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Displaying 75 of about 84 results30 September 2013, GENEVA – Based on current disaster trends and economic values, the world is looking at a minimum cost in the region of 25 trillion dollars in disaster losses for the 21st century if there is no concerted response to climate change, one which puts the emphasis on practical measures to reduce disaster risk and exposure to future extreme…
Resilient and Responsible Architecture and Urbanism (RRAU) conference offers a perspective of designing and planning adaptive cities to sustain a life that is suitable to users, providing them with an improved quality of life. This is to say that architecture carries the responsibility of making a city more flexible and resilient and summarizes the scop…
Join us for a webinar on Buildings, Communities and Resilience on October 14th, 2020 at 10:00 AM EST. This webinar will explore resilience from both the community and component aspects, as well as help answer some questions about how codes and standards are helping to mitigate the risks associated with extreme weather events.
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Green Urbanism, as a broad term, strives to minimize the usage of energy, water and several other resources in a bigger attempt to create a sustainable city which operates in many layers that include the design of public and private spaces, circulation, services, and imposing a more efficient and approachable lifestyle. In contribution, IEREK …
Innovations in mapping technologies are unlocking data on risk and exposure identification in Africa's fastest growing cities. Cities across Africa are experiencing rapid demographic expansion. By 2050, it is estimated that an additional 950 million people will be joining the 451 million already living in these cities.This rapid expansion poses a signif…
The authors of this research paper used deep learning methods, along with geospatial data from the USGS National Map and other public geospatial data sources, to develop forecasting tools capable of assessing water level rate of change in high risk flood areas. These tools build on existing models developed by the USGS, FEMA, and others and were used to…
Technology developed by Texas A&M researchers has been successfully tested by several Texas utilities, and is now being tested by California utilities.
By Mike Reilly, Texas A&M University System
Imagine a tool that can discover problems on utility lines before outages, before power failures spark deadly wildfires, or before fears of wild…
NEW DELHI, 15 January, 2018 - India’s Home Minister Mr. Rajnath Singh, today expressed India’s desire to lead a global coalition which will work towards reducing damage to critical infrastructure as called for by the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Mr. Singh said: "The way we build our infrastructure today will either build risk or resili…
GENEVA, 15 August 2016 - A new report highlights the lessons of Japan’s 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, the world’s deadliest catastrophe in a decade, and underlines how they fed into the creation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
The study by a team of leading international researchers wraps up the thr…
This publication provides a case study of how digital tools can help optimize road design to strengthen climate resilience, safety, and efficient resource use. It explains how virtual models can be used to simulate and analyze the effects of potential design choices and future scenarios such as climatic conditions. It shows how greater use of data and d…
GENEVA, 27 April 2012 - A new guide launched at the WMO HQ this week warns that urban flooding is "becoming more dangerous and more costly to manage because of the sheer size of the population exposed within urban settlements."
One of the report's lead authors, World Bank expert, Abhas K. Jha, said: "we need to worry about people and assets in harm's w…
GENEVA, 5 February 2013 - Heads of State, government ministers, parliamentarians, CEOs, scientists and civil society representatives will meet in Geneva in May to discuss a new global framework to reduce disaster risk.
Some 3,000 people are expected to attend this fourth session of the Global Platform which will be the last to take place before the Wor…
As a non-legally binding document, the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Guidelines for Resilient and Sustainable International Road Freight Transport Connectivity in ASEAN (“Guidelines”) was initially developed by the ASEAN Transport Facilitation Working Group (TFWG) with joint assistance from the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and…
The effects of climate change are causing significant social and economic issues throughout the Asia and Pacific region. Digital technologies are proving crucial in in building climate and disaster resilience and enhancing environmental sustainability through tools like water monitoring systems, smart remote metering, adaptation solutions, and other wat…
WASH services are critical to communities and save lives in both routine and emergency situations. Natural hazards can compromise WASH infrastructure and service delivery and this interruption of WASH services can increase the number of affected people beyond the area of direct impact. DRR interventions are necessary to protect WASH investments and shou…