Resilience News
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As climate threats drive migration, Indian women find opportunitiesMigration is bringing some families higher incomes - and improving life back home in the face of worsening climate pressures. -
As climate change takes its toll, world leaders call for adaptationA new global initiative led by former UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon aims to help the world adapt to the fallout from a changing climate.
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Environment and politics in Bhutan’s electionsIn Bhutan, political parties make big promises, but environment conservation has taken a back seat with little detail about their plans. -
Abandoned by banks, Indonesia's poor farmers turn to crowdfundingMost smallholders in Asia face an uphill battle to access credit, leaving them unable to modernise and boost yields - but technology could help change that.
Resilience Opinion
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The power of rural women to reduce global food insecurity and cut emissions– Bangladeshi smallholder and women’s leader, Santona, shares her story to mark International Day of Rural Women. -
What staying cool has to do with eradicating poverty in India– A hotter world will make it even more difficult for India's poorest to break out of the poverty cycle, writes RAND Corporation's Gulrez Shah Azhar. What are some solutions that can change this? -
Climate change: the insidious threat to our mental health– As we celebrate World Mental Health Day today, leaders are called to protect the community’s mental health by offering a solid action plan to address the increasing impacts of climate change.
Videos
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Don't be spectators: UNDP boss calls on corporates to act on climate– The IPCC's climate warning is an opportunity for the business world to show leadership, said UNDP's Achim Steiner in the opening speech at the Responsible Business Forum in Singapore.
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Climate change is everyone's fight: C40 Mayors– It has been said that the fight against climate change will be won in cities. In this video by C40, mayors of the world’s mega cities share what they are doing to address the most pressing climate threats.
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Can an innovation in bicycles build resilient communities?– An innovative cargo bicycle designed for farmers and villagers may help boost incomes in isolated farming communities in Nepal.
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Shaking up farming in rural Nepal– Climate extremes are causing layers of socio-economic problems in rural Nepal, but new technologies are helping farmers—mostly women—brace their crops for the weather.
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