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  Key Takeaways: SHARE THIS The UN Disaster Risk Reduction Conference is meeting in Sendai, marking 20 years since the $100 billion Kobe earthquake. SHARE THIS With ~3/4 of a nation's GDP coming from urban …

The example of how the people of Can Tho developed a salinity monitoring project highlights some of the broader changes that have taken place across many of the ten cities …

In 2010, a flash flood ravaged the Indonesian city of Semarang, situated on the island of Java—the destruction included six deaths and over 100 injuries in the surrounding area. A …

"The world of information and media is changing rapidly." For many around the world, accessing, producing, consuming, and sharing information has never been easier: internet connectivity, mobile devices, broadcast media, and …

Cross-posted with special permission from Foundation grantee CityLab. Just ten years ago, living in Chicago without an automobile was considered eccentric behavior. In 2002, a food writer friend moved there from …

Vietnam's Mekong Delta region has long been considered a climate hot spot. With its low elevation, rapidly urbanizing population, and central role in global rice production, flooding alone could easily …

From vaccines that prevent childhood diseases to antiretroviral drugs that treat HIV, we're better equipped than ever to take on the world's greatest public health challenges. In the past two …

Last week, the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN) was officially launched at the Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific Conference in Bangkok. Created in 2008, this Rockefeller Foundation-supported initiative has focused on building capacity, …

The overflow of information generated during disasters can be as paralyzing to humanitarian response efforts as the lack of information. Computers, mobile phones, social media, mainstream news, earth-based sensors, humanitarian …