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Making Room for the River: Matt Chambers featured on Resources Radio
Levees are built to protect communities from floods. But when they fail, it can costs lives, homes and livelihoods. That’s where natural infrastructure comes in: by setting levees away from rivers and making room for natural floodplains in unpopulated areas, levees near communities are less likely to fail. Levee setback expert Matt Chambers, who is…
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IRIS named as a key University of Georgia sustainability initiative
We’re proud to announce that the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems was recently named in the University of Georgia’s 2024 Sustainable Development Goals Report. The report summarized the many sustainability-oriented initiatives at the University of Georgia. “The University of Georgia is committed to tackling the world’s grand challenges, from combatting poverty, hunger, and infectious disease…
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Environmental law professor Adam Orford reflects on COP29
University of Georgia School of Law professor Adam Orford attended the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) this year as part of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) in-person delegation, and he spent the event bringing an inside view of the world’s biggest climate-focused event to the public. The annual meeting of the United Nations Framework…