Critical infrastructure

The physical structures, facilities, networks and other assets which provide services that are essential to the social and economic functioning of a community or society.

Latest Critical infrastructure additions in the Knowledge Base

Advanced weather prediction tools, renewable energy integration, and grid modernization are some of the key initiatives currently being undertaken by utilities to ensure network resilience in the face of power outages caused by extreme weather events.
Wi-SUN Alliance, The
A recent paper in Engineering Geology describes how heavy rainfall triggered >40 m of movement in a landslide that had been reactivated by a dam.
Eos - AGU
Powerlines, rural Victoria, Australia
Are thunderstorms with extreme winds getting worse as the climate changes? It’s possible, but we can’t yet say for sure. That’s partly because thunderstorms involve small-scale processes harder to study than bigger weather systems.
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This study seeks to evaluate the procedures and decisions made by electric utilities during Winter Storm Uri, and provide a set of recommendations to improve the resilience of energy systems in preparation for future extreme weather events.
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When disaster strikes, coming together to support impacted communities not only helps with their recovery – it can set them on the path to a more resilient, sustainable future.
United Nations Office for Project Services
A cargo ship traverses rough seas off the coast of Shanghai
For the first time, the world faces simultaneous disruptions in two major global maritime trade waterways, with far-reaching implications for inflation and food and energy security.
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
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Disruptions that affect international shipping have the potential to reshape global maritime networks and reconfigure the world trading map. This UNCTAD rapid assessment looks into the situation of global maritime networks and shipping amid crisis.
The power outage that hit Victoria could have been much worse. It speaks to the urgent need to harden power grids against the more frequent extreme weather expected under climate change.
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