Critical infrastructure

SIDS are highly vulnerable to climate change. Enhancing their resilience can inspire innovative approaches that benefit coastal communities. We explore solutions that mitigate storm impacts, preserve freshwater resources and protect infrastructure.

The depleted Panama Canal needs new water sources as climate-driven drought spotlights global warming risks to world's waterways.

Field testing shows concrete can warm itself when temperatures fall

In a significant milestone for Chòkwé city’s climate resilience efforts, the project “Building Urban Climate Resilience in South East Africa” marked a pivotal achievement with the rehabilitation of the Hydraulic Passage of the city's main Drainage System.

Two related but often confused topics play into a system architecture that mitigates against failure: high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR).

Using a high-resolution dataset of 8.2 million households in Bangladesh’s coastal zone, researchers assess the extent to which infrastructure service disruptions induced by disasters can thwart progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.

Scientists from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research PIK developed a new method that can be used to identify those critical lines and increase the system’s resilience.

Rising seas, heavy precipitation, and extreme heat are causing corrosion, buckling, and cracking in bridges across the United States.