Resilience Strategies

ACCCRN Champion: Sunandan Tiwari, Delhi, India

ACCCRN Champion Author: Will Bugler

Sunandan went on to study for a Master’s degree in Ecology from Salim Ali School of Ecology at Pondicherry University. He has applied his knowledge of ecology and development to a wide range of sectors including, water resource management, sanitation, forestry, renewable energy, environmental services and of course, climate change adaptation.


Forging partnerships in strengthening resilience: the case of Rajkot City

Stories from the field Author: Nimish Jha

The challenges emerging as a result of climate change and its varying levels of impacts and threats are leading cities to foster partnerships among stakeholders to bring about significant changes, especially for the urban poor.


Improving the resilience of workers to heat stress in Da Nang, Vietnam

Stories from the field Author: Lisa Buggy

The World Meteorological Organization has announced that 2015 was the hottest year on record. This would come as no surprise to a number of countries in the South and South East Asia region that felt the full brunt of extreme temperatures and intense heat waves this past year. Most prominently, India and Pakistan experienced some of the deadliest heat waves on record.


Building water security

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Cities are facing a scarcity of water that is affecting millions of their inhabitants. The process of climate change will exacerbate this as it expands the number of drought periods over the years. Then there are other factors like the overdrawing of groundwater, increasing salination of water supplies, and deterioration in the quality of water, which are putting huge stress on already over-burdened water services. Most importantly, the issue of water security is emerging gradually due to the lack of adaptive strategies in the face of climate change.


ISET-International’s Resilience Narratives Project: Collaboration of Art and Science

Takeaways Author: Michelle F. Fox

Dr. Marcus MoenchMichelle F. Fox, and Christopher Moench presented the results of ISET-International's Resilience Narratives project at a luncheon that was hosted by the Rockefeller Foundation. The theme of the event was the collaboration of art and science to communicate concepts of resilience.