Jason Sandman

Education · An evolving library

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A curated, growing set of references for anyone working at the intersection of climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and sustainable development. Each track collects the documents, datasets, courses, and books I return to most often. This page is intentionally iterative — expect it to deepen over time.

Learning tracks

8

Curated resources

66

Resource types

8

Last updated

June 2026

Track 01 · Global agenda

The 2030 Agenda & Sustainable Development Goals

Foundational documents and tools for understanding the 17 interlinked goals and how they translate into policy, business, and community practice.

Track 02 · Climate adaptation

Climate Science & Adaptation

Working knowledge of the climate system, observed and projected impacts, and the planning instruments used to adapt at city, regional, and national scales.

Track 03 · Disaster risk reduction

DRR, Early Warning & Resilience

Core frameworks, hazard taxonomies, and the operational guidance that drives multi-hazard early warning and resilience investment.

Track 05 · Finance

Financing Resilience & Development

Donor architecture, climate finance instruments, and the emerging market for pre-disaster and adaptation capital.

Track 06 · Leadership & inner development

Leadership, Diplomacy & Inner Development

The interior practice behind the work: the skills, frames, and books that shape adaptive, ethical leadership for complex global problems.

Track 07 · Displacement & humanitarian response

Displacement, Refugees & Humanitarian Systems

Resources for understanding forced displacement, integration, and the protection architecture — with a current focus on Ukraine and regional response plans.

Track 09 · Community Led Solutions

Community-Led Climate Disaster Preparedness & Recovery

A hub of resources and stories from grassroots grantees and partners pioneering community-led disaster preparedness and recovery — especially in Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color facing intensifying climate-fueled disasters.

A note on the library

This section will keep growing.

The Education page is a living workspace — informed by ongoing mentoring sessions, the Next Generation Leadership program at the International SDG Centre (Geneva), and field engagements across climate adaptation and DRR practice. New tracks, reading lists, and short courses will be added over time.

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If you have a paper, dataset, course, or framework that belongs in one of these tracks, write directly. The best additions usually come from practitioners in the field.

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