Program on Resilient Communities

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Founded: 2015
Faculty Lead: Vincenzo Bollettino, PhD
Status: Active Program
Regions of Focus: Southeast Asia (Philippines), South Asia (Nepal, Bangladesh)
Research Theme: Disaster and Climate Resilience

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The Program on Resilient Communities (HHI RC) conducts research at the intersection of climate change and human society. At present, we work in the Philippines and Nepal, and previously, in Bangladesh. We seek to deepen our impact in these contexts and expand our programming in the coming years to support the South and Southeast Asia regions more broadly.

Mission

HHI RC strengthens climate and disaster resilience in South and Southeast Asia through collaborative research, meaningful engagement, and translation of evidence into action.

Vision

We envision a world where all communities adapt and thrive in the face of a changing climate.

Focus Areas

Forus Areas of HHI Resilient Communities

What We Offer

 Resource and information hub
 Workshops
 Conferences 
 Tailored datasets 
 Mixed methods research 
 Quantitative and qualitative analysis 
 Multimedia data storytelling 

Our Theory of Change

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Featured Outputs

A Decade of Impact

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Global Reach

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Team

Ganesh Dhungana, MARD, MPhil
Project Lead, Nepal, Program on Resilient Communities
Ganesh is the Project Lead - Nepal for the Program on Resilient Communities at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative. Prior to joining HHI, he served as a researcher at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. He was also the Executive Director of...
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Hannah Stoddard, MPA
Strategy and Program Manager, Program on Resilient Communities
Hannah is the Strategy and Program Manager for the Program on Resilient Communities at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative. In her current role, Hannah leads the program’s strategy development and works closely with the team to implement research that...
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Juan Chaves-Gonzalez, MA

Visiting Scientist, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Juan is a political scientist who has worked for the past 20 years in conflict prevention and recovery, peacebuilding, development, and humanitarian action. He works at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in New York...
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Keanu Costales
Grants and Communications Specialist, Program on Resilient Communities
Keanu is the Grants and Communications Specialist for the Program on Resilient Communities at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative. Prior to joining HHI, he served as a project development officer at his alma mater where he helped craft high-level...
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Mark Anthony Daza
Project and Communications Manager, Program on Resilient Communities
Mark Daza joined the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative in 2019. He leads the overall strategic communications and manages the research and project activities in the Philippines of the Program on Resilient Communities. Prior to joining HHI, Mark worked as a...
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Nicolas Rost, PhD, MA, MS
Visiting Scientist, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Nico’s research as Visiting Scientist at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative focuses on early warning signs of humanitarian crises. This is closely linked to his work as head of programme for the UN’s global humanitarian fund, CERF . At CERF, Nico has...
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Patrick Vinck, PhD
Director of Research
Patrick Vinck, Ph.D. is the Research Director of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative. He is assistant professor at the Harvard Medical School and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and lead investigator at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. His...
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Vincenzo Bollettino, PhD
Director, Program on Resilient Communities
Director, National NGO Program on Humanitarian Leadership
Dr. Bollettino is the Director of Resilient Communities Program at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative. He also leads HHI’s engagement in the National NGO Program on Humanitarian Leadership. Prior to his current academic appointment, Dr. Bollettino served...
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Yvonne Su, PhD, M.Sc
Visiting Scientist, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Dr. Yvonne Su is an Associate Professor in the Department of Human Rights and Equity Studies at York University, a Visiting Scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and a Research Fellow at Oxford’s Centre on Migration, Policy and...
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