The one thing resilient communities need most
To be resilient, urban poor and informal households need secure tenure, which is a household’s right to reside on the land on which they are living.
How can we help the millions displaced each year by disasters?
Governments in the region need to invest more in prevention and response to the long-term impacts of disaster displacement.
Worsening climate emergency and tepid COP25 underscore need for urgent global action
After a disappointing 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference, there is a need to restore confidence that the intergovernmental process can deliver on mitigation, adaptation, and finance.
Microfinance can be a powerful force in disaster recovery
The cost of disasters far outweighs the resources available for recovery. Microfinance could be one way to fill the funding gap.
A surprising lifeline for workers, companies and communities after disasters
Global supply chains link the welfare of disaster-hit companies and their surrounding communities to a network of corporations that have an economic incentive to help them bounce back.
Five disaster resilience lessons we can learn from India
India is one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to disasters and it has a lot to share when it comes to preparing for them.
Data on climate change an effective weapon in fighting India’s coastal erosion
Effective and planned shoreline management would trigger activities for tourism, and support development of ocean and beach landscape, conserve biodiversity along with coastal people’s livelihood.
汶川灾后重建得更好
灾后“重建得更好”通常说起来容易，做起来难，但中华人民共和国的例子表明，这是可以实现的。
In Wenchuan, they really did build back better
‘Build back better’ is often easier said than done after a disaster, but one example from the People’s Republic of China shows that it can be done well.
Global renewable energy investment is slowing down. Should we worry?
Investment in renewable energy around the world is entering a new phase that will require governments and the private sector to re-think the way they develop projects.