My country, Venezuela, is reeling from rare twin earthquakes on January 24th, 2026.
Luckily I am fine, as well as my family. Thousands are not in the same position. We are in the midst of search and rescue efforts, plus a huge wave of local and international solidarity. The country is in dire need of it (earthquakes are not frequent here, nor risk management).
Thinking about ways for recovery is one way to honor those who left. Through Circular Economy, it seems, there are recovery ways.
A 2025 open paper by Sultan Çetin and Julian Kirchherr, titled The Build Back Circular Framework: Circular Economy Strategies for Post-Disaster Reconstruction and Recovery" (link.springer.com/article/10.1...), tells us so.
This study addresses this gap by investigating how CE principles—narrowing, slowing, closing, and regenerating resource loops— can be integrated into post-disaster reconstruction and recovery, with a focus on the 2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes in Türkiye, says the abstract
Can Circular Economy help a post-earthquake(s) Venezuela rise in the next years?
In the meantime, if you can, please consider helping affected Venezuelans through a donation to Caritas (Catholic Relief Services), Doctors Without Borders or UNICEF, all supporting communities in the ground. Links on comments.
