Governance

This National Briefing on Societal Resilience provides provides highlights from and focuses on the key issues discussed by participants at the 3rd National Conference on Societal Resilience which took place at The University of Manchester in March 2025.

Innovative solutions are needed to allow small island nations to manage debt and build climate resilience as global funding declines.

When high-impact weather events drive long-term policy decisions, there is a risk of implementing changes that seem protective but actually increase the risk of future disasters or misallocate limited resources.

This report explores how climate risks could affect the environment, economies, societies and politics of the countries of the Nile Basin and the political relations between them.

The US Forest Service's wildfire management activities have been thrown into turmoil in 2025 with funding cuts and disruptions and uncertainty from the federal government, reducing their effectiveness at preventing catastrophic fires.

Researchers trace the root of flooding in Ghana's capital to poor and uncoordinated land use planning. They recommend that physical planning and other regulatory agencies are equipped to ensure the effective enforcement the relevant land use regulations.

This report evaluates 32 major U.S. public pension funds’ proxy voting responses to climate change.