Critical infrastructure

This research develops a vulnerability and a risk assessment metric to identify the hotspots within the Italy national coastal railway due to sea-level rise (SLR) impacts.

Nearly a year after an earthquake killed around 3,000 people and destroyed entire villages in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains, many who survived are still living in tents or temporary shelters, frustrated at the slow pace of reconstruction.

The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) is collaborating with the African Development Bank (AfDB) under the African Adaptation Acceleration Program to support the Union of Comoros in developing and enhancing the resilience of its maritime infrastructure.

Repeated flooding is neither inevitable nor exceptional. Whether it's the result of a river overflowing, torrential rain or even a failure in the water supply network, flooding has become part of our daily lives.

Bioinspired process makes marine sand more durable, resistant to erosion

Stanford research suggests that more integrated management of electricity resources across the region could significantly reduce the risk of power outages and accelerate the transition to clean energy.

To manage contaminated stormwater, Philadelphia went all in on “green” infrastructure, like rain gardens and permeable pavement. But an increase in extreme rain events is spurring other U.S. cities to double down on traditional sewer upgrades.

Among the many devasting impacts in the aftermath of a hurricane are power outages, which can take days or even weeks to restore. Communities grappling with the loss of electricity may encounter obstacles in accessing vital services.