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 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. African Digital Innovators: Turning plastic Waste Into Value; but Gaps Remain In this article in The Premium Times Nigeria, Seun Kolade, a Global Resilience Research Network (GRRN) partner, he details a number of Africa initiatives that are transforming the plastic value chain into a smart, innovative and sustainable network to combat the Circular Plastic Economy. 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 Jun 9 Reimagining universities as change agents for climate and economic justice June 9, 2023: Join GRI Director for Strategic Partnerships, Jennie Stephens as she discusses the importance of education institutions as catalysts for climate and economic justice. Sep 4 Africa Climate Week (ACW 2023) Sept 4-Sept 8, 2023: Join Africa as they unite to combat climate change at the Africa Climate Week 2023, forging a sustainable path for a greener and resilient future. Oct 9 Middle East and North Africa Climate Week (MENACW 2023) Oct 9-Oct 12, 2023: Join the Middle East and North Africa Climate Week (MENACW) 2023, where leaders, experts, and activists unite to drive climate action and build resilience in the region Oct 23 Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week (LACCW 2023) October 23-27, 2023: Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week in Panama City, 23-27 October, will unite stakeholders to address climate change and contribute to regional plans and strategies for COP28. With global and regional partners, this event aims to build new partnerships and advance climate action projects. Expert Publications See All Publications 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 .... Public Investment in Hazard Mitigation: Effectiveness and the Role of Community Diversity GRI Faculty Affiliate, Ivan Petkov, brings his expertise on macroeconomics to tie finding the answer as to why differences in cultural and institutional endowments in U.S. counties affect communities capabilities to mitigate environmental hazards
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.
African Digital Innovators: Turning plastic Waste Into Value; but Gaps Remain In this article in The Premium Times Nigeria, Seun Kolade, a Global Resilience Research Network (GRRN) partner, he details a number of Africa initiatives that are transforming the plastic value chain into a smart, innovative and sustainable network to combat the Circular Plastic Economy.
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.
Jun 9 Reimagining universities as change agents for climate and economic justice June 9, 2023: Join GRI Director for Strategic Partnerships, Jennie Stephens as she discusses the importance of education institutions as catalysts for climate and economic justice.
Sep 4 Africa Climate Week (ACW 2023) Sept 4-Sept 8, 2023: Join Africa as they unite to combat climate change at the Africa Climate Week 2023, forging a sustainable path for a greener and resilient future.
Oct 9 Middle East and North Africa Climate Week (MENACW 2023) Oct 9-Oct 12, 2023: Join the Middle East and North Africa Climate Week (MENACW) 2023, where leaders, experts, and activists unite to drive climate action and build resilience in the region
Oct 23 Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week (LACCW 2023) October 23-27, 2023: Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week in Panama City, 23-27 October, will unite stakeholders to address climate change and contribute to regional plans and strategies for COP28. With global and regional partners, this event aims to build new partnerships and advance climate action projects.
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 ....
Public Investment in Hazard Mitigation: Effectiveness and the Role of Community Diversity GRI Faculty Affiliate, Ivan Petkov, brings his expertise on macroeconomics to tie finding the answer as to why differences in cultural and institutional endowments in U.S. counties affect communities capabilities to mitigate environmental hazards