Jim Jarvie

Jim Jarvie

Jim Jarvie is Mercy Corps’ network director transitioning the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network to a practitioner-based membership platform. He previously led development of Mercy Corps’ global programs in climate change and environment, focusing on Southeast Asia. He is a biologist with 20 years of experience, previously working on natural resource management, conservation and conflict.

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Inclusive governance and urban resilience: Challenges at the nexus of urbanization and climate change

Inclusive governance and urban resilience: Challenges at the nexus of urbanization and climate change

about 10 years ago // #PlanetWorth

The development community is increasingly calling for "resilient" solutions, writes Jim Jarvie, Mercy Corps' network director of the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network, in this guest column. But is this enough?

Connecting people to build inclusive urban climate change resilience

Connecting people to build inclusive urban climate change resilience

about 11 years ago // Climate change adaptation

Asia faces the challenge of rapid urbanization and climate change. With Rockefeller Foundation support, Mercy Corps is developing a new membership platform for urban climate change resilience practitioners that will launch this week in Bangkok. A joint op-ed from Mercy Corps' Jim Jarvie and Rockefeller's Anna Brown.