An Infrastructure Expert weighs in on the Baltimore Bridge Collapse Mary Louise Kelly speaks with critical infrastructure expert Stephen Flynn about the bridge collapse in Baltimore during a live interview for NPR's All Things Considered.
Implementation Recommendations for Phase 1 of the FY22 CIROH1 Study: “Analysis and Demonstration of the National Water Models Applicability to Resilience Planning” The Global Resilience Institute is partnering with CUAHSI and CIROH to inspire and guide communities across the United States to embrace the National Water Model to guide resilience planning in the face of water-related hazards exacerbated by climate change.
How Northeastern is helping Caribbean communities combat climate change and extreme weather With the help of a $1 million recently awarded federal grant, GRI and its GRRN island members, are partnering with three communities in Barbados and Dominica over the next two years to develop plans to respond to climate change and extreme weather events.
How a Cherokee Leader Ensured His People’s Language Survived In this article by Michelle Cyca for History.com, Ellen Cushman, a faculty affiliate at GRI, and a member of the Cherokee Nation says syllabaries have an advantage over alphabets.
How Museums are Undertaking Preservation Tactics in the Face of Climate Change In this resilience piece by GRI Outreach Coordinator, Shemilore Daniels, she looks at several of these institutions in different countries and examines what they have created in terms of disaster risk plans, resilience plans and projects that focus on restoration, sustainability, and community resilience.
African Digital Innovators: Turning plastic Waste Into Value; but Gaps Remain In this article in The Premium Times Nigeria, Seun Kolade, a Global Resilience Research Network (GRRN) partner, he details a number of Africa initiatives that are transforming the plastic value chain into a smart, innovative and sustainable network to combat the Circular Plastic Economy.
Dr. Stephen Flynn on The Global Exchange podcast: Resiliency and its Importance for Democratic Stability Colin Robertson speaks to GRI Founding Director Stephen Flynn about COVID-19 coordination in the United States and Canada, why resilience is more of an imperative now than in the past, disruptions as the...
Stephen Flynn Featured on ABC Sydney: Russia Striking Odesa Port Despite Grain Export Deal Hours after Ukraine and Russian signed an agreement, Russian missiles hit the Black Sea port of Odesa. Dr. Flynn was featured on ABC Sydney where he noted it "remains to be seen if it (agreement) can work out" and...
Stephen Flynn in The New York Times: A deal between Ukraine and Russia aims to ease the global food crisis. Dr. Stephen Flynn was interviewed by the NY Times today on Russia and Ukraine reaching their first publicly signed agreement to get grain out of blocked ports. But, how complex do...
Faculty Affiliate Sara Carr and students participate in Envision Resilience Challenge. Professor Sara Carr and her Northeastern architecture studio recently participated in the Envision Resilience Challenge, envisioning designs.....
Worth the Risk: How to Microdose Bravery to Grow Resilience, Connect More, and Offer Yourself to the World GRI Faculty Affiliate Dr. Kristen Lee's latest book, Worth the Risk: How to Microdose Bravery to Grow…
Probing Online Platforms For Discrimination No Longer A Federal Crime, Thanks To Northeastern Researchers In a big win for computer scientists and other online researchers, the U.S. Department of Justice recently updated its official…