Understanding Risk 2020: Are infrastructure disaster risk models still fit for purpose?
Are infrastructure risk models still fit for purpose? RS Deputy Director Juliet Mian joined Understanding Risk 2020 to explore that question.
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Seth Schultz kicks off ICE Brunel International Lecture series on 21C leadership
Collaboration amongst engineers is crucial for solving climate challenge is the message at ICE Brunel International lecture series.
Tackling the challenges of water stressed cities in Africa
Next steps for our support of the City Water Resilience Approach (CWRA) to build urban water resilience, with plans to roll out to 3 city-regions in Africa in partnership with the Resilient Cities Network and Arup, as part of the WRI’s Urban Water Resilience in Africa Initiative.
Cape Town Day Zero: The challenge of fragmented governance
Lessons from the Cape Town water crisis. How do you respond to crisis when dealing with fragmented governance?
Launching a global discussion about the contribution of engineering to all our futures
Over the next 15 years, the OECD has estimated that around $103 trillion investment is needed to support our ageing and deteriorating critical infrastructure systems globally. Is the civil engineering community ready to deliver this investment?
A focus on growth and COP26 at ICSI first anniversary
One year on from the formation of the International Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure (ICSI), the ICSI Virtual Symposium highlighted the consensus that engineers are uniquely placed to shape our collective future.
Resilient Leadership the focus of ‘Cities on the Frontline’
What makes leadership resilience during a time of crisis?
Reflections on Cape Town’s water crisis suggest a new way to learn from major shocks
The Resilience Shift is proud to have supported this innovative online resource sharing lessons from Cape Town’s water crisis of 2017-2018 that is set to help city and business leaders around the world to build resilience.
Engineering A Safer Future: from disruption to transformation
The Resilience Shift and Lloyd’s Register Foundation together hosted a round table series exploring what can be learned from the Covid crisis and its impact on particular sectors. Among other questions they asked how disruption can become an opportunity for systems transformation.
The value of a national ‘Lifelines Forum’ for resilience – insights from Tauranga
In this guest blog, Resilient Organisations’ Tracy Hatton shares her thoughts on her recent participation in the NZ Lifelines Utilities Forum and on the value of bringing together essential infrastructure and service providers.
ICSI Symposium one year since launch – keynote speakers include COP26 Climate Champions
Systemic infrastructure problems cannot be solved without cooperation. The International Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure (ICSI) hosted its Virtual Symposium on Thursday 12 November 2020 (15:00-18:00 GMT).
Cities and regional government stepping up to lead resilient recoveries
Seth Schultz joined city policy leaders from around the world at the ICLEI Daring Cities Summit to examine how local government can help countries build back from the Covid crisis through collaborative climate action.
Why ports matter for resilience
The interconnectedness of ports to multiple infrastructure systems means they are acutely well suited to the Resilience Shift approach of tackling whole-system resilience.
