Sep 09 2014
Perspective
Bui Huong invites people into her home with a bright smile. She lives in Long Tuyen, a neighborhood in Can Tho city, with her husband, sister, and three sons. They …
Sep 07 2014
Perspective
At 100 Resilient Cities, we believe that one critical step cities can take to facilitate their resilience building is to hire a Chief Resilience Officer (CRO). The CRO is an …
Sep 04 2014
Press Releases
NEW YORK—Today, the Urban Institute and The Rockefeller Foundation released an evaluation of the first phase of Rebuild by Design. The evaluation explores how the Rebuild by Design competition, an …
Sep 04 2014
Perspective
The Urban Institute and The Rockefeller Foundation recently released an evaluation that explores how the Rebuild by Design competition, an initiative of President Obama's Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force, was designed, …
Sep 03 2014
Perspective
Flooding is not the only water-related climate change impact facing Can Tho. About two thirds of all homes in the city, most of whom are poor and vulnerable, do not …
Sep 03 2014
Speeches
I'm thrilled to be back at SOCAP. I last spoke here in 2012, when The Rockefeller Foundation was just preparing to celebrate our Centennial year. Now, we're still recovering from our …
Sep 01 2014
Hot, humid days and nights contribute to heat stress, heat-related deaths, reduced labor productivity and can exacerbate poverty. While everyone can be negatively impacted by extreme heat, certain people such as …
Climate
Sep 01 2014
As the recent National Climate Assessment made clear, extreme weather events—including heat waves, drought, tropical storms, high winds, storm surges, and heavy downpours—are becoming more severe. In many places these …
Climate
Aug 29 2014
Perspective
Earlier this month, The Rockefeller Foundation announced the $100 million Global Resilience Partnershipwith the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)—a bold new vision for building resilience to disasters, food …
Aug 28 2014
Perspective
Abnormal and unforeseen events happen regularly around the world. This year, floods in New York, the wettest spring since 1797 in England, and the hottest summer in Scandinavia in 150 …