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This issue brief provides an overview of the global challenges caused by flooding and how these are tackled through the work of the Zurich flood resilience alliance.

Zurich Insurance Group launched a dedicated flood resilience program in 2013, based on a

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) designed this planning guide to help States and territories prepare for recovery by developing pre-disaster recovery plans.

This final report presents the outcomes of the Making Cities Resilient New Orleans-Gothenburg exchange. The exchange was part of the United Nation's Making Cities Resilient campaign and concerned with disaster resilience with particular focus on high

This book identifies and recommends recovery practices and novel programs most likely to impact overall community public health and contribute to resiliency for future incidents. It makes the case that disaster recovery should be guided by a healthy community vision, where health considerations are integrated into all aspects of recovery planning before and after a disaster, and funding streams are leveraged in a coordinated manner and applied to health improvement priorities.

This document presents a strategy developed to respond to the urban challenges facing New Orleans, including the risks of climate change and the natural environment. Guided by 100 Resilient Cities, this document combines local expertise with global best

This white paper explores the lessons learned from Katrina and how the recovery in New Orleans inspired the creation of new methods of building resilience. The paper identifies a number of critical areas to keep stakeholders aligned, including

This Framework guides recovery activities both pre-event and post-event and describes the potential roles and responsibilities of City agencies, as well as community players, in recovering Seattle to a fully functioning state following a disaster.

This paper is part of a series of reports and concept papers that Clean Energy Group (CEG) will publish in the next two years on the issue of Resilient Power. Resilient Power is the ability of a community to provide clean, reliable energy in the face of