The world's oceans cover 70 percent of our planet and provide countless benefits to people and societies—food, jobs, recreation, shipping, tourism, natural resources, and climate regulation in addition to their …
The newly released Rockefeller Foundation and Economist Intelligence Unit report, "Revaluing Ecosystems: A Vision of Better Future" presents insights that confront and reimagine the urgent, timeless question of how we …
Getting from here to there in the United States today can feel a lot closer to an episode of The Flintstones than The Jetsons. Every day we deal with problems …
Last summer, the Rockefeller Foundation announced a partnership with Rebuild by Design, an initiative of President Obama's Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force. Rebuild by Design (RBD) is an innovative process aimed …
Boulder, Colorado, is no stranger to environmental shocks and stresses. Devastating flash floods have hit the city — in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains — half a dozen times since …
NEW YORK—The Guardian, in collaboration with The Rockefeller Foundation, has today unveiled a new section of its website—Guardian Cities—to shine a spotlight on the urbanisation of the world, whilst highlighting …
York City's new mayor needs to make resilience a top priority. “Part of the formula for improving the lives of the most vulnerable among us is to build these resilient capacities for …
"Resilience is the ability of people, communities and institutions to prepare for, withstand, and bounce back more rapidly from acute shocks and chronic stresses."
When senior leaders at a large, global …
Participants in the Informal City Dialogues innovation workshop in Lima explored ways to make their city more resilient and inclusive. One early challenge was clearly explaining the concept of resilience …
“Not every disruption has to become a disaster. By building resilience, cities can shift the paradigm from one of disaster response and relief to one of prevention and returns.” - …