In conversation with Shirley Rodrigues: Enhancing resilience and achieving net-zero
London’s Deputy Mayor for Energy and Environment, Shirley Rodrigues talks through achieving London’s net-zero ambitions and embedding resilience.
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Resilience Shift round-table: The role of professional groups and institutions in building resilience
A round-table meeting for professional groups and institutions associated with development of the built environment was held in Cambridge, United Kingdom on 28–29 November 2019. The premise was to establish ways that professional institutions and associations can work together to accelerate change in how resilient infrastructure is delivered in practice. Many ideas emerging from the […]
Critical infrastructure resilience is integral to adaptation proposals
We are delighted by the news that the Global Commission for Adaptation has launched its report proposing investment to improve climate resilience between now and 2030 in five critical areas. We report on related progress and look forward to autumn events.
Resilient water solutions for the historic city of Thessaloniki
Beautiful Thessaloniki is one of the eight cities that has contributed to the development of the City Water Resilience Approach. Its water resilience programmes also have the challenge of demands from agriculture and energy.
Dealing with flood risk together
With 90% of the city below high-tide level, Kingston-Upon-Hull in the United Kingdom is used to taking a lead on water resilience.
Planning for drought to stop the taps running dry
In this guest blog, Chris Hughes, drought specialist, discusses some of the ways cities might better prepare for drought and resilience to water scarcity.
Learning from others with Imperial College’s Industry Showcase
Learning from those at the forefront of resilience thinking at Imperial College’s Centre for Systems Engineering and Innovation Industry Showcase
High-level incrementalism and global transformation
“Slow, modest, hard-fought progress is the result anticipated from a global political process designed to permit self-expression, to enable multilateral negotiation and to foster progress borne of consensus.” Guest blogger, Fred Boltz talks about how we must build awareness, understanding, and demand for resilience among the nation-states who design and direct the official development agenda.
