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Next City is a non-profit organization with a mission to inspire social, economic and environmental change in cities by creating media and events around the world. Next City's vision is for a world in which cities are not in crisis and are instead, leading the way towards a more sustainable, equitable future.

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allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.

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‘The day we don’t have mangroves, our city won’t survive’: Quelimane, Mozambique, after Cyclone Idai
Mangrove restoration in Quelimane helps provide the first line of defense against Cyclone Idai. The city relies on mangroves for future resilience.
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What Alabama can teach you about storm resilience
In Alabama, insurers realized there weren’t incentives for insurers and homeowners to rebuild homes to higher code standards for the next storm. They realized that if builders constructed resilient buildings that could withstand more damage, and insurance companies agreed to reduce premiums for more weather-resilient homes, it would incentivize resiliency.
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The US strategy for flood resilience is underwater
National displacement from sea level rise is projected to reach 13 million people by 2100. Yet attempts at long-term solutions have been regressive - the National Disaster Resilience Competition risks replicating existing structures of social inequity by forcing communities to compete to access water, food and shelter, thereby refusing to recognize these as human rights.
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Lebanon: 'Beirut is ridiculously unprepared for a major earthquake' - Opinion
'If we design our structures for earthquakes and observe international regulations, we save a lot of lives,' said Mohammed Harajli, a professor of civil engineering at AUB in an interview with Next City. 'The cost of making a building earthquake resistant does not add that much to the cost of the building. It’s five percent maximum,' he added...

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