Post-Earthquake Update, Westernmost Nepal
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Recent earthquakes shown in red in Bajhang (far left) and Jajarkot (center left). Our new school construction and mason training location...
- Oct 13, 2023
- 4 min
Disaster Resilience for All, Breaking the Cycle of Inequality
This year’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) theme is “Fighting Inequality.” Breaking the cycle of inequality means...
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- Oct 13, 2022
- 3 min
Increasing Access to Clear & Actionable Risk Information
Today we celebrate the United Nations International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR). This year’s theme is: "substantially...
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- May 25, 2022
- 2 min
Making Progress through Partnerships
It amazes me to think about how GeoHazards International came to be. It was generous support from a partner early on that truly gave us a...
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- Nov 30, 2021
- 1 min
Giving Ahead of Disasters Saves Lives
The news often highlights increasingly severe disasters, but I want to share a different kind of story. It’s about people who have been...
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- Oct 13, 2021
- 3 min
Today We Mark Disaster Risk Reduction Globally
To mark the annual International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, October 13, our global team is celebrating deep connections in the...
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- Jul 31, 2021
- 3 min
Today Marks 30 Years in Action
Thirty years ago today, GeoHazards International first opened its doors. It’s extraordinary to reflect on the journey and accomplishments...
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- May 24, 2021
- 3 min
Companies with Heart
Our corporate partners, led by people with heart and vision, enhance our nonprofit work in many ways. They provide opportunity as well as...
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- Oct 13, 2020
- 1 min
Designing for Disasters Before They Happen:Veronica Cedillos MIT Architecture Lecture
The MIT Architecture Fall 2020 Lectures are now online, free, and open to the public. I am honored to be a featured speaker and I invite...
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- May 4, 2020
- 2 min
Giving in a Time of Great Need
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads around the globe, collective action is more important than ever. We can make a difference in this...
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- Mar 26, 2020
- 2 min
Update from Our Global Team
I hope you and your loved ones are staying safe and healthy during this time of crisis. Our global GHI team members are healthy at the...
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- Mar 13, 2017
- 2 min
We Love This Engineer, And You Will Too
Next month, Bill Holmes will again tuck his tall frame into a tiny airplane to work with engineers in Bhutan, a Himalayan country that is...
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- Oct 17, 2016
- 2 min
How Do They Do It?
I often marvel at the people who make up GHI’s team around the world. One thing they have in common is that they all live amid high...
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- Jun 16, 2016
- 1 min
Earthquake Desks in Action - the Video
Picture a child writing intently at her school desk. Suddenly the room starts shaking. She crouches under her desk. Unlike a common...
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- Apr 22, 2015
- 2 min
A Bhutan Home, Engineered with Heart
Where earthquake risk is ever-present, there is a window of opportunity to prevent disaster. We often meet local champions who take this...
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- Jan 16, 2015
- 2 min
When the Hospital Becomes the Patient
After a major disaster, the injured will flock to a hospital for trauma care. Others will need a hospital too: women delivering babies,...
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- Nov 16, 2014
- 2 min
Is an Earthquake-Damaged Building Safe to Use?
A major earthquake will damage hundreds, maybe thousands, of buildings all at once. As people recover from the shock, they will need to...
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- Dec 5, 2012
- 2 min
Earthquake Safety in the Land of the Thunder Dragon
GHI worked this year with Bhutanese engineers to develop a suite of tools for rapidly assessing the earthquake safety of schools and...
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