Structural safety

There is an urgent need for stronger building regulations, improved materials, and widespread retrofitting efforts in earthquake-prone regions.

Scientists develop a novel soil-reenforcing material by recycling waste fluids from geothermal energy harvesting plants.

Resilient design protects infrastructure and enhances community safety, economic stability, and sustainability. However, mobilizing resilient design and construction requires a comprehensive approach to motivating governments to prioritize resiliency.

Deltares recently completed a successful test on a glass water defence which will soon be installed in the village of Belfeld in the Dutch province of Limburg.

Starting in 2011, CIF partnered with six countries, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, St Lucia, St Vincent & The Grenadines, on resilience programming that resulted in helping more than three and a half million people cope with chronic weather impacts.

Weak building codes and years of government unrest appear to have contributed to the devastation from the magnitude 7.7 Myanmar earthquake, a leading seismic safety expert in the region said.

Experts say that the devastating earthquake in Myanmar on Friday was likely the strongest to hit the country in decades, with disaster modeling suggesting thousands could be dead.

Months before a wildfire, a couple had taken steps to prevent fires from reaching their house.