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Powering Progress: Smart Infrastructure and The Future of Cities: Massoud Amin at TEDxUMN

12 Dec 2014
Massoud Amin witnessed the 1977 NYC blackout, the 9/11 tragedies near DC, and the collapse of the I-35W bridge. He works on enabling smart, secure and resilient infrastructures. He leads extensive projects in smart grids and is considered the “...
Video, Infrastructure and Services, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Urban Resilience
Video

Smart cities for 11 billion people: Mitchell Joachim at TEDxBerlin

12 Dec 2014
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in ...
Video, Infrastructure and Services, Urban Resilience
Case Study

Technology transforming lives

11 Dec 2014
Digital technology has already transformed how we communicate, how we work, how we buy and sell. But we are only just beginning to scratch the surface of ways technology can be used to transform how we address complex social challenges, from health a...
Case Study, Community Engagement and Accountability
Data set

World Urbanization Prospects 2014 Revisions

08 Dec 2014
Today, 54 per cent of the world’s population lives in urban areas, a proportion that is expected to increase to 66 per cent by 2050. Projections show that urbanization combined with the overall growth of the world’s population could add another 2...
Data set, Urban Resilience
Other type of resource

ACAPS preliminary Briefing Note on Typhoon Hagupit

08 Dec 2014
ACAPS preliminary Briefing Note on Typhoon Hagupit Category 5 Typhoon Hagupit, locally known as Ruby, made landfall on the evening of 6 December over the town of Dolores in Eastern Samar province (Eastern Philippines). This may be the first of at l...
Other type of resource, Early Warning Systems, Hurricane / Typhoon / Cyclone
Guidance material

Public Awareness and Public Education for DRR: Key messages

07 Dec 2014
This publication, a supplement to the previously published “Public awareness and education for disaster risk reduction: a guide”, is offered as a tool for practitioners internationally to use in a consensus-building validation process. Na...
Guidance material, Communicable Disease, Earthquake, Flood, Hurricane / Typhoon / Cyclone, Public Awareness and Public Education, Wildfire
Video

Feeding Nine Billion Video 1: Introducing Solutions to the Global Food Crisis by Dr. Evan Fraser

04 Dec 2014
Produced by http://www.feedingninebillion.com By 2050 there will be 9 billion people on the planet – but will there be enough food for everyone? Food security expert Dr Evan Fraser guides you through a whiteboard presentation of his solution t...
Video, Livelihoods and Food Security
Video

Future of Food: Food Security in an Insecure World

04 Dec 2014
Feeding a growing global population is a challenge that spans industries and governments. A panel discusses how research, technology, policy, and engagement with local farmers could help build a comprehensive strategy for improving our food system. M...
Video, Livelihoods and Food Security
Video

Engaging Local Government in Urban Humanitarian Response

03 Dec 2014
Resource type:Audio-visual materialLanguage:EnglishKeywords:Coordination, Government, National & regional actors, Refugees/IDPs, UrbanRegions:Western AsiaAgency:ALNAP, Mercy CorpsDate published:November 2014 Complex as they are in their m...
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Video

Namibia: Integrated Food Security Programme

03 Dec 2014
“The video gives an overview about the new disaster risk reduction initiative of the Namibia Red Cross which is focussing on integrated food security approaches. The programme was launched in 2011 and shows the National Society’s experien...
Video, Livelihoods and Food Security

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