Building resilience: As world’s poor face “compounding crises”, what could curb risks?
LAURIE GOERING, of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports that while climate change impacts threaten to overwhelm humanitarian aid systems, changes in how money is moved could help…
“Better to be resilient”: How can drought-parched Somalia break out of endless crisis?
Boosting drought resilience, in part by focusing on local priorities, could cut long-term need for humanitarian aid, experts say. LAURIE GOERING, of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
Essay: Is eastern Africa’s drought the worst in recent history? And are worse yet to come?
In an article first published on The Conversation, UK-based physical geographer DAVID NASH puts the current drought in eastern Africa in its historical context…
Essay: Four things tsunami-vulnerable countries must do to prepare for the next disaster
In an article first published on The Conversation, RAVINDRA JAYARATNE, a researcher in coastal defences, outlines how vulnerable nations can mitigate the impacts of tsunamis…
“SpaceX, this is Resilience”: Four astronauts begin six-month stay on space station
Washington DC, USReuters Four astronauts riding a newly-designed spacecraft from Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX greeted their new crewmates aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday after successfully docking in a landmark achievement for private space travel. In NASA’s first full-fledged mission ferrying a crew into orbit on a privately-owned spacecraft, the SpaceX Crew Dragon […]
“One heck of a ride”: SpaceX launches astronauts into space
Cape Canaveral, Florida, USReuters Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX launched four astronauts on a flight to the International Space Station on Sunday, NASA’s first full-fledged mission sending a crew into orbit aboard a privately owned spacecraft. SpaceX’s newly designed Crew Dragon capsule, which the crew has dubbed Resilience, lifted off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 […]
Soundbite – The TCM Update: Irish group We Are Messengers talks resilience…
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ESSAY: THE SCIENCE OF SPIRITUAL FORTITUDE – THE KEY TO ENDURING FAITH
In an article first published on Religion News Service, JAMIE ATEN, author and founder and executive director of the Humanitarian Disaster Institute at Wheaton College, looks at the ideas of resilience and its Biblical counterpart, “spiritual fortitude”…