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The Rockefeller Foundation’s mission—unchanged since 1913—is to promote the well-being of humanity throughout the world. Today, they pursue this mission through dual goals: advancing inclusive economies that expand opportunities for more broadly shared prosperity, and building resilience by helping people, communities and institutions prepare for, withstand, and emerge stronger from acute shocks and chronic stresses. To achieve these goals, we work at the intersection of four focus areas—advance health, revalue ecosystems, secure livelihoods, and transform cities—to address the root causes of emerging challenges and create systemic change. Together with partners and grantees, The Rockefeller Foundation strives to catalyze and scale transformative innovations, create unlikely partnerships that span sectors, and take risks others cannot.
100 Resilient Cities—Pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation (100RC) is dedicated to helping cities around the world become more resilient to the physical, social and economic challenges that are a growing part of the 21st century.
Exchanges & sharing They promote collaborative projects and learning programs between the major cities of the world. Global visibility They promote outstanding urban development experiences and recognize the key role of local decision makers in the international arena. Strategic networks They open paths for effective cooperation worldwide through networks that promote gender mainstreaming and empower young citizens in urban management.
UNISDR was established in 1999 as a dedicated secretariat to facilitate the implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR).It is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly resolution (56/195), to serve as the focal point in the United Nations system for the coordination of disaster reduction and to ensure synergies among the disaster reduction activities of the United Nations system and regional organizations and activities in socio‐economic and humanitarian fields. It is an organisational unit of the UN Secretariat and is led by the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction (SRSG).
The Compact of Mayors was launched by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change, Michael R. Bloomberg, under the leadership of the world’s global city networks – C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40), ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) and the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) –with support from UN-Habitat, the UN’s lead agency on urban issues. The Compact establishes a common platform to capture the impact of cities’ collective actions through standardized measurement of emissions and climate risk, and consistent, public reporting of their efforts
Mayors Adapt is an initiative of the European Commission’s Directorate General Climate Action. It is launched in the context of the EU Adaptation Strategy and is implemented within the Covenant of Mayors, the flagship European initiative for cities to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Mayors Adapt is supported by the European Environment Agency (EEA). The main outputs from the project are planned to be included in the European Climate Adaptation Platform CLIMATE-ADAPT, a partnership between the European Commission and the EEA. Mitigating climate emissions and adapting infrastructure and policies to climate impacts are both crucial elements in building more sustainable cities. Mayors Adapt provides a framework for local authorities to take action on the second of these elements.
IMPACT2C has been initiated by the European Commission in order to provide information and evidence on the impacts of +2°C global warming for Europe and key vulnerable regions of the world. Researchers from 29 different institutions and 16 different countries collaborated and worked together within this project. For more information on the IMPACT2C project and the involved research institutions. Within IMPACT2C, a wide range of different models and methods has been applied. To get an overview see here for the climate models and here for the impact assessment models and methods.
The Forest Research Institute Baden-Wuerttemberg (FVA) is the research facility of the German state Baden-Wuerttemberg and is therefore assigned to the Ministry for Nutrition and Rural areas in Stuttgart. The FVA developed out of the Badish Forest Research Facility in Karlsruhe, which was established in 1870, and the Wuerttembergish Forest Research Facility in Stuttgart-Hohenheim established in 1872 and exists in its current form in Freiburg im Breisgau since 1958. A close and mutual cooperation within the framework of the so-called "Freiburg-Model" exists between the FVA and theFaculty for Forest and Environmental Science at the Albert-Ludwigs-University in Freiburg. This cooperation expresses itself amongst other things in combined colloquiums, a joint journal series and the initiation of cooperative research projects. Employees of the FVA are also active in the university's teaching programme within the forestry faculty. However, whilst the university carries out predominantly basic research, the FVA administrates practical research and development for the Forest Service and forest enterprises. Many projects are thus carried out in close cooperation with the other Forest Research Institutes in Germany or neighbouring countries (e.g. Austria or Switzerland). In addition, university institutes in, and outside of Freiburg are regularly amongst the partners of the FVA. Additionally, employees of the FVA are represented in numerous national and international consultation and decision-making bodies.
Focus on environmental governance, low-carbon economy, resilience to climate change, natural resources management and environmental stewardship.
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research - Troposphere Research (IMK-TRO)
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) has the main objective to contribute to the advancement of academic research in addition to the improvement of marine science and technology by proceeding the fundamental research and development on marine, and the cooperative activities on the academic research related to the Ocean for the benefit of the peace and human welfare.
ND-GAIN focuses on sectors crucial to human well-being that can be greatly improved by private sector innovation and action: Water, Food, Health, Ecosystems, Human Habitat, Coastal Infrastructure, Energy Infrastructure, Transportation Infrastructure
The ECI is Oxford University’s institute for interdisciplinary research into the many dimensions of global environmental change. With a network of 150 researchers and students we are well placed to better understand the global environment, find innovative solutions and act as an well respected intermediary for change.
CRED/OFDA International Disaster Database (EM-DAT)
What impact does increasing international competition and the demand for bio energy have on prices for food products? What are the effects of climate change have on agricultural, forest and aquatic ecosystems? What processes would allow the non-food sector to use renewable resources in a more efficient manner? These questions give an impression of the broad of spectrum of #topics they work on. They conduct research for policy makers and the society. They provide political decision makers with scientifically-based decision-making aids on the basis of our own research results. They take a long-term approach to research and continually carry out monitoring activities. This allows them to obtain valuable statistical series. Moreover, they can call on professional expertise at any time. They represent German interests in international scientific commissions and bodies. Results of their work flow into guidelines and standards as well as into regulations and legislation. Their work contributes to securing the sustainable use of natural resources, serves economic development, and ensures the quality of life for our society.
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