Researchers and development practitioners need to think big in the face of irreversible climate change argues Jessica Fullwood-Thomas. There is no doubt that we are now past the tipping point …
Disaster insurance: propaganda or the future of aid?
Anna WarwickCould disaster insurance be the future of aid? Anna Warwick summarises the debate on the role of insurance to build resilience in disaster prone areas. From one of the sessions …
Decision-making for an uncertain future
Dr Lisa HorrocksLisa Horrocks, Principal Climate Resilience Consultant at Mott MacDonald, comments on some initiatives tackling the issue around long term climate change solutions. Wherever we are in the world, economic development requires …
We need to flip science on its head
Rosalind CornforthIn her opening speech at the Resilient Solutions symposium Professor Rosalind Cornforth, Director of the Walker Institute, challenged the development community to make science fit for purpose by taking it …
Climate insurance: closing the protection or the resilience gap?
Swenja SurminskiDoes climate insurance work as a catalyst for climate risk management and sustainable development? Or is insurance deflecting attention from other disaster risk management solutions? Swenja Surminski, Senior Research Fellow …
Transformational climate adaptation: beyond business-as-usual
Nick BrooksPeople around the world are faced with the challenge of adapting to changing climatic conditions, but what happens when small changes are not enough or are not even possible? Nick …
Does knowledge matter in setting the development agenda?
Daniel MorchainAre marginalised people being overlooked in decision making processes around development and adaptation? Daniel Morchain reflects on the relationship between knowledge and power to influence outcomes. The more I think …
What can resilience do for us?
Helen JeansHow can we use resilience to do development and humanitarian work differently and in ways that truly make societies work for and with people living in poverty? Helen Jeans, Oxfam’s …
Drought and water scarcity
Niko Wanders and Sally RangecroftSally Rangecroft, from the University of Birmingham University, and Niko Wanders, from Princeton and Utrecht University, explore the interconnected relationship between drought and water scarcity. Droughts have been very much …
A harvest of dysfunction: Causes and impacts of drought in South Africa
John MagrathJohn Magrath introduces the report, A Harvest of Dysfunction: rethinking the approach to drought, its causes and impacts in South Africa. “Interventions to assist poor people affected by drought must …