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The many faces of energy resilience

GreenBiz

The many faces of energy resilience. Resilience" is a powerful word in 2020. Thinking about the idea of resilience as it relates to equity and energy systems merely as the ability to keep the lights on, however, is missing a powerful opportunity to right the scales of justice. On resilience. Michelle Moore. Do justice.

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Pipe resilience project awarded £3.3m in latest Ofwat innovation competition

Envirotec Magazine

in funding from Ofwat’s Innovation Fund. The project is one of 16 solutions being awarded a share of £40 million in the water regulator’s latest innovation competition – the Water Breakthrough Challenge. This is the second phase of the project, with the first receiving funding from Ofwat last year.

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Verizon Climate Resilience Prize

GreenBiz

in Partnership with GreenBiz Group and the Adrienne Arsht – Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center We envision a world where innovation helps us prepare for tomorrow’s climate. Nature-Based Solution: Solutions that leverage nature or natural systems to advance climate resilience.

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When it comes to climate resilience, gender matters

GreenBiz

Bringing a gender lens to climate resilience investments will help you to both identify and mitigate potential risks while at the same time uncover new opportunities for investment, innovation and impact.

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Enhancing flood resilience in Brazil with analytics

Envirotec Magazine

A University of Glasgow project that’s increasing community resilience and enhancing the capacity of residents of flood-prone areas in Brazil to take protective action has been announced as an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Celebrating Impact Prize finalist. Flooding in Capivari, Sao Paulo state, in 2015.

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Verizon Climate Resilience Prize awards $500,000 to 3 teams for innovative solutions

GreenBiz

At GreenBiz 22, innovators who are (literally) on the front lines of the fight against climate change received recognition and funding.

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An Innovative Approach to Resilience in Public Facilities

GreenBiz

Severe storms — and extended power outages — can happen anywhere. But instead of waiting for another disaster and grid failure, one community took action. After experiencing a devastating outage, government officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, decided to invest in energy infrastructure that would remain on, even when the grid went down.