Dec 06 2012
Press Releases
BOSTON—Today Oxfam America and The Rockefeller Foundation announced a weather index insurance payout of unprecedented scale directly to poor farmers. Thanks to a groundbreaking new program that relies on advanced …
Dec 05 2012
Press Releases
A new initiative to increase the accountability of climate finance adaptation programs will be launched today in Doha, at the sidelines of the UN Climate Change conference by Oxfam, the …
Oct 18 2012
Press Releases
NEW YORK—PopTech, the renowned global innovation network, is proud to announce a joint fellows program with The Rockefeller Foundation through its Bellagio Center. The Bellagio/PopTech Fellows Program will bring together a …
Oct 10 2012
Press Releases
NEW YORK—Today, The Rockefeller Foundation President Dr. Judith Rodin announced the recipients of the 2012 Jane Jacobs Medal—Ronald Shiffman, Rosanne Haggerty, Carl Skelton, and the team from ioby—Erin Barnes, Brandon …
Oct 01 2012
Speeches
Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you, Nancy, and thanks to Administrator Shah, USAID, and the United Nations Foundation for partnering with us to organize this event, and for putting resilience at …
Sep 25 2012
Press Releases
NEW YORK—Today, as the United Nations General Assembly is underway, The Rockefeller Foundation, USAID, and the United Nations Foundation hosted a high level event highlighting the new international commitment to …
Jul 10 2012
Bus rapid transit (BRT) is increasingly being considered in cities across the United States as a reliable and cost-effective public transit mode. A large part of the appeal of BRT …
Climate
Apr 09 2012
Press Releases
NEW YORK—The Rockefeller Foundation announced today that it is opening the public nominating process for the 2012 Jane Jacobs Medal—awarded to two living individuals whose creative vision for the urban …
Apr 05 2012
The trend away from driving has been led by young people. From 2001 to 2009, the average annual number of vehicle miles traveled by young people (16 to 34-year-olds) decreased …
Climate
Mar 01 2012
Press Releases
NEW YORK—DB Climate Change Advisors (DBCCA) and The Rockefeller Foundation today released a research study which examines the potential size and investment opportunity of upgrading and replacing energy-consuming equipment in …