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Walls — and neighbors — protect against Danube flooding
Strong community ties can keep people safe during catastrophes, say experts. So what can the residents of a flood-prone Austrian town teach us about facing extreme weather in the age of climate change?
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May,
2018
May,
2018
Himalayan Storm Watchers Save Lives
This article describes how ICIMOD have utilised cutting edge location-based technology from Esri to move from disaster response to disaster resilience in the Himalayas.
31
May,
2018
May,
2018
Understanding the risk of urban floods
From the Oasis Hub, this blog looks at how, globally, climate change is likely to increase urban flood risk in the future. Understanding this risk through high quality data is the first line of defence against these floods, see how Oasis Hub can help you to better understand the risk in your city.
30
May,
2018
May,
2018
Living with Climate Change: Resilience to urban flooding
This week is the EU’s Green Week, which will focus on building sustainable cities in the face of climate change. To mark this David Nash, head of the Zurich Z Foundation, focuses on the special challenges that affect how people in cities are coping.
23
May,
2018
May,
2018
Regional collaboration for better flood early warning and resilience in India
India is increasingly threatened by floods, and its resilience depends on successful trans-boundary early warning systems. During a national workshop, organized by Practical Action, key stakeholders came together from across the region to discuss how a successful flood early warning system could be designed and implemented. Here they share their insights and actions for the future:
21
May,
2018
May,
2018
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Wild Water: why we need to build resilience in the face of climate change
We know that 663 million people are already struggling to access clean water due to poor management of services, social inequalities and population growth. But there’s another growing issu...
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Let’s make a deal for resilient cities
For the first time in history, more people live in cities than in rural areas. Although cities hold the promise of a better future, the reality is that many cities cannot live up to ex...
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Webinar: Approaches in stakeholder participation for resilience
The Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance and the Climate Information Services Research Initiative (CISRI) will be co-hosting a Webinar on the importance of and the challenges with including, inv...
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Flood defences: how willow proved to be a natural defender
Cumbrian farmers who planted willow for a Swedish paper mill say the crop kept floods at bay ...
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Wild Water: why we need to build resilience in the face of climate change
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