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Learning from the 2020 floods in Thiès: Strengthening urban planning to reduce flood risks in Senegal
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Tirer les leçons des inondations de 2020 à Thiès: Renforcer la planification urbaine pour réduire les risques d’inondation au Sénégal * If this publication is shareable, you can…
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What we learned from Hurricane Ida
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Hurricane Ida both confirmed that we can plan and build to address climate change, and it was a wake-up call for how broad the need is, how quickly…
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Storm-Proof Housing for the Urban Poor – Lessons from Da Nang, Vietnam
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For low-income families in coastal areas of Vietnam, storm and typhoon damage is a constant threat to life and well-being. However, there is a way for them to…
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What aren’t we learning from our un-natural disasters?
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In 2011, freezing weather resulted in power outages and slick roads across Texas. In 2015, Winter Storm Goliath brought frigid cold and over 8 inches of snow in…
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Hurricane Dorian: Harbinger of the new normal
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Rachel Norton, September 9, 2019 On September 1, 2019 destructive winds and storm surge from Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas. In the days that followed, the storm weakened…
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Cyclone Fani: Building disaster resilience one step at a time
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Rachel Norton, PhD., Abrina Williams Summary: On May 3, 2019 Cyclone Fani made landfall on the east coast of India, devastating homes and livelihoods. The road of recovery…