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News April 18, 2016

How would you make flood-prone communities resilient?

Floods are one of the main disaster risks globally. Recognizing that only the most inventive ideas will effectively tackle this issue, the Global Resilience Partnership — convened by the Rockefeller Foundation, Sida, and the United States Agency for International Development — has launched the Global Resilience Challenge Water Window. The challenge is a joint association […]

News April 13, 2016

Waterwindow Amplifying The Conversation On Flood Resilience

When people are prepared, they are much more resilient to catastrophic climate-related events — including droughts and floods. With the variability of water resources only set to increase with climate change, the risk of disasters outstripping the capacity of governments, humanitarian aid and global development actors to adapt represents a clear and present danger to […]

News April 13, 2016

How to achieve flood resilience? Embrace innovation

Floods are now causing more economic, social and humanitarian losses worldwide than any other type of natural hazard and are affecting 250 million people each year on average, according to the U.N. Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. With climate change, population growth and urbanization, the problem is only expected to worsen in the coming years. […]

News March 22, 2016

Registration open for Global Resilience Challenge’s Water Window

The Global Resilience Challenge’s US$10million “Water Window” offers up to US$1m in grants for innovative solutions to issues affecting flood prone communities across the Sahel, the Horn of Africa, and South and Southeast Asia. Registration is now open online from 29 March, registered entrants will be able to submit Concept Notes to be eligible for […]

News December 23, 2015

Investing in Resilience in 2016

As we close out 2015 and look to next year and new opportunities for the Global Resilience Partnership, I wanted to introduce myself. I joined the Global Resilience Partnership as the first Executive Director last month, but I am not new to the challenges and opportunities of increasing the resilience of poor and marginalized communities. […]

News October 15, 2015

Global Resilience Challenge Team Describes Winning Solution

The East Africa Field Director for the Trans African Hydro-Meteorological Observatory (TAHMO), Zachary Dunn, recently shared the news of his team’s selection as a winning team in the Global Resilience Challenge and discussed their resilience solution. Dunn gave a summary of what the team and their partners are planning to do with their Challenge funding: […]

News September 27, 2015

Global Resilience Challenge Unveils Winning Solutions to Toughest Development Challenges

The Global Resilience Partnership announced today funding for eight teams to implement transformative resilience solutions to problems that threaten the lives and livelihoods of the most vulnerable populations in countries including Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Mali, Nepal, Niger, Philippines and Uganda. Teams participated in the Global Resilience Challenge, a multi-stage design competition that received nearly 500 […]

News September 23, 2015

Global Resilience Partnership to Announce Challenge Winners – Sunday, September 27

During USAID’s Signature Event at UNGA on Sunday, September 27, the Global Resilience Partnership will name the winners of the inaugural Global Resilience Challenge. The winners will receive up to $1 million to implement their transformative solutions to build resilience in Africa and Asia’s most vulnerable communities. As the global community gathers for the UN […]

News August 25, 2015

Zurich invests USD 10 million to drive innovation in most pressing developmental challenge – flood resilience

Zurich, August 25, 2015 – Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) joins efforts with the Global Resilience Partnership to launch the Global Resilience Challenge Water Window. The Water Window is a grant-based competition focused on building resilience to different water challenges, including floods. Zurich is the first private sector member of the Resilience Partnership and provides a […]

News August 25, 2015

Zurich invests USD 10 million to drive innovation in most pressing developmental challenge – flood resilience

Zurich, August 25, 2015 – Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) joins efforts with the Global Resilience Partnership to launch the Global Resilience Challenge Water Window. The Water Window is a grant-based competition focused on building resilience to different water challenges, including floods. Zurich is the first private sector member of the Resilience Partnership and provides a […]