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From refugees to earthquakes, Istanbul ready for a reshape, say city planners

Urban planning – Apr 28, 2018

A ferry, with a new mosque under construction at Camlica hill in the background, sets sail in the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, July 31, 2017.

As climate risks grow, Pakistani Kashmir boosts emergency plans

Climate change – May 16, 2018

Qazi Zulfiqar Ahmed, a teacher and social worker, looks at the stump of tree cut illegally in a forest in Pakistani Kashmir's Jhelum valley, July 9, 2017.

Solar microgrids bolster Puerto Rico resilience ahead of hurricane season

Solar – May 22, 2018

via PV Magazine

Dominican Republic city prepares for hurricane season after 2017 devastation

Hurricanes – May 23, 2018

Locals stand along a street affected by the overflow of the Soco River in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in El Seibo, Dominican Republic, September 22, 2017.

Hurricanes threaten Caribbean countries still recovering from 2017 storms - officials

Hurricanes – May 31, 2018

Samuel Vasquez rebuilds his house, partially destroyed by Hurricane Maria, as his wife Ysamar Figueroa looks on, carrying their son Saniel, at the squatter community of Villa Hugo in Canovanas, Puerto Rico, Dec. 11, 2017.

In Japanese tsunami city, people power turns disaster into opportunity

Disaster recovery – Feb 9, 2017

Ko Kimura prays towards the sea to mourn victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Higashi-matsushima, Miyagi prefecture, Japan, five years on

Caribbean set to ride "blue economy" wave, say economists

Economic development – Jun 1, 2018

A boy walks into the sea with his surfboard in Patillas, Puerto Rico, August 28, 2015.

Tackling heavy Caribbean debt is key to future disaster protection, leaders say

Disaster prevention – May 31, 2018

Workers of Puerto Rico's Electric Power Authority repair part of the electrical grid as the island's fragile power system is still reeling from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria eight months ago, in Utuado, Puerto Rico, May 17, 2018.

U.N. launches $291m programme to save lives, build resilience in Haiti

Aid – Feb 9, 2017

via Jamaica Observer

Plan for Rome seeks to avert 'dangerous' tensions, reap benefits of migrants

Resilience integration – Jun 19, 2018

Refugees sit on a kerb next to a police van, after being forcibly removed from a building where they had been living, in central Rome, Italy, August 20, 2017.

Venezuelans survive by smuggling over the waves to Trinidad

Migration – Jun 20, 2018

A fishing village where boats from Venezuela arrive pictured in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago, May 24, 2018.

Puerto Rico land ownership system hampering rebuilding - resilience commission

Land rights – Jun 20, 2018

A contractor of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers carries cables as the island's fragile power system is still reeling from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria, in Utuado, Puerto Rico, May 17, 2018

After devastating 2017 hurricanes, British Virgin Islands race to 'build back better'

Hurricanes – Jul 7, 2018

Albert Wheatley, 55, inspects the ruins of his home devastated by Hurricane Irma, in Parham Town, in the Caribbean British overseas territory of the British Virgin Islands

From stinky seaweed to sick fish, world's warming oceans threaten livelihoods

Climate change – Jul 11, 2018

A man walks past a dead fish as sea water rises during high tide at Kali Adem port in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 3, 2018.

Are the Caribbean's wealthy new citizens a lifeline or a liability?

Caribbean – Jul 19, 2018

People lounge at Mount Cinnamon Resort's beach club on Grand Anse beach in St. George's, the capital of the Caribbean island nation of Grenada, June 1, 2018.

Venezuelans fleeing to Trinidad expose cracks in island refugee policy

Islands – Jul 23, 2018

Venezuelan migrant Miguel Vegas (R) and his family pose for a portrait while they wait outside Living Waters Community, a processing centre for refugee and asylum applicants, in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, May 23, 2018.

Storm spurs Caribbean island resort to recover lost paradise

Islands – Jul 24, 2018

Buildings destroyed when Hurricane Irma hit in September 2017 are seen in the British Virgin Islands, a British overseas territory in the Caribbean, June 2, 2018.

Caribbean islands plug into electric car revolution

Islands – Jul 25, 2018

Joanna Edghill, managing director of Megapower, poses for a portrait with one of her company's electric cars in Bridgetown, Barbados, June 5, 2018.

Barbados shipping-container diet whets appetite for slow food

Food – Jul 26, 2018

Workers at Bridgetown Fish Market pose for a portrait with a fish in Bridgetown, Barbados, June 6, 2018.

Techno and test-tubes: Climate-hit Caribbean touts new tourism

Tourism – Jul 27, 2018

Crowds are shown at the Vujaday festival, Bathsheba, Barbados, April 7, 2018.