Ugandans should embrace wetlands to rid-off disasters
Severe Flooding Threatens Lives and Futures in Burundi The torrential rains began in December, triggering landslides and massive flooding across northern Burundi, one of the world’s poorest countries. Roads, … Continue reading
Planning for a pandemic: is your business prepared?
Trump mocked sea wall to protect N.J. from flooding. Now the project is halted. An ambitious and controversial plan for protecting New Jersey and New York from future Sandy-like … Continue reading
4 Factors That May Lower PTSD Risk and Bolster Resilience
How Creative Writing Can Boost Students’ Resilience It is required of a teacher to help build a sense of community amongst students. A safe and healthy environment would benefit students, … Continue reading
How to Raise Climate-Resilient Kids
Mangrove forests protect coastlines. ‘Synthetic mangroves’ could do the same for cities. Humans have lots of reasons to thank mangroves. These swampy, stilt-rooted trees store massive amounts of carbon … Continue reading
Will we learn from the bushfire summer?
Indonesian flash flooding sweeps nearly 250 students into river leaving seven dead, three missing A mass search-and-rescue operation has been mounted to find the bodies and survivors of a tragic … Continue reading
The Hero’s Journey to Resilience and Thriving in the Context of Disaster
Disaster & Resilience International Summit (DR 2020) The Disaster & Resilience International Summit is a trilingual (French, English, Spanish) event to be hold in Montreal (Canada) from June 16 … Continue reading
The importance of being positive: How to build a resilient business mindset
Device inspired by mangroves could help clear up flood water A novel approach to removing salt from water, inspired by mangrove trees, has been revealed by researchers who say … Continue reading
How Art and Design makes us more disaster resilient
I made bushfire maps from satellite data, and found a glaring gap in Australia’s preparedness On the night of January 9 2020, my wife and I secured our Kangaroo Island … Continue reading
How to achieve operational resilience
How to achieve operational resilience What can I do to manage vulnerabilities in my systems and achieve operational resilience? A: Operational resilience can be defined as a company’s ability … Continue reading
Recovery, rebuilding and resilience: How bushfire-affected businesses can emerge stronger
Regional towns at risk of losing residents in exodus after bushfires Bushfire-devastated communities run the risk of losing residents to the capital cities, with economists warning that rebuilding efforts may … Continue reading
Extreme weather to overload urban power grids, study shows
Facing the flames: How Portugal is preparing for increased fire risk Controlled fires and herds of goats are two of the key weapons being deployed in Portugal to adapt to … Continue reading
Earthquake preparedness – where do we start?
Emergent Resilience for Health, Community, and Our Climate Kevin Gallagher (KG): One of the first steps as a society would be to rebuild a sense of belonging and community. As … Continue reading
15 Ways to Build Emotional Resilience in Your Life and Business
Is your organisation prepared for the coronavirus? Advice from a business resilience expert With thousands of cases reported, and the World Health Organisation declaring it a global health emergency, the … Continue reading
Ancient people tried to stop rising seas with spears or fiery boulders
The Bahamas Is Still Coping With Destruction Caused by Hurricane Dorian Hurricane Dorian affected more than 70,000 people in the region. Why Global Citizens Should Care Hurricane Dorian has already … Continue reading
The resilience triangle: Relieving global catastrophe losses
Australia’s Bushfires Brought 113 Species Closer To Extinction Australia has been through the wringer this year. The disastrous bushfire season has led to a dramatic increase in carbon emissions, crazy … Continue reading
Australia bushfires ignite calls for indigenous fire practices
Is an Aboriginal tale of an ancient volcano the oldest story ever told? Long ago, four giant beings arrived in southeast Australia. Three strode out to other parts of the … Continue reading
How People Learn to Become Resilient
5 Ways Mentally Tough People Deal With Stress and Anxiety Do you have anxious thoughts, fears, and worries that invade your space daily? Anxiety is often the result of fears … Continue reading
Catastrophic Fires Released Billions of Tons of CO2 in 2019
This weekend we’re watching: Films about resilience We look at films about people fighting against the status quo and stories that serve as a reflection of society. Some are biographical, … Continue reading
The resilient brain
A New Workplace Study Says Happy and Burnout-Proof Employees Boils Down to 3 Things There are now over 200 classifications of mental illness, the most recent being one that plagues … Continue reading
Bushfires are ‘Australia’s war’ and that means we need a battle plan
What does a resilient community look like? Solastalgia has been described as the wider sense of loss felt when one’s home environment is damaged or degraded – a concept not … Continue reading
71 Cities in Japan At ‘Very High’ Risk of 3-Meter-High Tsunami Within the Next 30 Years
Wikipedia, a source of information on natural disasters biased towards rich countries The study corresponds to a line of research led by Carlos Castillo, coordinator of the Web Science and … Continue reading
Tasmanian Government launched RiskReady fire, flood assessment tool for homeowners in silence
‘We saw this coming for years’: Farmers take legal action after fires Six farmers are preparing to take legal action against the state government, arguing a massive bushfire in northern … Continue reading
Australia receives bittersweet bushfires reprieve with floods, cyclone
Teen recognized for app that helps locate people in disasters Some day, emergency responders may be able to get help finding people trapped in a disaster with an app designed … Continue reading
Business’ role in disaster response needs to be planned
Hunger Looms in Madagascar After Torrential Rains Displace More Than 100,000 People It has been a week since heavy rains swept away parts of Madagascar, but the storm’s overall impact … Continue reading
Finding an antidote to the stress of ‘always on’ workplace culture
Workplace Mental Health Programs: What They Are, And What They’re Worth With the growing prevalence of mental and stress-related disorders in the general population, the importance of health and well-being … Continue reading
Hunger Looms in Madagascar After Torrential Rains Displace More Than 100,000 People
Turkish-Greek ‘natural disaster diplomacy’ Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday night immediately after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit eastern Elazığ province and wished … Continue reading
Why Job Uncertainty Freaks You Out: 6 Steps To Boost Your Resilience
How to build resilience in your everyday life Being resilient at work is about more than just being able to bounce back from a stressful week. Resilient people are flexible, … Continue reading
Building for bushfire resilience in a gallery
Building for bushfire resilience in a gallery Less than two weeks after bushfires threatened Arthur Boyd’s iconic gift to the nation – his Riversdale property on the South Coast … Continue reading
The Critical Role of Resilient Design in Post-Disaster Reconstruction
Australia Bushfires The Costliest Ever At A$1.65bn (US $1.13bn) Insured Loss The ongoing outbreak of bushfires in Australia is now said to be the costliest example from an insurance … Continue reading
