International Transformational Resilience Coalition (ITRC)

Program & Host Organization

This initiative is led by the International Transformational Resilience Coalition (ITRC), a not-for-profit network and public health–oriented coalition. The program contributes to the UN High Level Climate Champion Race to Resilience campaign by supporting communities worldwide to build transformational resilience in the face of escalating climate, ecosystem, and biodiversity disruptions.

Location & Scope

The initiative operates globally, offering hybrid activities that communities adapt and deliver within their own regions. It serves communities across multiple countries and continents and supports both virtual and in-person engagement.

Who It Serves

The initiative is designed for the general public, including youth, adults, seniors, professionals, and communities facing climate-related adversities. It aims to reach diverse populations who are experiencing escalating climate pressures and associated mental health impacts.

Climate & Mental Health Focus

The program focuses on the mental health and psychosocial impacts of the global climate-ecosystem-biodiversity crisis. It responds to widespread stress, overwhelm, and emotional strain by teaching self-regulation, co-regulation, meaning-making, and growth-oriented resilience skills.

Activities & Format

Activities include facilitated dialogue, workshops, reflective exercises, creative practices, outdoor components, educational sessions, and community-selected formats. Participation varies, as communities choose the activities that fit their needs. Events may be one-time or part of an ongoing series, and session lengths and structures differ widely.

Inclusion & Accessibility

The initiative emphasizes inclusive, community-designed approaches but provides no specific information about accessibility measures. Details not provided.

Outcomes & Evidence

The primary goal is to strengthen individual and collective transformational resilience. Expected early outcomes include basic understanding of the crisis and initial skill development in emotional regulation and purpose-finding. Longer-term outcomes include broad implementation of resilience practices across communities. Evaluation is community-led, and the initiative states that its methods are evidence-based.

Guiding Principles

The initiative reflects principles related to climate literacy, emotional processing, optimism, social connection, nature bonding, emotional resilience, climate justice, trauma-informed approaches, community-led adaptation, and collective responsibility, applying these flexibly according to community context.

Resources & Sustainability

Resources include staff and volunteer contributions. Additional financial and material sustainability information was not provided.

Team & Partners

The initiative is supported by many contributors across the coalition. Further partner or staffing details were not provided.

Challenges & Context

Key challenges include sustaining participant engagement amid multiple concurrent crises and ensuring communities can build resilience while responding to ongoing disruptions.