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How to build climate resilience into the construction industry

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Infrastructure is on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Building climate resilience into the construction industry could save lives and reduce building costs for countries around the world. Image: Unsplash / @kellysikkema

Ommid Saberi
Senior Industry Specialist - Global lead for Building Resilience Index programme, IFC, World Bank Group
Naz Beykan
Climate Resilience Consultant, IFC
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Building sector emissions and resilience cycle (a: emissions including embodied carbon; b:includes data from all natural disasters) Image: Ommid Saberi, Naz Beykan, IFC; Data from IFC, MunichRE and National Institute of Building Science

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