Exploring pathways for community-centered transformation
in an interconnected world
Panel on Resilience Navigation & Finance
Preparing for FfD4 • Seville 2025
"Resilience emerges not from returning to what was, but from co-creating what could be—together."
Exploring interconnected risks requiring collective wisdom
Seven dimensions that honor community knowledge
Collaborative approaches to resource mobilization
Existential risks could permanently curtail humanity's potential through extinction or irreversible collapse
Superintelligent AI with misaligned goals could reshape planet without regard to human survival
EVL: 5-20% (Highest Priority)
Irreversible feedback loops could drastically alter Earth's systems, collapsing food systems
EVL: 1.5-14% (Very High Priority)
Could destroy global infrastructure, agriculture, and governance in a single cascade
EVL: 0.5-9% (Very High Priority)
Erosion of truth and collective action capacity, paralyzing response to other crises
EVL: 1-10% (High Priority)
Global famine and resource conflicts undermining civilization's foundation
EVL: 1.25-9% (High Priority)
Synthetic pathogens could surpass medical countermeasures with planetary-scale mortality
EVL: 0.85-4.25% (High Priority)
Expected Value of Loss (EVL) = Probability × Impact helps guide resource allocation
Understanding probability and impact helps guide resource allocation
A pivotal moment for global development and cooperation
"2025 marks a decade after the UN Addis Ababa Action Agenda set forth a framework for financing sustainable progress, with just five years remaining until the 2030 SDGs deadline"
Fast-growing economies driving bold health, sustainability, and economic initiatives. Countries across Africa, Latin America, and Asia pioneering investment models and leveraging technology.
Real progress requires global collaboration, forging equitable partnerships that promote shared knowledge, joint investment, and sustainable innovation.
This landmark gathering where leaders from all sectors are unlocking new financing mechanisms aligned with global development priorities.
Beyond existential risks, these disruptions will shape the critical action decade
These threats demand immediate attention and coordinated response in the critical decade ahead
A framework that seeks to align global aspirations with community needs and wisdom
"Resilience emerges when communities have the capacity to understand, prepare for, and respond to complex challenges while maintaining their core identity and functions."
Seven interconnected dimensions that form the foundation of resilient communities
Honors local wisdom while connecting to global knowledge and resources
Flexible structure that responds to unique contexts and evolving challenges
Let's explore each dimension and how they work together to build resilience...
The international community has made important progress through various frameworks
Universal goals providing valuable foundations for collective action
Science-based thresholds for Earth system stability
Near-universal consensus on climate action
Comprehensive approach to disaster risk reduction
There is an opportunity to better connect global goals with community-led initiatives through more integrated approaches
"Resilient communities integrate global imperatives with local realities"
"RCDs integrate global imperatives with local realities—serving as both an address and navigation tool"
A comprehensive framework showing all dimensions and their key subdimensions
Click on any segment to explore the interconnected elements of community resilience
"No one liberates anyone else, and no one is liberated alone. People liberate themselves in fellowship." - Paulo Freire
| Risk | Who Controls? | Who Suffers Most? | Liberation Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate Crisis | Fossil fuel industries, Global North | Global South, Indigenous peoples | Energy democracy, reparations |
| AI Development | Tech elites, private labs | Workers, marginalized communities | Participatory AI governance |
| Food Systems | Agribusiness, commodity traders | Small farmers, urban poor | Food sovereignty movements |
| Information Systems | Big Tech platforms, algorithms | Democratic publics, minorities | Public digital infrastructure |
Risks are not neutral—they reflect power imbalances. Solutions must center oppressed voices and enable collective liberation.
Current funding mechanisms may benefit from adaptation to better support long-term, community-centered initiatives
| Dimension | Innovative Financing Tools | Expected Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental |
• Ecological Sovereignty Funds • Soil Credit Markets • Climate Commons Trusts • Agroecological Insurance • Food Resilience Bonds |
Community-governed ecosystem restoration, verified soil health rewards, international restoration funding |
| Social Equity |
• Universal Basic Services Pools • Care Infrastructure Funds • Social Health Guarantees • Resilience Remittances • Health Equity Levies |
Redirect subsidies to public services, blended finance for care systems, minimum health investment per capita |
| Economic |
• Local Sovereign Wealth Funds • Cooperative Capital Catalysts • Anti-Volatility Funds • Resilience Payroll Offsets • Debt-for-Transition Swaps |
Community-controlled investment, patient finance for worker ownership, disruption support, green job incentives |
| Governance |
• Civic Infrastructure Endowments • Participatory Credit Ratings • Platform Fines Funds • Democracy Bonds • Youth Governance Dividends |
Long-term democracy support, reward inclusive governance, tech penalties for civic media |
| Dimension | Innovative Financing Tools | Expected Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure |
• Infrastructure Equity Trusts • Geo-Risk Pools • Infrastructure DAOs • Urban Micro-TIFs • Sponge City Bonds |
Community ownership models, federated climate insurance, blockchain-governed repairs, green infrastructure |
| Cultural |
• Resilience Media Funds • Cultural Endowments • Creative Commons Bonds • Displacement-Resistant Funds • Inclusion Grants |
Support diverse narratives, preserve endangered heritage, public arts infrastructure, protect culture in crisis |
| Knowledge |
• Knowledge Trusts • Open Infrastructure Funds • Curriculum Investment • Youth Research Dividends • Info Ecosystem Repair |
Community-governed research, public learning platforms, co-designed education, trusted knowledge channels |
35+ Innovative Finance Mechanisms designed to be regenerative, participatory, and multi-dimensional
From extractive models to regenerative approaches supporting all seven dimensions
Interactive flow diagram showing how traditional finance can be transformed to support community resilience
A structured five-year strategy aligning policy, financing, and innovation
• Embed resilience in UN/G20/IMF policy
• Create Global Resilience Financing Facility
• Reform international institutions
• Establish solidarity mechanisms
• Create National Resilience Councils
• Integrate RCDs in planning/budgeting
• Develop resilience indicators
• Support local innovation
• Conduct resilience assessments
• Co-design finance solutions
• Build cross-dimension initiatives
• Create learning networks
• Adopt ESG+Resilience standards
• Develop patient capital
• Support blended finance
• Partner with communities
"Together, we can nurture the resilience our communities and planet need."
Interactive session structure for resilience navigation and finance
Context setting & key question
Interconnected risks & landscape
Seven Dimensions & principles
Innovative mechanisms & tools
Collective dialogue & Q&A
Next steps & engagement
"How might we transform our financial systems to nurture community resilience in an interconnected world?"
• Review the full Seville Agenda
• Explore the Seven Dimensions framework
• Access financing mechanism blueprints
• Join preparatory dialogues for FfD4
• Connect with the global community
• Pilot dimensions in your community
• Share innovations and learnings
• Build local partnerships
• Advocate for resilience finance
Together at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development
Seville, Spain • June 2025