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Annual Report
2024 Annual Report
November 1, 2024
Our focus has been on tapping into our global team’s capacities and investing in our local leaders – this has directly led to tremendous progress. We have also expanded and improved our efforts to address the most pressing natural hazard issues facing communities, thus serving them better.
2023 Annual Report
November 1, 2023
Building disaster resilience is a journey. Our experience shows that a long-term approach is essential for sustainable outcomes. It takes continuous effort, persistence, and adapting along the way. This is why maintaining momentum in our core communities is at the heart of how we work.
2022 Annual Report
November 9, 2022
We have been growing our experience in climate change adaptation through technical partnerships. We work closely with local leaders in implementing resilience practices ahead of disasters. Our global community of supporters, dedicated internal team, and network of engaged partners all make this possible.
2021 Annual Report
November 1, 2021
Celebrating 30 years since our founding and sharing highlights. We have spent three decades working alongside at-risk, underserved communities threatened by earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, and more recently, extreme weather. Our work has spanned over 20 countries at local, regional, national and international levels.
2016 Highlights
November 12, 2016
Geologists and engineers in Aizawl, India learned to identify and protect landslide prone areas, and the government will be enforcing new controls on building excavations. Carpenters and Welders in Bhutan produced their country's first Earthquake Desks, which are far sturdier than standard school desks. Sociologists help communities promote disaster-smart behaviors that protect people from tragedy. Showing the next generation of geologists and engineers how to apply their talents where the need is great.

2015 Highlights
December 5, 2015
Back to school in Nepal, GHI’s impact in building school resilience and safety. / New work in Haiti will help communities develop clear messages about how to stay save during an earthquake, based on the local context. / GHI’s work on disaster risks that are unique to cities built among steep hills./ The earthquake-protective desk will be introduced in Bhutan, through a program that trains local manufacturers in its production.

2014 Newsletter
December 5, 2014
Is an earthquake-damaged building safe to use? A new manual, geared to building types in Bhutan, guides engineers to quickly make these decisions. GHI helped establish Pakistan's first university earthquake engineering program, which graduated its first masters students this year. The hospital becomes the patient when we work with staff to improve readiness for disasters. What should you do in a shaking building? We have an evidence-based answer.
