Environmental Risk Reduction Articles & Analysis
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In Agartala, characterized by high rainfall, permeable soils, and environmental sensitivity, robust geomembrane systems are critical.For this project, a dual-layer HDPE geomembrane system using 1000 micron and 1500 micron liners was implemented to provide primary and secondary containment, reducing the risk of leakage and environmental ...
Various disasters in recent decades have confirmed that the risk from water-related events has been increasing significantly worldwide. Among those events are tsunamis, storm surges, river floods, flash floods, mass movements and droughts. The driving factors of this risk are the unabated increase in global population, the concentration of people in ...
Wetlands International–Indonesia Programme (WIIP) is currently in the midst of efforts directed towards disaster risk reduction and adaptation to climate change in several parts of Indonesia through Partners for Resilience (PfR) activities. ...
What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You An Environmental Audit is a Good Way to Minimize Risks and Save Money By: Raymond Kane P.E. ...
Economic operators must immediately include the principles of analysis and prevention of environmental risks in order to obtain premium reductions in the updates of their insurance policies, as it already happens with fire insurances. ...
A landfill has its own risks, like many other technologies. In the framework of the Polyproject 'Risk and Safety of Technical Systems' (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich) a special methodology has been developed for analysing and assessing the different risks of a landfill. ...
Better compliance with laws and regulations. Reduction in environmental risk and liabilities with possible insurance implications. Identification of opportunities for waste minimization and improved efficiencies. Reduction in environmental impacts and improved conservation of resources. ...