Institute for Sustainable Development - US

05/14/2026

FEMA's Review Council has Just Released its Plan. Are States ready to execute it? https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:groupPost:3172182-7460788252183052288?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAI7FLABzTbvw6Fyr9s0Uof9wdsjUfWr_zw

03/08/2026

https://www.isdus.org/event-details/isd-webinar-on-economic-resilience-with-lynn-knight-rob-obrian-stephen-jordan-and-calandra-cruikshank

Strategies and tools for embedding economic resilience into CEDS and disaster recovery

08/10/2023

To celebrate ISD's 20th Anniversary on August 27 🎉 we're highlighting some of our best moments from over the years! Swipe ➡️ to check out photos from our 2018 working conference and hackathon on small town disaster recovery following Hurricane Harvey.

Thank you to Fannie Mae, International Economic Development Council, Texas Association of Business, and Collaborative Communities for their support of this crucial work 🤝

You can check out the findings and recommendations from this conference on our website at www.isdus.org/reports 📓

07/26/2023

Last in our summer intern spotlights, who have been working on a variety of resilience and sustainability projects - meet Nick, a graduate student from !

Swipe right to learn more about Nick and what his career goals are after graduating with a Masters in Real Estate from ! Thanks for your incredible work at ISD!

07/25/2023

In light of the worldwide record-high temperatures 🌡️, check out these few tips and tricks on how to protect yourself in extreme heat conditions🔥!

Swipe 👉 to learn more about what to do in extreme heat!

07/19/2023

Next up in our summer intern spotlights, who have been making a difference in resilience and sustainability - meet Erin, an undergraduate student from !

Swipe right to learn more about Erin and what her plans are after graduating with a B.S. in Strategic Communication from ! Thanks for your awesome work at ISD!

07/19/2023

ISD is proud to partner with 🤝 on catalyzing the Green Innovation Pipeline Network!

Did you know that has reduced ⬇️ CO2 emissions by 95% in the last 6 years? 😱

Check out these photos from the Hummeltorp Sveriage AB facility tour in Stockholm, Sweden! 🌍

07/13/2023

As the summer comes to a close, we’d like to highlight our student fellows and interns who have been making a difference in resilience and sustainability these last few weeks. Meet Brennan, a graduate student from Georgetown University !

Swipe 👉 to learn more about Brennan and why he chose to work with ISD as part of his MBA at Georgetown McDonough School of Business. Thanks for your awesome work at ISD!

07/12/2023

Another new blog post fresh off the presses! ✍️

"Could there be a way to develop strategies that might enjoy broad support and depoliticize (or at least change) the politics of environmental, social, community, and economic development?" 🤔 This is the question that ISD has been tackling in the past five years of researching and developing best practices to address disaster resilience and recovery.

Let us take you on a journey through ISD's past five years of landmark research reports 🕮 strategic partnerships 🤝 and innovative ways of thinking 🧠. Read more here: https://www.isdus.org/post/celebrating-five-years-of-breakthrough-research-and-policy-development

Didn't catch our last blog post? You can still read it at https://www.isdus.org/post/the-case-for-international-extension-of-resilience-assistance.

07/11/2023

New blog post 📝

"Shall we in the U.S. care about whether a country at 'the bottom of Africa' – albeit at the top of Africa economically – implodes? Insured as we have been for decades to bad news from Africa, does anyone care anymore? Should anyone?"

Using South Africa as a case study, ISD Senior Fellow Rod MacAlister highlights the internationalization of resilience assistance. 🌎🤝 Check it out at https://www.isdus.org/post/the-case-for-international-extension-of-resilience-assistance

Photo: BBC In July 2021 in South Africa, riots broke out in Durban, across the KwaZulu-Natal province, and greater Johannesburg. They appeared initially to be a spontaneous reaction to the former President, Jacob Zuma, being arrested and sent to jail for contempt of court. In reality, they were part...