Resilience

Communities around the world are increasingly at risk to a variety of chronic and acute disruptions—from economic decline to sea-level rise to extreme weather.  These events threaten critical systems for human survival and well-being. Building resilience—in other words, strengthening the ability to bounce back after disruption—enables communities and organizations to understand their unique assets and minimize potential damage to daily life, human health, and economic vitality.

Meridian understands what makes a community resilient, and we know that the path to resilience is challenging. As pioneers of the “whole of community” approach, we develop strategies and solutions that comprehensively tackle a community’s vulnerabilities and leverage its strengths. We convene the right leaders to grapple with complex interdependencies and develop actionable plans.

Combining collaboration acumen with subject matter knowledge and deep practical experience, Meridian drives resilience partnerships forward in order to help people recover and heal from hardship and catastrophe. We have helped communities, organizations, and coalitions tackle resilience-building from a variety of angles: 

• critical infrastructure protection
• food, energy, and water systems
• climate adaptation
• resilience to natural and human-induced disasters

Meridian connects the dots and efficiently leverages the combined braintrust of elected officials, scientists and other technical experts, government agency personnel, and businesses. Together, we devise and implement the integrated and collaborative solutions that create stronger communities in the face of constant change.