Sep 07 2014
Perspective
What a Chief Resilience Officer Does
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 06 2014
Perspective
Searching for the Next Big Idea: Part III
The final day of the Social Capital Markets (SOCAP) 2014 Conference concluded with many more of your innovative ideas and applications for innovative finance in global development. During the opening plenary …
Sep 05 2014
Perspective
Searching for the Next Big Idea: Part II
Marking day two of the Social Capital Markets (SOCAP) 2014 and it continued in the spirit of great ideas and fascinating conversations on the future of innovative finance. At the opening …
Sep 05 2014
Perspective
Innovations in Finance for Social Impact
When E. H. Harriman, the President of the Southern Pacific Railroad, heard the news about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, he led the first train west to assess how the …
Sep 04 2014
Perspective
Searching for the Next Big Idea: Part I
Yesterday was the first day of The Rockefeller Foundation's Social Capital Markets (SOCAP) 2014 journey. Kicking-off the day, Rockefeller Foundation president Dr. Judith Rodin took the audience through the foundation's …
Sep 04 2014
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Could This Be The New Approach To Disaster Recovery?
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, …
Aug 29 2014
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The Global Resilience Partnership Kicks Off in Asia
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
Resilience: Weather We Can?
  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 …
Aug 27 2014
Perspective
The Need for Climate Change Resilience
A version of this post originally appeared on the Nikkei Asian Review. "Climate change creates unique public health challenges that impact communities in the developing world." Temperature, precipitation, and humidity variations can …