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A Series of Natural Disasters
In August 2018 a devastating cloudburst brought unprecedented rain to the state of Kerala in southern India. Keralites love to romanticize the tropical monsoons. When it starts pouring, they say, everything is verdant and musical. But the monsoons of 2018 were anything but musical. The worst…
One of the many opportunities for mobile surveys to support the development sector comes in tracking resilience and post-disaster recovery. Collecting information in disaster-affected regions is often dangerous, costly and time consuming. This is where mobile surveys have a real advantage: offering cheaper ways of remotely contacting individuals, often…
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the fragility of our global networks. A health crisis has shocked economies, policies, governance, trade, infrastructure. In short, it has changed today’s society and may well leave a significant mark on the shaping of tomorrow’s society.
The clearest lesson from the pandemic has been the necessity to be prepared for dis…