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The global hub for resilience best practice
The Resilience Shift is creating a movement to bridge the infrastructure systems gap, to create a safe, resilient and sustainable future for all, in a world that is full of disruptive forces. With our network of members, partners and collaborators, we will inform and promote greater resilience through influencing policy, shaping practice and sharing learning, as a global hub for resilience best practice.
Read how our approach is helping shape the future of critical infrastructure resilience.
News
The lastest updates and insights from our blog.

Navigating the pathways to climate resilience
“Together we will showcase what is available, make it accessible and connected, and support the shift to climate resilience throughout the infrastructure life cycle”

WFEO Climate Stories: China
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is hosting the World Federation of Engineering Organizations’ (WFEO) Committee on Engineering and the Environment from 2019 to 2023. For this blog series, comissioned by ICE, committee members provide a snapshot of climate change impacts and solutions in their part of the world. To kick off, Professor Jianping Wu of Beijing’s Tsinghua University and his colleagues, Jing He and Xiaodong Guan, survey the scene in China.

Flying the flag for collaboration on World Engineering Day
On World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development, we explore the collaboration behind this day of action and look at how the engineering community is contributing to the global climate agenda with insights from Davide Stronati and Kancheepuram N Gunalan.

Decarbonisation and the Role of Technology webinar series
Resilience First are running a series of webinars throughout March on the role innovative technologies can play in decarbonisation across a range of different sectors. See the programme and the event report from this week’s event.
A resilient future
“The next five years are critical to the future of our planet”
Partnering with others
The economic case for greening the global recovery
The Economic Case for Greening the Global Recovery through Cities, by the Coalition for Urban Transitions, supported by The Resilience Shift, sets out investment priorities for national governments post Covid to boost economies today and progress toward long-term resilience and prosperity tomorrow.
Seth Schultz to present 13th ICE Brunel Lecture Series
With a provocative opening lecture and global virtual tour, Seth Schultz and the Institution of Civil Engineers are asking 'How many engineers does it take to change the world?' Discussing this and other key questions about the future role of engineers.
Resilience success stories
We want to share the great work of others and highlight best practice for resilience.
Itaipú Dam
How natural ecosystems support one of the world’s largest hydroelectric dams
Greening the grey
Why DC Water put green infrastructure at the heart of one of the U.S. Capital’s largest infrastructure projects
For the community, by the community
Building resilience through infrastructure in rural India
Ten essential insights
Navigating the pathways to #climate #resilience
“Together we will #showcases what is available, make it accessible and connected, and support the shift to #climateresilience throughout the #infrastructure #lifecycle” https://lnkd.in/d-8rvva
The global ports and shipping system is being roiled by multiple shocks and stresses.
This article today from @nytimes shows what the present impact of these shocks are and how they challenge the resilience of ports.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/06/business/global-shipping.html?referringSource=articleShare
A lovely video from @ArupGroup for #IWD2021
If you missed @ICE_engineers International Brunel Lecture Middle East Lecture on Wednesday you can watch it here: https://www.ice.org.uk/eventarchive/brunel-international-lecture-middle-east-online The theme of this year's lectures is: 21st Century #Leadership is Partnership - How a Coalition of the World’s #Engineers Can Change the World