resilience
Inquiry launched on Urban Green Spaces
19 September 2023The House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) has launched an inquiry to explore the distribution of urban green spaces across society. The inquiry will investigate how… Read more
BCI Extreme Weather & Climate Change Report 2023
19 September 2023The BCI has released the BCI Extreme Weather & Climate Change Report 2023. The report explores how organisations have been affected by climate-related events and how they plan to mitigate… Read more
London must prepare for 45 Degrees
18 September 2023London Mayor Sadiq Khan recently spoke at the climate summit in New York, warning that London must begin to prepare for 45-degree heat, stating that current city transportation, housing and… Read more
Urban Flood Risk Handbook: Assessing Risk and Identifying Interventions
15 September 2023The Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery’s City Resilience Program has published the “Urban Flood Risk Handbook: Assessing Risk and Identifying Interventions”. The guide provides practical methods and case… Read more
Building a stronger response to national emergencies
14 September 2023UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) has published its independent impact evaluation report of the UKRI Research and Innovation funding response to COVID-19. The recently published report provides an independent assessment… Read more
Balancing response and resilience in Europe
12 September 2023Increasing costs of disasters in Europe is unsustainable as funds fail to keep up with need as the climate crisis mounts. The EU civil protection mechanism is operating at its… Read more
TIMES OF CRISIS, TIMES OF CHANGE: Global Sustainable Development Report 2023
12 September 2023The 2023 Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR) “Times” provides a comprehensive assessment of the current state of the world and the challenges involved in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)…. Read more
Adaptive Social Protection for Effective Crisis Response
09 September 2023The World Bank has published an independent group evaluation of the World Bank’s contribution to Adaptive Social Protection for Effective Crisis Response. The purpose of the evaluation is twofold: (i)… Read more
Case study: Coastal Resilience in East Anglia
07 September 2023The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) has published an article discussing the causes and effects of coastal erosion in East Anglia, one of the regions with the… Read more
Celebrating 30 Years of Emergency Planning & Resilience: Emergency Planning Society Conference 7th and 8th November 2023
07 September 2023The Emergency Planning Society has announced its 2023 Annual Conference – Celebrating 30 years of Emergency Planning & Resilience. This will take place in Manchester on the 7th and 8th… Read more