[[tweetable]]In just under two weeks, about 1, 000 people will gather in Washington D.C. for the 2018 Fragility Forum[[/tweetable]]. Policy makers from developed and developing countries,…
The Asia-Pacific region, comprised of 58 economies, is geographically expansive and a picture of diversity. The trends for sustainable energy in Asia-Pacific, which mirror the region’s economic…
This blog post was co-authored by Franz Drees-Gross, Director, Transport and ICT Global Practice, and Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez, Senior Director, Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice.…
This page in: Français Credit: Tracy Ben/ Shutterstock “At 14:28:04 on May 12, 2008, an 8.0 earthquake struck suddenly, shaking the earth, with mountains and rivers shifted, devastated, and parted…
Places with cold climates need access to a reliable and efficient heat supply for the health of their population. But in developing countries, the majority of rural and peri-urban households do…
«Чудо-сосна» – 250-летнее дерево, пережившее цунами 2011 года в Японии и сохраненное как памятник 19 000 жертв этого стихийного бедствия. (Фото из Wikimedia Commons) Занимаясь вопросами управления…
Also available in: Russian 「奇跡の一本松」：2011年の大津波に耐えた樹齢250年といわれる松の木。19, 000 人の犠牲者を追悼するモニュメントとして保存されている。 (写真：ウィキペディア・コモンズ) 災害リスク管理というと、地域社会が将来起こりうる災害リスクに備えるための最先端技術に目を向けがちである。そうした先端技術はもちろん重要であるが[[…
Also available in: Russian The “miracle pine, ” a 250-year-old tree that survived the 2011 tsunami in Japan, has been preserved as a memorial to the 19, 000 victims of the disaster. (Photo via…
Un representante de la Unión Europea (EU) evalúa los daños en un edificio de departamentos en Ucrania. Crédito: UE. Es una idea simple pero esencial: las guerras y los desastres están vinculados,…
Un agent de l’Union européenne évalue les dommages subis par un immeuble d’habitation en Ukraine. Crédit photographique : Union européenne Le constat est simple mais capital : les guerres et les…