Mobilizing Resilient Design and Construction
Implementing a multifaceted strategy can motivate state and local governments to prioritize resilient design and construction effectively. The combination of…
Insurance Pricing: Navigating a New Era of Risk
The growing frequency and severity of climate-related disasters present a significant challenge for the insurance industry. As insurers adapt to…
Designing for Resilience … It’s A Must
We see far too often structures built to current code that lack planning and design consideration to sustain the probable…
What are the Real Benefits of Designing for Resilience
While designing for resilience requires initial investments, the long-term payoffs often far outweigh these costs. Ensuring that resilience benefits are…
Reducing Disaster Risks and Protecting Insurability in the Pacific Northwest
Proactive measures to enhance resilience and preparedness are critical to mitigating insurability risks. This will require a multifaceted approach integrating…
How to Achieve More Resilient Building Codes
More comprehensive disaster prevention perspectives are needed to enable communities better to withstand the increased frequency and severity of climate-related…
Tariffs Detrimental to U.S. – Canada Relationship
The Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER) has for decades recognized the critical importance of robust cross-border security, seamless trade and…
Canada modernizes disaster recovery funding program
These changes will ensure increased, timely, and flexible federal funding is available to support provincial and territorial partners to build…
Americans face an insurability crisis as climate change worsens
As climate related disasters worsen – a look at how insurance companies set rates and coverage
As climate changes, the way we build homes must also change
What is a “resilient home? Resilient homes are built to withstand extremes, such as heavy rainstorms, wildfires and severe wind.…