There have been a number of resilience initiatives over the past five years - like Rockefeller's 100 Resilient Cities and the World Bank's Small Island States Resilience Initiative.
This is the definition the Rockefeller Foundation adopts in its mission to promote the well-being of humanity throughout the world by facilitating the building of resilience in cities worldwide through its 100 Resilient Cities Programme, launched in 2013.
Nowadays, the Arktikugol mine sustains 500 resilient inhabitants.
I am nearly 62, resilient, a fighting feminist ready for most challenges.
They have joined forces with the Rockefeller Foundation's global network, 100 Resilient Cities, to work on sharing the model around the world.
The five pilot cities were deliberately not chosen from the Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities programme, which announces its final tranche next week.
And now to mark the anniversary of Katrina – a set of events branded as "Katrina 10: Resilient New Orleans" – Barack Obama and two other American presidents are planning to visit.
It could involve developing and growing partnerships such as the 2030 Water Resources Group and collaborations such as the 100 Resilient Cities initiative.
Spurred on by NGO programs such as the Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities, they are rebuilding wetlands, re-engineering shore defences and implementing many other climate adaptation measures.
Certainly the 16,000 resilient concertgoers who filled the front third of the field (the concert was nowhere near sold out) often seemed more like bystanders than fans, although only Mr. Casablancas had the bad manners to point this out.
