The Resilience Office of Santiago de Chile and the Governor of the Metropolitan Region announced Santiago Humano y Resiliente, a strategy to implement ...
Resilience principles agreed on by G20
On Saturday, financial officials of the G20 met to secure their economies against the persisting risks of global economy. Concentrating on real sector ...
Coastal resilience through restoration of coral reefs
In the Caribbean, a lot of people depend on coral reefs for their survival. With many being unemployed, fishing opportunities and revenues from tourism ...
Building resilience to fight droughts in Myanmar
As the beginning monsoon season becomes more variable and water shortages more common, Myanmar’s agriculture has to adapt, particularly in an area ...
New Orleans prevents flooding by letting water in
It might seem counterintuitive at first, but New Orleans’ plan, conceived as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities ...
Global resilience group now active in Canada
The UNISDR Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies, or ARISE, is a voluntary group working internationally on themes like disaster risk ...
Citizens First – at Smart Cities NYC’17
It takes a strong support system between the citizens and the leaders to realize the dream of a Smart City. Titled as “Powered by People”, this year ...
The Digital Shift and New Demographics
As technology develops, fears increase. Who will we work for in the future? Will AI and robots just expel us from the market? Will they pay for our health ...
GSMA and the UN team up to achieve the SDGs
The United Nations Foundation and the GSMA have entered a partnership which they announced at the Mobile World Congress. The partnership leverages their ...
China baut neuen Supercomputer
China baut aktuell an einem Supercomputer der in Lage sein soll, eine Trillionen Rechenoperationen in der Sekunde durchzuführen. Damit wäre “Tianhe ...
