This ‘resilience scan’ summarises writing and debates in the field of resilience during the first quarter of 2015, focussing on the context of developing countries. It was undertaken through a …
In September 2014, a remarkable group of individuals convened at the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center in Italy to discuss how to help those in the social impact sector use the full power of storytelling and infuse …
The Rockefeller Foundation invited former Bellagio Center conference participants and residents—from scientists, economists, and leaders of non-governmental organizations to composers, painters, and authors—to share their memories of and perspectives on their time at …
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 …
This paper presents key insights emerging from an analysis of the 36 intervention projects, totaling approximately $15.5 million, which have been funded and are being implemented under the Rockefeller Foundation Asian Cities …
The world faces tremendous social and environmental problems. Despite global economic growth, 1.2 billion people still live in extreme poverty. More than 1.5 million children under five die from diseases …
Around the world, almost a quarter of the world’s population or 1.3 billion people lack access to electricity. Of these, close to 85 percent of those without electricity live in …
The ‘resilience revolution’ that has spread through international development policy and practice continues apace. This report is the first of a set of quarterly ‘resilience scans’ on the latest developments …
The Rockefeller Foundation initiated a nine-year Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN) in ten initial cities and four countries1 in 2008. ACCCRN seeks to strengthen the capabilities of cities …
In August and September 2014, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) queried 248 executives at companies around the world about the role of business in building urban climate resilience. Slightly more than half are …