Local and global resilience

The ability of a community or system to **absorb a shock, keep functioning, and recover and adapt** afterwards.

The **rules, treaties and institutions** through which countries cooperate to manage shared, cross-border risks.

A **non-governmental organisation** — an independent, non-profit charity, campaign group or aid agency acting on an issue.

The web of **citizens' groups, movements, unions and faith bodies** that act outside both government and business.

Deliberately rebuilding **short, local supply chains** — local food, local energy and local decision-making — to cut dependence on fragile global systems.

**Nine environmental limits** (climate, biodiversity, freshwater, nutrient cycles and more) defining a safe operating space for humanity.

**Global governance/treaties**, **NGOs and civil society**, **localisation**, and **planetary-boundaries** thinking.

A village-owned **solar or wind cooperative** gives a community reliable, locally controlled power, cutting reliance on fragile global energy markets.

It is **fast, owned and trusted** — communities act now on what they can control, and short supply chains keep going when global systems fail.

Many risks (climate change, pandemics, financial shocks) are **too big for one community** — only global cooperation can pool funding and set common rules.

They **campaign and raise awareness** globally while **delivering aid** directly to communities, linking grassroots action to international pressure and funding.

Local and global action are **complementary, not rivals** — local action delivers and owns resilience, global governance enables it, and civil society bridges the two.