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Asia Foundation
A "nonprofit international development organization committed to improving lives across a dynamic and developing Asia. Informed by six decades of experience and deep local expertise, our work across the region...
Conflict Prevention/Mitigation/Resolution, Development, Environmental Resilience, Resilience, Sustainable Development, Technology and Development
Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics
Mission: “To carry out research and stimulate cooperation to promote a deeper understanding of the interplay between ecological systems and social and economic development.” Worldwide collaboration with organizations such as...
Centre for Complex Systems in Transition
CCST, an initiative of the Stellenbosch University, is a transdisciplinary center of research and teaching. It seeks to address the challenges hindering environmental and social sustainability. It applies research themes such...
Centre of Excellence for National Security
Is a research unit within the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies affiliated with the Nanyang Technological University. It is “devoted to rigorous policy-relevant analysis of a range of national security...
Cybersecurity, National Security, Research Center, Resilience, Security | Strategic Studies, Security Research
Cordaid
The Catholic Organization for Relief and Development Aid is an international development organization “fighting poverty and exclusion in fragile and conflict areas.” It aims to “create flourishing, self-reliant communities in...
Disaster Relief, Disaster Resilience, Human Security, Humanitarian Aid, Justice, Poverty, Resilience
CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities
CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities is an institute that seeks to “create awareness and understanding of the connections between the everyday lives of urban citizens and their natural world, leading...
Ekins, Paul
Paul Ekins (b.1950) is a British leader in sustainable economics. He is Deputy Director of the UK Energy Research Centre, Professor of Resources and Environmental Policy and Director of the...
Enel Foundation
A non-profit organization focused "on the crucial role of clean energy to ensure a sustainable future for all." Conducts "research to explore the implications of global challenges in the energy...
European Forest Institute
An international organization established by European States. It "conducts research and provides policy support on issues related to forests." Furthermore, it hosts the EU FLEGT Facility, which "supports the EU...
Folke, Carl
Carl Folke (b.1955) is a transdisciplinary environmental scientist, co-founder and Science Director of the Stockholm Resilience Center, Director of the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics of the Royal Swedish Academy...
Alliances | Coalitions | Networks, Biosphere and Economic Dynamics, Ecosystem Management, Resilience
Global Adaptation Network
A worldwide platform run by the United Nations Environment Programme. It aims to "share the knowledge necessary for climate adaptation and resilience, especially for vulnerable communities and ecosystems." It acts...
Adaptation, Alliances | Coalitions | Networks, Information Portals, Resilience, United Nations Agencies | Programs | Projects
Global Center on Adaptation
A solutions-broker brings together stakeholders from the public and private sector, civil society, and knowledge institutions to help societies become more resilient and adapt to climate-related threats. Programs areas: Food...
Adaptation, Climate Resilience, Climate Risks, Planning for Resilience, Resilience, Risk and Resilience
Global Resilience Partnership
An international partnership dedicated to "surface and scale innovation, share and advance knowledge, and influence policy." At present, "GRP is made up of 60+ organisations that have joined forces to...
International Institute for Sustainable Development
An independent think tank championing sustainable development solutions to 21st-century problems. Their goal is a “Better living for all—sustainably.” It conducts research to foster innovation enabling societies to live sustainably....
Climate Resilience, Resilience, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development Goals
National Center for Disaster Preparedness
An academic research center associated with Jeffrey Sachs’ Earth Institute at Columbia University. Works to understand and improve the US capacity to prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters....
Children and Disasters, Disaster Recovery, Disaster Resilience, Information Portals, Natural Hazards, Nuclear Response Planning, Public Health, Resilience, Risk and Resilience
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
A non-profit organization funded by the Federal Republic of Germany and the Federal State of Brandenburg. “PIK” addresses crucial scientific questions in the fields of global change, climate impacts, and...
Resilience Alliance
Is “a multidisciplinary research network that focuses on resilience in social-ecological systems as a basis for sustainability.” It strives to “advance the understanding and practical application of resilience, adaptive capacity,...
Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation has built a reputation as a trailblazer that convenes unlikely partnerships and sparks innovations for transformative change. It advances new frontiers of science, data, policy, and innovation...
Cities, City Planning, Climate | Energy Finance, Climate Innovation, Energy Innovation, Food, Food Waste, Foundations: Grant-Giving, Future Cities, Green Finance, Impact Investment, Resilience, Risk and Resilience, Smart Energy, Sustainable Cities
Schellnhuber, Hans Joachim
Hans Joachim Schellnhuber (b.1950) is a German physicist, founding director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in 1991, Chair of the German Advisory Council on Global Change, Chair...
Steffen, Will
Will Steffen (b.1947) is a climate change expert and researcher at the Australian National University Climate Change Institute, where he was the inaugural director (2008-2012), former Commissioner at Australia’s disbanded...
Australia, Biosphere and Economic Dynamics, Climate Change, Planetary Boundaries | Guard Rails, Resilience