Theme: Disaster risk reduction

Resilience Perspectives

The Butterfly Effect:  A Story of Resilience from a DRR Young Leaders Fellow

In this story, Manashree Newa shares her experience as a young DRR fellow in Nepal's Terai region and how the experience left a lasting impact on her and the municipality. This is one of the five winning stories from the Resilience Perspectives storytelling contest.

Voices from the Frontline

Months of persistent action: Kamarkhali’s fight to save their village from riverbank erosion

In the north-central region of Bangladesh, Shebika Shangma along with six others mobilised their local community to build an embankment to protect their village from riverbank erosion. This is the eighth of the ‘Voices from the Frontline (Phase-II)’ stories by ICCCAD and GRP.

Catalytic Grant Blog

Announcement of 2022’s Catalytic Grant Award Winners

Five teams have been selected to receive a $5000 grant. The award is a joint effort from Climate Justice Resilience Fund (CJRF), Global Resilience Partnership (GRP), and International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD).

Windows on Resilience

Ocean action is climate action – accelerating resilience to secure a sustainable future for coastal communities

Karen Sack from the Ocean Resilience Action Alliance shares examples from around the world where locally-led action is protecting the ocean and nature, and helping communities to adapt and thrive.

Windows on Resilience

Enhancing affordability and sustainability of climate risk insurance through smart financing

The over 110 members of the InsuResilience Global Partnership are collaborating to scale up affordable and sustainable risk finance and insurance in climate-vulnerable countries, aiming to assist 500 million poor and vulnerable people by 2025. Daniel Stadmueller reports.

Windows on Resilience

Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance: What Works and What Doesn’t? A Strategic Evidence Roadmap

Janek Toepper from the InsuResilience Global Partnership shares a new ambitious roadmap to enhance the reach and effectiveness of insurance and risk-finance solutions for climate disasters. Join InsuResilience for the launch of the roadmap at the COP26 Resilience Hub

Partner Blog

From Risk to Resilience

What are the five resilience attributes that help resilience flourish?

Partner Blog

Women Raise the Roof

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

News

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.

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