12th January 2016

Building Resilience Through Better Coordination: Lessons From Boston & Surat

Over the past few weeks, we have explored key elements of Resilience in Disaster Risk Reduction. The vital role played by data and information was the first in this […]
31st December 2015

The Data Revolution in the Context of the Developmental State

In our first post of the series, we established our compound working definition for ‘developmental state’ as we explore the context within which a data revolution […]
3rd December 2015

Making Resilience Real in Africa

According to the World Bank, the African continent is home to some of the fastest growing economies in the world. However in the same breath, United […]
10th November 2015
Participants at a workshop on Resilience organised by African Media Initiative with support from Rockefeller Foundation

We Need Data for Disaster Risk Reduction & Resilience

It was the winter of 1997-1998 when the granddaddy of El Niños — the one by which all other El Niños are judged — vaulted this […]
25th September 2015

Data Forum For Sustainable Development in Kenya

The data revolution in Kenya has not only begun but is also inspiring other Africa countries on how data can help us achieve the ambitious Agenda 2063. The National […]
15th September 2015

Celebrating International Democracy Day

This next January, Africa will be celebrating 9 years since the adoption of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance. It will have been in […]