Resources GRI's Resources is your premier source to stay up to date on the latest resilience news, expert publications, and insightful events focused on resilience-related topics. See below for the most recent updates. Resilience News See All News Implementation Recommendations for Phase 1 of the FY22 CIROH1 Study: “Analysis and Demonstration of the National Water Models Applicability to Resilience Planning” The Global Resilience Institute is partnering with CUAHSI and CIROH to inspire and guide communities across the United States to embrace the National Water Model to guide resilience planning in the face of water-related hazards exacerbated by climate change. How Northeastern is helping Caribbean communities combat climate change and extreme weather With the help of a $1 million recently awarded federal grant, GRI and its GRRN island members, are partnering with three communities in Barbados and Dominica over the next two years to develop plans to respond to climate change and extreme weather events. How a Cherokee Leader Ensured His People’s Language Survived In this article by Michelle Cyca for History.com, Ellen Cushman, a faculty affiliate at GRI, and a member of the Cherokee Nation says syllabaries have an advantage over alphabets. How Museums are Undertaking Preservation Tactics in the Face of Climate Change In this resilience piece by GRI Outreach Coordinator, Shemilore Daniels, she looks at several of these institutions in different countries and examines what they have created in terms of disaster risk plans, resilience plans and projects that focus on restoration, sustainability, and community resilience. GRI Whitepaper Series See All Whitepapers Catch up on GRI’s Whitepaper Series A Global Disruption Requires a Global Response: Policies for building international business resilience for this and future pandemics The COVID-19 global pandemic has exacerbated the move toward greater economic nationalism and isolationism across the world. As nations have independently constructed responses to the pandemic with vastly dissimilar success levels, the repercussions for international businesses and national economies has been intense. We posit that addressing a global disruption, such as this pandemic that cannot be contained effectively by borders, requires a global response - not a national nor a local response. K-12 Education in New England New England’s K-12 schools are critical anchor institutions that serve some of the most important functions in our communities. Elementary and secondary education’s primary function is youth academic development, through the cognitive, social-emotional, and physical development of children. Housing Insecurity in New England Housing is a necessity, a choice, a financial investment, and a human right. For many communities, their housing supply, affordability, and quality are the invisible infrastructure that supports growth, vitality, sustainability, inclusion and resilience. Resilience Events See All Events Mar 20 AIB Latin America and the Caribbean 2024 Chapter Conference March 20-22 (Kingston, Jamaica): Join us at AIB-LAC’s 14th Annual Conference, “Rethinking and Reshaping the Role of Business in Creating a More Sustainable and Resilient Latin America and the Caribbean.” The conference will be hosted by the Mona School of Business & Management, University of the West Indies. Apr 7 Triennial Earth-Sun Summit Join GRI in person for the Triennial Earth-Sun Summit (TESS), from 7-12 April 2024 in Dallas, TX at the Hilton Anatole. TESS is a joint meeting of the Space Physics and Aeronomy Section of the American Geophysical Union and the Solar Physics Division (SPD) of the American Astronomical Society. Apr 15 at 8:00 am 2024 Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Forum on Sustainable Development April 15-19, 2024: The 2024 Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (RFSD) will take place. This forum aims to assess progress and exchange knowledge, best practices, and policy solutions to support the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in line with regional priorities. Apr 24 16th Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum Join GRI in person from April 24 - 26, 2024 for the 16th Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum. CREF is the premier annual meeting place for regional and international leaders who are united in a common goal: to ramp up investment in the energy transition across the Caribbean. 500 of those leaders joined us at a standout CREF 2023. The movement is growing. Join us in 2024 as we push the transition over the finish line. Expert Publications See All Publications Implementation Recommendations for Phase 1 of the FY22 CIROH1 Study: “Analysis and Demonstration of the National Water Models Applicability to Resilience Planning” The Global Resilience Institute is partnering with CUAHSI and CIROH to inspire and guide communities across the United States to embrace the National Water Model to guide resilience planning in the face of water-related hazards exacerbated by climate change. How Northeastern is helping Caribbean communities combat climate change and extreme weather With the help of a $1 million recently awarded federal grant, GRI and its GRRN island members, are partnering with three communities in Barbados and Dominica over the next two years to develop plans to respond to climate change and extreme weather events. Transitioning From Urban Climate Action to Climate Equity In this publication, GRI Faculty Affiliate Joan Fitzgerald identifies how planners and policymakers are making the climate action planning process more inclusive of marginalized groups and incorporating equity into the plan’s goals. Through the experiences of five cities, she reveals three actions essential to achieving authentic participation. Beyond Climate Isolationism: a Necessary Shift for Climate Justice In the September 2022 issue of Current Climate Change Reports, Faculty Affiliate Jennie Stephens reviews the inadequacy and dangers of climate isolationism, explores why climate justice provides an alternative more effective framing, and calls for more ....
Implementation Recommendations for Phase 1 of the FY22 CIROH1 Study: “Analysis and Demonstration of the National Water Models Applicability to Resilience Planning” The Global Resilience Institute is partnering with CUAHSI and CIROH to inspire and guide communities across the United States to embrace the National Water Model to guide resilience planning in the face of water-related hazards exacerbated by climate change.
How Northeastern is helping Caribbean communities combat climate change and extreme weather With the help of a $1 million recently awarded federal grant, GRI and its GRRN island members, are partnering with three communities in Barbados and Dominica over the next two years to develop plans to respond to climate change and extreme weather events.
How a Cherokee Leader Ensured His People’s Language Survived In this article by Michelle Cyca for History.com, Ellen Cushman, a faculty affiliate at GRI, and a member of the Cherokee Nation says syllabaries have an advantage over alphabets.
How Museums are Undertaking Preservation Tactics in the Face of Climate Change In this resilience piece by GRI Outreach Coordinator, Shemilore Daniels, she looks at several of these institutions in different countries and examines what they have created in terms of disaster risk plans, resilience plans and projects that focus on restoration, sustainability, and community resilience.
A Global Disruption Requires a Global Response: Policies for building international business resilience for this and future pandemics The COVID-19 global pandemic has exacerbated the move toward greater economic nationalism and isolationism across the world. As nations have independently constructed responses to the pandemic with vastly dissimilar success levels, the repercussions for international businesses and national economies has been intense. We posit that addressing a global disruption, such as this pandemic that cannot be contained effectively by borders, requires a global response - not a national nor a local response.
K-12 Education in New England New England’s K-12 schools are critical anchor institutions that serve some of the most important functions in our communities. Elementary and secondary education’s primary function is youth academic development, through the cognitive, social-emotional, and physical development of children.
Housing Insecurity in New England Housing is a necessity, a choice, a financial investment, and a human right. For many communities, their housing supply, affordability, and quality are the invisible infrastructure that supports growth, vitality, sustainability, inclusion and resilience.
Mar 20 AIB Latin America and the Caribbean 2024 Chapter Conference March 20-22 (Kingston, Jamaica): Join us at AIB-LAC’s 14th Annual Conference, “Rethinking and Reshaping the Role of Business in Creating a More Sustainable and Resilient Latin America and the Caribbean.” The conference will be hosted by the Mona School of Business & Management, University of the West Indies.
Apr 7 Triennial Earth-Sun Summit Join GRI in person for the Triennial Earth-Sun Summit (TESS), from 7-12 April 2024 in Dallas, TX at the Hilton Anatole. TESS is a joint meeting of the Space Physics and Aeronomy Section of the American Geophysical Union and the Solar Physics Division (SPD) of the American Astronomical Society.
Apr 15 at 8:00 am 2024 Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Forum on Sustainable Development April 15-19, 2024: The 2024 Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (RFSD) will take place. This forum aims to assess progress and exchange knowledge, best practices, and policy solutions to support the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in line with regional priorities.
Apr 24 16th Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum Join GRI in person from April 24 - 26, 2024 for the 16th Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum. CREF is the premier annual meeting place for regional and international leaders who are united in a common goal: to ramp up investment in the energy transition across the Caribbean. 500 of those leaders joined us at a standout CREF 2023. The movement is growing. Join us in 2024 as we push the transition over the finish line.
Implementation Recommendations for Phase 1 of the FY22 CIROH1 Study: “Analysis and Demonstration of the National Water Models Applicability to Resilience Planning” The Global Resilience Institute is partnering with CUAHSI and CIROH to inspire and guide communities across the United States to embrace the National Water Model to guide resilience planning in the face of water-related hazards exacerbated by climate change.
How Northeastern is helping Caribbean communities combat climate change and extreme weather With the help of a $1 million recently awarded federal grant, GRI and its GRRN island members, are partnering with three communities in Barbados and Dominica over the next two years to develop plans to respond to climate change and extreme weather events.
Transitioning From Urban Climate Action to Climate Equity In this publication, GRI Faculty Affiliate Joan Fitzgerald identifies how planners and policymakers are making the climate action planning process more inclusive of marginalized groups and incorporating equity into the plan’s goals. Through the experiences of five cities, she reveals three actions essential to achieving authentic participation.
Beyond Climate Isolationism: a Necessary Shift for Climate Justice In the September 2022 issue of Current Climate Change Reports, Faculty Affiliate Jennie Stephens reviews the inadequacy and dangers of climate isolationism, explores why climate justice provides an alternative more effective framing, and calls for more ....