Our On-the-Ground Response to the Haiti Earthquake
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The maternity hospital in L'Asile, damaged in Haiti’s M7.2 Nippes earthquake. Photo: Gefthé Dévilmé, GHI The Haitian nickname for...
- Aug 18, 2021
- 2 min
Situation Update for Haiti
Damaged building at a public secondary school in Petit-Trou-de-Nippes As I am sure you have heard, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck...
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- Jul 31, 2021
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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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- Apr 26, 2021
- 2 min
Change Started With One School
Six years ago this week, a M7.8 earthquake in Nepal destroyed over 7,000 schools. Fortunately, students were not in class that day. But...
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- Apr 6, 2021
- 1 min
Investing Locally to Stay Ahead of Disasters
A Conversation with Our Team Members in Bhutan and North Eastern India Please join GeoHazards International’s President, Veronica...
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- Mar 8, 2021
- 3 min
No Longer Invisible
In celebration of International Women’s Day, I am sharing seven ways to recognize the experience of women in planning for disaster...
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- Feb 26, 2021
- 3 min
The Challenge to Protect Water Systems in Hill Cities
Cities located on steep terrain face a daunting problem after an earthquake or landslides: the city could suddenly run out of water, at a...
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- Feb 1, 2021
- 1 min
To You, Our Heartfelt Thanks
Thanks to you and our community of supporters, local people are taking on challenges each day in some of the world's most at-risk...
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- Nov 24, 2020
- 1 min
Giving Before Disasters Saves Lives
This year has been distressing for everyone, with harsh challenges in the countries where we work. Earthquakes, landslides and tropical...
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- Oct 13, 2020
- 2 min
The Human Cost of Disasters, and the Urgency to Act
GeoHazards International is joining the world community in recognizing International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, #DRRday. Action is...
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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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- Aug 3, 2020
- 3 min
In Their Own Voices, Haitian Youth Promote Resilience
More than half of Haiti’s population is under the age of 20. That’s why our program in Cap-Haitien, Timoun an Aksyon, is empowering young...
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- May 29, 2020
- 2 min
The Power in Planning
India and Bangladesh are recovering from an early-season super cyclone, Haiti and the Dominican Republic are bracing for an above-normal...
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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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- Apr 15, 2020
- 2 min
Join Us in Empowering Communities to Withstand Crises
As with other disasters, it’s likely that COVID-19 will impact emerging economies more severely than well-off economies. It will deplete...
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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 8, 2020
- 1 min
Honoring International Women's Day
At the age of 95, Mme Seide Dely of Anse-a-Veau, Haiti, at last had a family home that could stand up to the next earthquake, tsunami or...
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- Jan 13, 2020
- 1 min
Haiti, Ten Years After
Today, we honor the people across Haiti whose efforts, large and small, are building a future that is safer from disasters. Ten years...
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- Dec 29, 2019
- 1 min
A Safer Future Thanks to You
As we greet the new year, let’s celebrate the people who don't settle for how things are. They envision a better future. And they insist...
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