VKE2: Supporting and working with local actors
Participants shared practical experiences in supporting and working with local authorities and other local users, providing ideas and inspiration to apply across knowledge platforms.
Shaping the water–energy–food nexus for resilient mountain livelihoods
This brief presents a participatory process for assessing the status of water–energy–food systems in mountains, identifying governance and technical options and exploring alternative scenarios.
Leaving no one in mountains behind
This issue brief presents initial steps towards localization of the 2030 Agenda to mountain areas.
City to city learning in southern Africa
This paper provides a comparitive analysis of four southern African cities using city exchanges under the Future Resilience for African Cities and Lands (FRACTAL) program.
ProSus #3: Building resilience in southern African cities
The third issue of START’s ProSus Magazine features reflections, research and stories from the Future Resilience for African Cities and Lands (FRACTAL) program.
Y-Adapt Youth-Led Action Phase!
A 6 week period for youth to implement their Y-Adapt adaptation action plan in their community. They keep a weekly photo-caption diary to track their progress.
Djibouti - Ecosystem-based Adaptation
This project piloted approaches for rehabilitating degraded watersheds and wadi shores to reduce seawater intrusion and floods in Djibouti.
The EcoAdapt Project
The EcoAdapt project assisted South American communities in developing their ecosystem-based adaptation strategies.
OneWorld Sustainable Investments
OneWorld is an African-based sustainable development consulting organisation focused on adaptive development within the context of a changing climate and resource constraints.
2019 Asia-Pacific Disaster Report shows a region at risk and running out of time
The 2019 Asia-Pacific Disaster Report reveals an alarming new “riskscape” for the region. Members of the ICoE reflect on the findings of the report.
Greyspace Collective - Resilience consulting
Greyspace Collective prepares communities for an uncertain future, particularly in the face of climate change, sea level rise, and other disruptive dynamics.
Towards a Safer World Network
The Towards a Safer World initiative (TASW) convenes a broad range of multi-sector, multi-regional stakeholders involved in whole-of-society preparedness including non-traditional partners from bus
A Framework for transforming the relationship between development and disaster risk
Part of the IRDR working paper series, this paper lays out a framework for transforming the relationship between development and disaster risk.
Safeguarding NDC Implementation: Building resilience into energy systems
This short brief aims to enhance awareness and highlight the importance of integrating weather and climate-related risk into the planning stages of energy infrastructure development.
Adaptive Capacity: An Introduction
This article introduces the concept of adaptative capacity, including definitions. It provides some case examples to illustrate the concept and links to further reading and resources.
Improving Resilience to Emergencies Through Advanced Cyber Technologies
I-REACT is an innovation project funded by the European Commission. We aim to use social media, smartphones and wearables to improve disaster management.
IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C highlights challenge to achieve climate stability and end poverty
This CDKN blog describes why we must heed the IPCC's 1.5°C Special Report and prevent further climate change that will harm the most vulnerable people.
Urban resilience and everyday risk
African cities face unique challenges and climate change threats. This paper analyzes how resiliency can be made applicable to urban African contexts.
Ethiopian Red Cross
The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) is a humanitarian organization providing services to communities affected by natural and manmade disasters through the provision of emergency responses, ambul
Should resilience-building projects (always) be socially acceptable?
This paper asks "What makes humanitarian and development projects socially acceptable?" It combines various sources to gain insight into people’s lived experiences of (trying) to build resilience.
Gestion de l’eau dans le périmètre rizicole de la plaine de Douna
Gaspillage de l'eau, baisse de la pluie, mauvaise gestion de la production, rechercher mode de gestion participatif eau et bassin-versant /meilleure résilience des exploitants/communauté.
Safer lives and livelihoods in mountains
This publication highlights 15 cases of good practice in development and applied research from mountain regions, and illustrates how the Sendai Framework’s four priorities can be put into practice.
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