Disaster Resilience Leadership curriculum applies a perspective of assessing people within their environments to emphasize the human element of disaster management, preparing graduates to better mitigate, adapt, […]

Aerial photo of mangroves

Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA)

The Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) is a multi-sector collaboration between governments, financial institutions, the insurance industry, environmental organisations and stakeholders from the Global South.

Women using the AtmaGo app on her smart phone.

Atma Connect

Atma Connect is a nonprofit technology company that creates solutions to empower users.

Aerial landscape image over farmland

Global Parametrics

GP believes that economic resilience to climate change and natural disasters is essential to protect livelihoods and develop thriving global communities.