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19 May 2019 GENEVA

Green Infrastructure Is Best Solution For Preventing Disasters

UN Member States today called for increased investments in ecosystem-based solutions for disaster prevention. The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, held in Geneva, Switzerland from 13 to 17 May 2019 is the world's foremost gathering on reducing disaster risk and building resilience. It provides a platform for Member States to share knowledge and report on the implementation process of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, adopted in 2015.

26 Jul 2016 FORT WORTH, TX, United States

OOSKAnews Voices: Bridging Science and Policy -- It’s Not Just a Talking Point

OOSKAnews Voices is a series of guest “opinion columns” on water, written by senior participants in different parts of the international water community. The columns provide a global platform for organizations and individuals to promulgate their views and messages.In this piece, Gabriel Eckstein, professor of law at Texas A&M University School of Law, member of the Texas A&M University Water Management and Hydrological Science Graduate Faculty, founder of the International Water Law Project, and Chair of the International Scientific Committee for the XVI World Water Congress, looks at ways to bridge the gap between scientific knowledge and policy...

27 May 2016 SINGAPORE

Climate Resilience in Urban Water Policy

The concept of “water resilience” appears everywhere from the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk reduction to national and city policy statements.Senior Research Fellow Olivia Jensen, who spoke at a recent forum at the Institute of Water Policy in Singapore, analyzed the water industry in London, Rotterdam and Singapore to determine how the goal of resilience translated into policy instruments, the extent to which governance mode influences policy design, and whether certain governance modes are better suited to effective resilience policy design...

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