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A version of this post also appeared on LinkedIn. "Every city has a different set of needs—but every city needs a Chief Resilience Officer. While 100 Resilient Cities is helping to …

"Our first step was to engage the local community to gauge the importance of the lakes in their daily lives... They told us that the lakes were a large part …

"Today, over 1 billion urban women in developing countries lack the ability to fully exercise property rights and, as a result, lack formal land titles and savings accounts." The following story …

  In developing countries, 90 percent of wastage is from food loss within the value chain. It directly impacts poor producers through foregone income and impacts poor consumers through reduced food …

On the second anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, I want to highlight some recent articles that include—or were supported by—The Rockefeller Foundation. The New York Times highlights the Rebuild By Design competition, …

As the population of Indore city continues to grow and settlements in some areas increase in density, vulnerable communities are faced with the challenge of poor ventilation. Their homes, which …

"The growing role of fish farming for meeting the world's demand and need for fish is clear. We need to support that growth in ways that minimize environmental impacts and …

Most of the people living in the coastal areas of the world’s largest cities are poor, not rich. And 90 percent of the world’s coastal poor are located in Asia. As …

"The data is so strong, we can forecast diseases and begin to see the cause of outbreaks in particular areas, particularly when they are water-borne." In Indore, lack of clean drinking …

Photo credit: Flickr user COD Newsroom "Anyone working in [youth unemployment] now understands that we are in danger of losing an entire generation." The Rockefeller Foundation's Initiatives do not spring from thin …