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Green Building: New Technologies for New Territories

Published 06/17/2011 by Global Communities

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Green Building: New Technologies for New Territories
The increased worldwide incidence of floods and other extreme weather in recent years demonstrates that climate change has ceased to be an abstract—we all experience it, in whatever part of the world we live. In 2010 alone, Global Communities responded to floods in Colombia, Montenegro and Pakistan, providing assistance to thousands of displaced people. As critical as these emergency responses are, it is better to prevent than to respond and Global Communities is working in partnership with the private sector, governments and communities around the world to do just that.
The increased worldwide incidence of floods and other extreme weather in recent years demonstrates that climate change has ceased to be an abstract—we all experience it, in whatever part of the world we live. In 2010 alone, Global Communities responded to floods in Colombia, Montenegro and Pakistan, providing assistance to thousands of displaced people. As critical as these emergency responses are, it is better to prevent than to respond and Global Communities is working in partnership with the private sector, governments and communities around the world to do just that.
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