TYPSA is a leading consulting engineering group providing solutions for transport and mobility, water, clean energy and green cities.
Disaster risk reduction
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Knowledge partnerCountry of registrationSpainRelation to CTCNNetwork MemberSector(s) of expertiseCross-sectoralRenewable energyInfrastructure and Urban planningEnergy efficiencyWaterHuman healthTransport
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Given the increased attention on resilience strengthening in international humanitarian and development work, there is a growing need to invest in its measurement and the overall accountability of âresilience strengtheningâ initiatives. The purpose of this article is to present our framework and tool for measuring community-level resilience to flooding and generating empirical evidence and to share our experience in the application of the resilience concept. At the time of writing the tool is being tested in 75 communities across eight countries.
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Climate change attribution analysis assesses the likelihood that a particular extreme weather event has been made more or less likely as a result of anthropogenic climate change. Communication of extreme event attribution information in the immediate aftermath of an extreme event provides a window of opportunity to inform, educate, and affect a change in attitude or behaviour in order to mitigate or prepare for climate change.
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Knowledge partnerKnowledge partnerCountry of registrationUnited KingdomRelation to CTCNNetwork MemberKnowledge PartnerSector(s) of expertiseAgriculture and forestryCoastal zonesEarly warning and Environmental assessmentWater
To encourage investment in climate adaptation projects, The Higher Ground Foundation created the Vulnerability Reduction Credit, or VRCTM an economic measure of the effects of projects in reducing climate change vulnerability.
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Building on the findings of the GeSI SMARTer2030 report, #SystemTransformation looks at how ICT will be instrumental in the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The report analyzes the current SDGs implementation gaps, identifies the key features that make ICT a fundamental tool to achieve the Goals, and provides a deep-dive into those Goals where the ICT contribution can be most immediate and important.
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This guide is about taking account of, and managing, ecosystems to help people adapt to climate change in coastal areas: coastal Ecosystem based Adaptation (EBA). Vital to human wellbeing, adaptation to climate change is increasingly important in international policy discussions such as the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which have acknowledged the potential importance of EBA in meeting this challenge.
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Knowledge partnerCountry of registrationNew ZealandRelation to CTCNNetwork MemberSector(s) of expertiseCoastal zonesEarly warning and Environmental assessmentInfrastructure and Urban planningWater
CLIMsystems Ltd provides software tools, consultancy services and data/knowledge for the assessment, management and reduction of climatic risks, under both current climate variability and future change. The geographic scope of its operations is global.
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Knowledge partnerCountry of registrationItalyRelation to CTCNNetwork MemberSector(s) of expertiseEarly warning and Environmental assessmentWater
CIMA Foundation is a no profit organization promoting and supporting scientific research, technological development and training within fields of Civil Protection, DRR, CCA and Biodiversity.
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Knowledge partnerCountry of registrationBelgiumRelation to CTCNNetwork MemberSector(s) of expertiseAgriculture and forestryCoastal zonesEarly warning and Environmental assessmentInfrastructure and Urban planningWater
Antea®Group Belgium is an international engineering and environmental consulting firm. Antea Group specializes in full-service solutions in the fields of environment, infrastructure, urban planning and water.
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Knowledge partnerCountry of registrationUnited KingdomRelation to CTCNNetwork MemberSector(s) of expertiseCoastal zonesInfrastructure and Urban planningWaterTransport
Jeremy Benn Associates Ltd (trading as JBA Consulting and referred to as JBA) is a specialist water and environmental consultancy founded in 1995. JBA now employs 450 permanent staff in 18 ffices in the UK, Ireland, Singapore, Australia and Cambodia.