The Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance and the Climate Information Services Research Initiative (CISRI) will be co-hosting a Webinar on the importance of and the challenges with including, involving and working alongside the communities and institutions who are affected by climate variability, change and hazards. The presenters will share their experiences of these approaches, examining what […]

Cumbrian farmers who planted willow for a Swedish paper mill say the crop kept floods at bay

There is still no clear picture in Katowice on how to provide a readily available funding mechanism for developing countries affected by extreme weather events.

Climate change affects developing countries more heavily, with broad impacts on the environment and the economy, insurers say, highlighting the need to act before damage is done.

Nov 27th, 1-2pm GMT  Working in the complex context of climate change and resilience often requires diverse organisations and individuals collaborating across disciplines, timezones, and geographical and cultural boundaries. Over the past year, a number of consortia and programmes working in the adaptation space have reflected on these challenges and put forward a series of […]

There is an urgent need to enhance flood resilience. While we know prevention is better — and more cost-effective! — than cure, investing in pre-event resilience building is a challenge.

A fledgling social media app that connects neighbours in disaster-prone communities across Indonesia has saved lives and reduced financial losses, researchers said on Wednesday.

Researchers from Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University have uncovered an alternative pavement material for urban areas which not only reduces flooding by up to 50 percent but purifies storm water at the same time.

To be resilient requires the flexibility to elegantly and successfully plan for the unknown and respond to the unexpected. But bravely going where no man has gone before is … fraught with challenge. Not everything we try is successful. Which means that, as the resilience community experiments with building resilience, some of our educated guesses […]