Resilient communities
9 Results
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Sumaq Wasi Housing: Beating the Cold
In this three-part series, Bechtel's Heloisa Schmidt, manager, Corporate Sustainability, and Mellissa Case, sustainable development manager, Mining and Metals, share their on-the-ground experiences in Peru talking to Bechtel colleagues, partners, and community members. In this first installment, learn about the innovative partnership that is helping to protect indigenous families from extreme frost in the remote Andes.
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One Team, One Dream – How an Inspirational Project United Bechtel Colleagues with an Entire Rwandan village
In June 2023, fifteen Bechtel volunteers travelled to Nyanza, Rwanda to build a 140-metre suspension bridge in partnership with Bridges to Prosperity, a nonprofit organization that connects rural communities through trail bridges.
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Philippines Coastal Protection: A Green-Grey Approach to Resilience
Bechtel is partnering with Conservation International to increase resilience in Iloilo in the Phillippines
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“Green-Grey” Approaches to Building Resilient Communities
This case study examines how we can deliver projects that combine nature-based (green), traditional infrastructure (grey) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) solutions.
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Preventing Future Environmental Hazards in Ethiopia’s Rural Communities
Fixing environmental and health hazards in Ethiopia showed Bechtel the challenges of, and community opportunities to make life better for local residents.
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Key ingredients to a successful partnership
Experts from Conservation International share insights on what businesses and governments need to forge a successful partnership to deliver fresh water.
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Delivering sustainable water solutions
Access to water is a global issue that, according to the World Resources Institute, affects more than a billion people. By 2025, it is estimated that 3.5 billion people may live with extreme water scarcity. Bechtel colleagues and partners today work with vulnerable communities around the world to build resilient infrastructure and improve access to safe, reliable drinking water.
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Public-private partnerships are critical in addressing global challenges
Enhanced collaboration between civil society, government, and business in the planning, design and implementation of core and social infrastructures should grow economies; build resiliency; and help to solve societal problems.
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Smart cities as innovation hubs
Global megatrends require a step-change in the way we design, construct and operate structures and systems that will benefit society for the long term.