Good morning. On behalf of The Rockefeller Foundation, it is my honor to welcome you to our Urban Resilience Summit. I want to thank our summit partners, Charles [Goddard] and the Economist …
Thanks, Michael. I want to start by thanking the Mayors and city representatives who are joining us from cities near and far, some representing cities who have been with us for …
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Rockefeller Foundation is hosting the "National Disaster Resilience Competition Summit" on November 18th in Washington, DC to help eligible jurisdictions prepare for the $1 billion National Disaster Resilience …
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the Kick-Off Summit for the National Disaster Resilience Competition—truly a landmark occasion in the movement to build resilience in communities across the United States. Before …
Good evening, and thank you all so much for being here, and to Politics and Prose for providing this critical platform for ideas and exchange. There is perhaps no more appropriate …
Thank you so much for that kind introduction, Michael. It's hard to believe that at this time last year, there wasn't a single chief resilience officer anywhere in the world. And …
"We must not be blind to the constant opportunities for improvement in our own industry—we must never allow ourselves to follow a rut into our own graves."
Thank you so much …
JOHANNESBURG—Global youth unemployment has become the primary focus of governments. Nowhere has this issue become more pressing than in Africa, a continent with the youngest population in the world with …
New York—The Rockefeller Foundation and the African Union Commission have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote increased cooperation between them in their efforts towards Africa's progress. The MoU was …
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and The Rockefeller Foundation announced a $50 million commitment by the Swedish government to the Global Resilience Partnership and the launch …