ReSIResilient & Sustainable Island Initiative
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The Resilient Island

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Island Nations Push for Binding Climate Commitments

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Coral Reef Restoration Shows Promise in Field Trials

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Microgrids Slash Energy Costs by 60% on Outer Islands

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New Documentary Charts 30 Years of Reef Decline Across Fiji

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Pacific Council Approves $2.4B Coastal Resilience Fund
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ReSI Profile Intake Now Open · Submit Your Organization
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A coalition of small island states is demanding enforceable emissions targets from industrialized nations before year’s end. Delegates called for immediate action on rising sea levels threatening coastal communities worldwide. The proposal would require developed nations to submit binding 10-year reduction plans.

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Scientists report significant regrowth rates using a new bio-scaffolding method developed at the ODI Lab. The technique has achieved a 40% survival rate in open-water conditions — double the industry benchmark.

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about  ·  mission  ·  lab  ·  film series  ·  glossary

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Published April 7, 2026 · RESI Research Brief No. 14 · ODI / Climate Finance

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Climate Finance  ·  Caribbean  ·  2026

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The LabData Visualization & Interactive Research
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Data for Island Resilience

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Resilience Finance Flows by SIDS Region

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Loss & Damage: 2008–2024

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Multidimensional Poverty Index by Territory

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Bilateral vs Multilateral Flow Channels

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Filter by Region · Year · Income Group
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Source: ODI Research · World Bank Classification · Updated 2026
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Resilience finance flows represent the total bilateral and multilateral contributions directed toward adaptation, mitigation, and disaster risk reduction across Small Island Developing States from 2013 to 2023.

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Fig. 3 · Resilience finance by SIDS · USD millions · 2013–2023 · ODI Lab

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Climate BlueprintDocumentary Film Series
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Thirty Years Under

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The Six Pillars of Resilience in Dominica

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Sargassum and the Economy of the Caribbean Shore

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Director’s Notes · Barbados Field Production

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Screening at the Caribbean Philanthropy Forum

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Education Resources · Lesson Plans · Press Kit
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Runtime 42 min · Director: Ben Merker · ODI / ReSI · 2026
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Drawing on three decades of underwater footage, the film offers a sobering account of how commercial fishing and warming oceans have reshaped Fiji’s once-thriving marine ecosystems, and what communities are doing to adapt.

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Screened at DC, April 2026 · First response: Sharda, Projekta · “Sustained focus on resilience.”

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