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Want to build sustainable, resilient cities? Start with quality infrastructure
About this seriesMore blog posts Rapid urbanization has put considerable pressure on developing countries to deliver more infrastructure - and, preferably, to deliver it fast and in a cost-effective...
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Safer buildings are the key to a disaster resilient future
About this seriesMore blog posts A few months ago, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Ecuador claimed hundreds of lives, left almost 28,000 people injured, and caused $1 to 3 billion worth of damage. Most...
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A year of building sustainable communities in 12 stories
What are some of the key issues that will shape global development in 2017?About this seriesMore blog postsFrom addressing the forced displacement crisis to helping indigenous communities, and from...
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To build resilient cities, we must treat substandard housing as a...
Also available in: Español | 中文Why resilient cities need resilient housing. Download the full version of the slideshow here. The scene is as familiar as it is tragic: A devastating hurricane or...
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Making the built environment more resilient: lessons learned from Japan
Globally, up to 1.4 million people are moving into urban areas per week, and estimates show that nearly 1 billion new dwelling units will be built by 2050 to support this growing population. The way...
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The disaster risk management funding gap in fragile, conflict and...
Saddled with weak political systems and ravaged by strife, fragile, conflict and violence-affected countries suffer some of the largest losses from natural disasters. According to the Overseas...
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#s3video_div.s7videoviewer{ width:100%; height:auto; } Heavy rain and severe flooding brought the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka, to its knees. In China’s Yangtze River Basin,...
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