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using the frmt, or flood resilient management toolkit, representatives from the charity visit the communityt factors such as what crops are grown, weather patters, what large buildings exist, and the flood prevention measures that were already in place. in all, the technology looks at 88 different indicators to come up with a very holistic picture of how an area can cope with bad weather. it's quite a departure from traditional outlooks, which mostly consider factors such as dams and reservoirs. the thinking behind this technology though, comes from another country altogether, where flooding could also be an issue. 7,500 kilometres away in switzerland, a partnership between ibm and zurich insurance company had looked deeply into what makes a good flood resilient. in the last few decades, flash flooding has cost switzerland hundreds of millions of pounds. resilience for us is not just a new buzzword like sustainability or something else. the big challenge of resilience is that you often don't see it until the event has happened. so what we want to have is a set of strong indicators that tell
using the frmt, or flood resilient management toolkit, representatives from the charity visit the communityt factors such as what crops are grown, weather patters, what large buildings exist, and the flood prevention measures that were already in place. in all, the technology looks at 88 different indicators to come up with a very holistic picture of how an area can cope with bad weather. it's quite a departure from traditional outlooks, which mostly consider factors such as dams and...
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using the flood resilience management toolkit, representatives from the charity visit different communitiess what crops are being grown, weather patterns, what large buildings exist, and the flood prevention measures that are already in place. in all, the technology looks at 88 different indicators to come up with a very realistic picture of how an area can cope with bad weather. it is quite a departure from traditional outlooks, which mostly considered factors such as dams and reservoirs. the thinking behind this technology comes from another country altogether, we flooding can also be an issue. 7500 kilometres away here in switzerland, a partnership between ibm and zurich insurance company has looked deeply into what makes good flood resilience. in the last few decades, flash flooding has cost switzerland hundreds of millions of pounds. resilience for us is notjust a new buzzword like sustainability or something else. the big challenge of resilience is that you do not see it until the event has happened. so what we want to have is a set of strong indicators that tell you something about w
using the flood resilience management toolkit, representatives from the charity visit different communitiess what crops are being grown, weather patterns, what large buildings exist, and the flood prevention measures that are already in place. in all, the technology looks at 88 different indicators to come up with a very realistic picture of how an area can cope with bad weather. it is quite a departure from traditional outlooks, which mostly considered factors such as dams and reservoirs. the...
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using the frmt, or flood resilient management toolkit, representatives from the charity visit differentnities to look at factors such as what crops are grown, weather patterns, what large buildings exist, and the flood prevention measures that were already in place. in all, the technology looks at 88 different indicators to come up with a very holistic picture of how an area can cope with bad weather. it's quite a departure from traditional outlooks, which mostly considered factors such as dams and reservoirs. the thinking behind this technology, though, comes from another country altogether, where flooding could also be an issue. 7500 kilometres away here in switzerland, a partnership between ibm and zurich insurance company has looked deeply into what makes for good flood resilience. in the last few decades, flash flooding has cost switzerland hundreds of millions of pounds. resilience for us is not just a new buzzword like sustainability or something else. the big challenge of resilience is that you don't see it until the event has happened. so what we want to have is a set of strong
using the frmt, or flood resilient management toolkit, representatives from the charity visit differentnities to look at factors such as what crops are grown, weather patterns, what large buildings exist, and the flood prevention measures that were already in place. in all, the technology looks at 88 different indicators to come up with a very holistic picture of how an area can cope with bad weather. it's quite a departure from traditional outlooks, which mostly considered factors such as dams...
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using the frmt, or flood resilient management toolkit, representatives from the charity visit differentildings exist, and the flood prevention measures that were already in place. in all, the technology looks at 88 different indicators to come up with a very holistic picture of how an area can cope with bad weather. it's quite a departure from traditional outlooks, which mostly considered factors such as dams and reservoirs. the thinking behind this technology, though, comes from another country altogether, where flooding could also be an issue. 7500 kilometres away here in switzerland, a partnership between ibm and zurich insurance company has looked deeply into what makes a good flood resilient. in the last few decades, flash flooding has cost switzerland hundreds of millions of pounds. resilience for us is not just a new buzzword like sustainability or something else. the big challenge of resilience is that you don't see it until the event has happened. so what we want to have is a set of strong indicators that tell you something about what might resilience look like if something hap
using the frmt, or flood resilient management toolkit, representatives from the charity visit differentildings exist, and the flood prevention measures that were already in place. in all, the technology looks at 88 different indicators to come up with a very holistic picture of how an area can cope with bad weather. it's quite a departure from traditional outlooks, which mostly considered factors such as dams and reservoirs. the thinking behind this technology, though, comes from another...
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using the frmt, or flood resilient management toolkit, representatives from the charity visit different grown, weather patters, what large buildings exist, and the flood prevention measures that were already in place. in all, the technology looks at 88 different indicators to come up with a very holistic picture of how an area can cope with bad weather. it's quite a departure from traditional outlooks, which mostly considered factors such as dams and reservoirs. the thinking behind this technology, though, comes from another country altogether, where flooding could also be an issue. 7,500 kilometres away here in switzerland, a partnership between ibm and zurich insurance company has looked deeply into what makes a good flood resilient. in the last few decades, flash flooding has cost switzerland hundreds of millions of pounds. resilience for us is not just a new buzzword like sustainability or something else. the big challenge of resilience is that you don't see it until the event has happened. so what we want to have is a set of strong indicators that tell you something about what migh
using the frmt, or flood resilient management toolkit, representatives from the charity visit different grown, weather patters, what large buildings exist, and the flood prevention measures that were already in place. in all, the technology looks at 88 different indicators to come up with a very holistic picture of how an area can cope with bad weather. it's quite a departure from traditional outlooks, which mostly considered factors such as dams and reservoirs. the thinking behind this...
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using the frmt, or flood resilient management toolkit, representatives from the charity visit differenthe technology looks at 88 different indicators to come up with a very holistic picture of how an area can cope with bad weather. it's quite a departure from traditional outlooks, which mostly considered factors such as dams and reservoirs. the thinking behind this technology, though, comes from another country altogether, where flooding could also be an issue. 7,500 kilometres away here in switzerland, a partnership between ibm and zurich insurance company has looked deeply into what makes a good flood resilient. in the last few decades, flash flooding has cost switzerland hundreds of millions of pounds. resilience for us is notjust a new buzzword like sustainability or something else. the big challenge of resilience is that you don't see it until the event has happened. so what we want to have is a set of strong indicators that tell you something about what might resilience look like if something happens and then how can we strengthen those indicators, so it's all about not being dera
using the frmt, or flood resilient management toolkit, representatives from the charity visit differenthe technology looks at 88 different indicators to come up with a very holistic picture of how an area can cope with bad weather. it's quite a departure from traditional outlooks, which mostly considered factors such as dams and reservoirs. the thinking behind this technology, though, comes from another country altogether, where flooding could also be an issue. 7,500 kilometres away here in...
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using the blood resilience management toolkit, representatives and the charity can look at factors such as what crops are being grown, weather patterns, what large buildings exist and floodooks that consider factors such as dams and reservoirs. the thinking behind this is where flooding can also be an issue. seven and a half dozen kilometres away here in switzerland, the partnership is looking into flood resilience. in the past two decades, flash flooding is possible to win hundreds of millions of pounds. it's not the big challenge of resiliency is that you do not feed into the event has happened. so what we want to happen if a set of sharon indicators that tell you something about what the resilience looks like if something happens and how we can strengthen those indicators. so it's all about not being derailed and falling into a poverty trap, despite the risks out there. the algorithm measures, it helps us use engineering judgement or expert judgement to start to sort and organise the data seeking, with a unique approach. and technology has been pivotal but also kept simple so it can be used off line. the unlike seat on the most expensive, hardware either. how easy is
using the blood resilience management toolkit, representatives and the charity can look at factors such as what crops are being grown, weather patterns, what large buildings exist and floodooks that consider factors such as dams and reservoirs. the thinking behind this is where flooding can also be an issue. seven and a half dozen kilometres away here in switzerland, the partnership is looking into flood resilience. in the past two decades, flash flooding is possible to win hundreds of millions...