Sustainable Development and Resilience Initiative

Leading research and independent analysis on the economic security, business, political, and U.S. foreign policy implications of a changing landscape for global development support and extreme weather.

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The world needs public and private investments that advance economic development, democratic governance, and resilience in the face of climate change impacts in ways that are prudent, market-building, and highly effective. The Sustainable Development and Resilience Initiative is a research and education effort focused on applying an economic security and risk management lens to issues of climate change adaptation and resilience across the Global South. This initiative aims to better inform future approaches and pressing political dialogues at the heart of United States decision-making on global engagement. Keys to success include responsible U.S. engagement, bipartisan political support, innovative business-minded investments, and a wider ecosystem of partners across sectors willing to develop and test various ideas for advancing and improving policies and programs.

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The ReCap | HELPING THE WORLD PREPARE:

A Primer on U.S. International Adaptation and Resilience

PREPARE aims to marshal the diplomatic, development, and technical expertise of the United States to help more than half a billion people in developing countries adapt to and manage the impacts of climate change by 2030.

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Roadmap to Resilience: USAID's Updated Resilience Policy

Join the CSIS Global Food and Water Security Program for a discussion on USAID's updated Resilience Policy for improving the well-being of people, communities, and countries in the face of increased shocks and stresses.

Event — July 30, 2024

Roadmap to Resilience: USAID’s Updated Resilience Policy

The CSIS Food and Water Security Program hosted an international expert panel to discuss the enduring relevance of resilience in global development and how USAID's Resilience Policy will contribute to greater impact and more efficient implementation of our collective programming.

Transcript — July 30, 2024

The Millennium Challenge Corporation at 20 Years

Join the CSIS Project on Prosperity and Development as we celebrate the Millennium Challenge Corporation's 20th anniversary and explore how the organization is responding and adapting to current global challenges.

Event — June 4, 2024

Building the Future: Freedom, Prosperity, and Foreign Policy with Dan Runde

Climate-Related Migration and Adaptation Funding with Sarah Bermeo and Kerilyn Schewel

In this episode of Building the Future, guest host Noam Unger is joined by Sarah Bermeo and Kerilyn Schewel, co-directors of the Duke Program on Climate-Related Migration, as they draw on their research in Central America and Ethiopia to discuss the effect of climate on migration, forecast models, adaptation funding, and aid allocation.
 



 

Podcast Episode by Noam Unger — April 3, 2024

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The Contest for Leadership to Address Climate Change Impacts

The United States and China will increasingly find themselves in a scramble to support the Global South as it defends against climate change impacts with direct and costly implications for conflicts, economic shocks, global health crises, and other transnational threats.

Commentary by Noam Unger — February 7, 2024

Reviewing COP28 Outcomes for Food Security

Please join the Global Food and Water Security Program for a conversation on COP28 outcomes and the importance of investing in small-scale producers to support global food security, featuring U.S. Special Envoy for Global Food Security and high-level representatives from IFAD and the philanthropic community.

Event — December 18, 2023