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Mitigating Floods in IDP Camps: Northern Nigeria
Jipange: Empowering local Tanzanian authorities to reduce flood risk
Water as Leverage for Resilient Cities: Asia
Water as Leverage in Semarang
Water as Leverage in Khulna
Water as Leverage in Chennai
Water Weeds, New Fuel of the Future
The New Life of 'Garden of Eden'
The Sand Motor: For Coastal Protection, Ecosystem and Recreation
Towards Water-Wise Cities
The Death of Iran's 'Dead Sea'
Draining Life of Civilization into Desert
Lessons for Future Resilient Design
Connecting People to Climate Risks
Bay Area Resilience Challenges
Community Engagement
Lasting Impacts from Rebuild by Design
The Commercial Corridor Resiliency Project (Finalist)
Resilience + the Beach (Finalist)
Blue Dunes (Finalist)