A future communities can help shape.

We are creating WRI around a simple conviction: lasting resilience will require knowledge, practical action, and people working together.

A MESSAGE FROM OUR FOUNDER

Jeremy P. Feakins

An entrepreneur with experience spanning business development, ocean energy, and community infrastructure.

Jeremy’s vision for WRI is to bring people with different skills and resources together around practical resilience needs. He is inviting donors, advisers, and collaborators to help shape the Institute from the outset.

Read Our Founder's Statement

THE WORLD WE WANT TO HELP BUILD

“A world where every community has access to the knowledge, partnerships, investment, and resilient infrastructure needed to thrive amid environmental, economic, and humanitarian challenges.”

OUR BEGINNING

A broad vision. A considered start.

We intend to build a focused organization that can evaluate opportunities, develop partnerships, and prepare practical programs before pursuing delivery.

Our interests include the needs of island and coastal communities, alongside opportunities closer to home in the Mid-Atlantic. Priorities will be refined through dialogue with communities, donors, and prospective partners.

WRI is in its formative stage. Our immediate task is to assemble the support and expertise needed to begin responsibly.