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Disasters come in many forms – natural, man-made, sudden onset like earthquakes, fire, flood, tsunami hurricane, and volcanic eruption, or 'prolonged onset' like droughts and conflict. The destruction resulting from these disasters can bring enormous amounts of debris and waste that can be …
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When Super Typhoon Rai, locally known as 'Odette,' hit the country on 16 December 2021, it claimed 405 lives, left 82 people missing, and thousands injured, and caused 23.4 billion pesos (US$459 million) of damage to infrastructure and agriculture. The hardest-hit areas were Bohol, Cebu, Dinagat, …
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Building accounts for 39% of global greenhouse emissions, including 28% in operational emission, from the energy needed to heat, cool and power them, while 11% of emissions come from materials and construction (Bringing Embodied Carbon, 2022). Reducing carbon emissions in buildings is crucial for …
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Permafrost thaw that has occurred in the recent decades due to climate change puts infrastructures in the Northern Hemisphere at high risk. Permafrost cover in the Northern Hemisphere accounts for a quarter of the land area. These infrastructures are found in Canada, the Tibetan plateau, and …
An aerial shot of a portion of Metro Manila posted by Paulo Alcazaren, an urban planner and landscape architect, went viral in the Philippines in his social media account. The photo showed how the Philippines, the 2nd largest city, lacked green spaces. The GMA article by Lou Albano, "How Do You …
Cities worldwide face common problems – the effects of rapid urbanization and climate change. But cities in developing countries are more vulnerable to these threats and thus would need to bolster their mitigation and adaptation strategies. Rapid urbanization can intensify heat caused by the …
In our previous blog post, we’ve shared the highlights of the Korea Water and Wastewater Association (KWWA) report on the country’s successful transformation of its water sector. The country has rapidly and substantially increased the coverage of its water pipeline, wastewater treatment, and …
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Large-scale wildfires that have ravaged Australia and the USA can cause a lot of water contamination. Contamination is especially true when heavy rains follow the fires, washing contaminants such as ash, toxins, and other metallic sediments into the nearby natural waterways. These contaminants …
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Aging infrastructure and climate change are two woes facing California's water management teams. To tackle these problems and encourage investors to get behind improving California's water system and future-proofing it, a couple of Standford researchers based in civil and environmental …
How is it possible for a country without a single sewer line in 1958 to have 90% of its wastewater treated by 2012? A report from Korea Water and Wastewater Association (KWWA) tells an impressive narrative of the country's water sector expansion and development between 1960 to …
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It has been almost two years since the world became aware of the novel coronavirus labeled COVID-19. Since the pandemic began in January 2020, it has infected more than 230 million worldwide in more than 220 countries. The lockdowns that countries have imposed to limit the spread of the …
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In a March 2020 report, sewage had steadily spilled into riverbeds and valleys, which would usually be dry, in San Diego, California, near the Mexican border. This cross-border sewage spill has caused a fair bit of public irritation due to the odors of the water infused with human excrement. …
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