June 13, 2023
This white paper has key considerations ahead of the 2024 UN Summit of the Future. It aims to support the urgent call to action to do things differently. The premise is that transformational
change can only happen effectively, efficiently and sustainably, when it occurs from the ground up. We argue the need for a paradigm shift away from disparate concepts of sustainability to those of collective resilience. Countries and communities cannot be resilient without preparedness, and preparedness cannot be achieved without communities.