over 10 years ago // #ConflictinContext

People usually think of resilience in the context of natural disasters — how families, communities and governments adapt to earthquake, drought or typhoon. But the next generation of resilience thinking is finding merit in adapting and applying the lessons from disasters to those vulnerable to conflict-related crises, write Mercy Corps' Shannon Alexander and Victoria Stanski.

over 10 years ago // Shannon Alexander on disaster resilience

The lessons from Nepal go beyond the thousands of lives lost there. In an increasingly urbanized world, we must give cities the tools they need for earthquake preparedness. Billions of lives are at stake, argues Shannon Alexander, senior director of strategic initiatives at Mercy Corps.