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News August 30, 2016

Facing the floods : A resilience approach.

A discussion about how development organizations and businesses can support vulnerable communities prepare for flood risk and build a more secure future in the face of persistent shocks and stresses. The Global Resilience Partnership looks to identify and scale local solutions in an effort to pivot away from reactive responses to disasters and build resilient […]

News August 27, 2016

Take a fluid approach to build fresh water resilience

Water is a dynamic and variable resource, with shifting and changing states and flows. In one of our more foolish endeavors, however, rather than embrace this dynamism, humans have continually tried — and failed — to control water. We succeed — for a time. Sometimes even for decades. But these are pyrrhic victories, and water […]

News August 12, 2016

Taking the fight to the floods

Natural disasters come in many different forms, yet their devastating impact on vulnerable communities remains the same. Worryingly, what also remains the same is today’s aid and development approach, and the way it fails to successfully address these disasters. Floods cause more damage worldwide than any other type of natural disaster, costing the global economy […]

News June 9, 2016

Why the Gates Foundation is flooding a new rice variety with funding

When Bill and Melinda Gates traveled to Bihar, India, one of the most flood-prone regions in the country, they saw how a new form of rice that can survive underwater is helping farmers adapt to the consequences of climate change. While normal rice wears itself out in floods, eventually dying and leaving a brown field […]

News May 24, 2016

Innovative visions: A look through the WaterWindow

Floods hit upwards of 250 million people each year, causing more economic and human losses than any other kind of natural hazard. The situation is not getting any better. Of the 15 most costly insured natural and man-made catastrophes since 1974, 12 have occurred since 2000 — and 10 of the 15 have involved flooding. […]

News April 29, 2016

Water Window Opens for Registration

Today I am pleased to announce that the Water Window is officially open for registration – I look forward to seeing innovative solutions to build flood resilience in at-risk communities. The Water Window, established in partnership with the Zurich Insurance Group and the Z Zurich Foundation, is a community-based innovation challenge to find the best […]

News April 22, 2016

Solutions not Band-Aids: Building flood resilience with the world’s most vulnerable people

What comes to mind when you think hazards and disasters? Earthquakes, droughts, war? You might be surprised to know that flooding is the most devastating of environmental hazards across the world. Flood victims constitute the vast majority of people adversely affected by environmental events. Moreover, these are often the poorest, most vulnerable families, living in […]

News April 20, 2016

Solutions Not Band-Aids: Building flood resilience with the world’s most vulnerable people

What comes to mind when you think hazards and disasters? Earthquakes, droughts, war? You might be surprised to know that flooding is the most devastating of environmental hazards across the world. Flood victims constitute the vast majority of people adversely affected by environmental events. Moreover, these are often the poorest, most vulnerable families, living in […]

News April 20, 2016

WaterWindow: An issue, a challenge and an online conversation

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 has launched the Global Resilience Challenge Water Window. The challenge is a joint association between Zurich Insurance Group and the Resilience Partnership. It offers up to US$1 million in grants […]

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 […]