US transport secretary Sean P. Duffy is allocating $1.86bn to repair roads, bridges and other transport infrastructure damaged by natural disasters. $908m of the funding will be spent fixing damage…

The World Bank has approved a $156m loan for the rehabilitation of Guyana’s roads to protect them against flooding and storms. Over 60% of the country’s road network consists of…

The United Nations is helping to restore cultural sites in Lebanon damaged by the 2020 Beirut port explosions which, according to Human Rights Watch, killed 218 people, displaced 300,000, and…

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have earthquake-tested a 10-story, 100-foot-tall  steel structure, saying it’s the tallest steel structure ever tested with an earthquake simulator, also known as…

A 4.8km causeway between Sanibel Island and mainland Florida has been “substantially completed” after being rendered unusable by Hurricane Ian in September 2022. The work was carried out by a…

As builders and homeowners in Los Angeles worry about President Trump’s tariffs raising the costs of rebuilding after the wildfires, they can take some comfort in California’s new high-tech approach…

Eight years after category 5 hurricanes Irma and Maria struck the US Virgin Islands in August and September 2017, Jacobs has won a $137m contract to programme-manage the rebuild. Hired…

A three-day rescue effort in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand has saved 46 construction workers who were stranded by a Himalayan avalanche. Eight workers were killed in the disaster,…

California governor Gavin Newsom has signed an executive order intended to speed up reconstruction and reduce price gouging once the Californian wildfires are extinguished. The order will suspend aspects of…

As southern California braces for worsening wind conditions amid ongoing wildfire devastation, the estimated value of the total damage and economic loss has risen to between $250bn and $275bn, forecaster…

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced an initial €900m recovery and reconstruction package for Spain following floods in the provinces of Cuenca and Valencia that led to more than…

Spain’s transportation ministry has declared a state of emergency and allocated €24.8m for emergency road repairs as the death toll from unprecedented downpours this week in the provinces of Valencia…

The US Small Business Administration (SBA), a federal agency, said this week it has no money left for disaster loans after two destructive hurricanes, Helene and Milton, ripped through southeastern…

Residents of the town of Jasper, Alberta are being allowed to return to their homes today to assess damage after out-of-control wildfires ripped through the town forcing an evacuation nearly…

At least 100 homes have been damaged by flooding in the Alaskan capital of Juneau after rain and meltwater caused the local river to burst its banks in an incident…

An international design team involving UK architect Foster + Partners and engineering consultant Buro Happold has unveiled a masterplan for restoring the ancient Turkish city of Antakya – Antioch in…

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed a further €2bn to help rebuild areas in central Italy damaged by earthquakes in 2016 and 2017. Half the money will be a…

Up to 50% of the buildings in the town of Jasper in the Canadian province of Alberta were destroyed this week as wildfires covering 36,000 hectares in Jasper National Park…