Global Resilience Partnership

📚 Looking for a Friday read? We’ve got you covered. In this blog, Ashley Mutiso, Co-founder of Itanya Africa Group, a RAIN Challenge winner, details recent training sessions with local farmers, where they shared sustainable agricultural practices and learned from the farmers’ expertise. Photo credit: Eugene Kaiga 🌱 Learn more: https://bit.ly/4dfgRYI

📢 Join us at Climate Week NYC 2024! We are delighted to invite you to a flagship event at Climate Week NYC, hosted by the COP Resilience Hub and the GRP on Monday, 23 September 2024 at the Triangle Loft in New York City. ✨ This day will feature a variety of sessions, including panel discussions, artistic engagement, and an investor forum. Morning sessions will be led by the Resilience Hub and afternoon sessions will be led by the GRP. Join us for a full day of insightful conversations and networking opportunities. Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/3WhvjtI

📢 OUT NOW | Report: The Resilience Hub at London Climate Action Week During London Climate Action Week #LCAW2024, the Resilience Hub kickoff event explored the intersections of infrastructure, community engagement, and climate resilience. We reflected on critical gaps and opportunities as we head towards #COP29 and #COP30. We were joined by practitioners, policymakers, and community leaders to discuss key themes, share real-world insights, and foster collaboration. 📚 Explore the key insights and messages that emerged below or with this link: https://bit.ly/3SmBeem Ping: Resilient Cities Network, Eniola Mafe-Abaga, Bridges to Prosperity, Farah Ahmed Julie's Bicycle, Chris Bradshaw, Bentley Systems, Cassie Sutherland, C40 Cities, Marcia Toledo Sotillo, High-Level Climate Champions, Jesper Hörnberg, COP Resilience Hub, Shehnaaz Moosa, SouthSouthNorth, 🔌 AY Young, Battery Tour , Nigel Topping, CMG, Mahmoud Mohieldin

📣 Today is the last day to register!! 🎓 The Roof Over Our Heads (ROOH) Challenge invites undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD students pursuing studies in design, architecture, planning, engineering, social sciences, and humanities to register and participate. Solutions should incorporate enhanced construction techniques using locally available materials or propose alternative building materials that are affordable, accessible, adaptable, and community-approved. Register, submit, and stand a chance to win up to 5000 USD! 📅 Timeline: Registration deadline: 23 July 2024 Submission deadline: 25 Aug 2024 Winners announced: September 2024 🔗 Learn more: https://bit.ly/3RYC54X

🌍 The Southern African Resilience Academy (SARA), based at the Centre for Sustainability Transitions (CST) at Stellenbosch University in South Africa, is a convening and support space for inter- and transdisciplinary researchers and practitioners working across Southern Africa to engage with pressing resilience and development challenges and topics in the region. 📊 This outcome report summarises the key focus areas and impacts of SARA between 2021 and 2023. See the report below or here: https://bit.ly/3YbjOFm #Resilience #Development #SouthernAfrica #Policy #Research #Collaboration #SARA

Today is the last day to apply! Don't miss the chance to join the Global South Talent Pool! ⬇ ⬇ https://lnkd.in/eqrBmrBd

💡 The Research Summary Brief below explores Group Concept Mapping (GCM) and equitable resilience in Southern Africa. The Disaster Risk working group, as part of the Southern African Resilience Academy (SARA), critically examined the concept of resilience, which has faced criticism for overlooking differential vulnerability and neglecting social justice, equity, and inclusion. Learn more about the working groups outputs: https://bit.ly/3WeitLk Working Group members: Regardt “Reggie” Ferreira, Tim Davidson, Alice Ncube, Anita Padmanabhanunni, Cameron Leahy, Collins Okolie, and Brendon D. Faroa Ping: Centre for Sustainability Transitions Stellenbosch University

🚨 The deadline is fast approaching! Don't miss the chance to join the Global South Talent Pool, a paid internship program for early professionals aimed at developing and supporting new talent. Join a global secretariat and bring your unique perspectives to the team. 🌟 Open positions: - Junior Content Creator - Operations Intern - Programmes Intern 🗓️ Apply by 21 July! Learn more & apply: https://bit.ly/3xmtv98 #vacancy #internship #sustainabilityjobs #jobs #opportunity #GlobalSouth

💡 This brief provides an overview of how Photovoice methodology was incorporated into the post-graduate psychology programme at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), South Africa. The photovoice method aims to facilitate student engagement within their communities and enable them to investigate the concept of resilience from their own unique viewpoints and perspectives. This output is led by the Disaster Risk working group as part of the Southern African Resilience Academy (SARA). Working Group members: Regardt “Reggie” Ferreira, Tim Davidson, Alice Ncube, Anita Padmanabhanunni, Cameron Leahy, Collins Okolie, and Brendon D. Faroa Ping: Centre for Sustainability Transitions Stellenbosch University

Save the date: Join Global Resilience Partnership and the  Resilience Hub for Resilience Day at Climate Week NYC on Sept 23 2024! A full day of sessions, panel discussions, and an investor forum focused on innovating and investing for people and the planet. Register for Free: https://rb.gy/f0ujvd