On Jan. 22, the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance at the University of Victoria released a report on British Columbia’s freshwater management and policies. “A Blueprint for Watershed Governance in British...
Read MoreIn January, the European Union launched two research projects aimed at improving resiliency related to extreme weather. Coastal floods are among the most dangerous and harmful of all natural disasters, according to the World...
Read MoreOn Dec. 4, Benthemplein, the world’s first full-scale water square, opened in Rotterdam (Netherlands). The square can retain nearly 2 million liters (528,344 gallons) of water. During dry weather, the square can host a...
Read MoreOn Feb. 11, Victoria Business Improvement District (BID) in central London released the Victoria Vibrancy Report 2014. The report reveals a landmark 4-billion-pound (US$6.7 billion) investment in making the district a better...
Read MoreCanada’s insured loss totaled $3.2 billion (US$2.88 billion) in 2013, the highest in the country’s history, reports the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC). The losses of 2013 came after four consecutive years of natural disaster...
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