Huffington Post: Climate change is already a global reality. Glaciers are melting, sea temperatures are increasing, corals are bleaching and rainfall patterns are changing to an extent that water sources may disappear in Latin America and the Caribbean within a few decades. Preparing for disasters is therefore imperative to avoid development setbacks. Despite a growing recognition of the urgent need to act on climate change, theory and practice differ substantially. While the notion of resilience--the ability to...