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Displaying 15 of about 141 resultsThis report outlines the plan for building urban resilience in the city of Chicago, covering inclusive and socially cohesive communities, city infrastructure and preparedness for extreme weather events. Resilient Chicago seeks to address four principle challenges by creating a more connected city where residents, neighborhoods, institutions, corporation…
The objective of this Enhancer is to help governmental actors or other partners to assess the resilience of their urban settlements but while putting a special focus on certain topics that need to be addressed, in this case Infrastructure. They can be used as a starting point to assess resilience and the matter related to urban settings, and to discuss…
This paper examines current policies to combat drought in urban areas in the United States to illuminate lessons learned for building climate adaptive capacity. The authors conducted interviews with practitioners involved in drought management at urban water utilities across the U.S. to understand 1) short- and long-term actions taken in response to dro…
Many countries face the challenge of strengthening and expanding electricity generation and infrastructure while incorporating climate resilience and greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets into long-term power planning. Increasingly, climate change impacts threaten investments in renewable energy, particularly hydropower, and thus compromise the ability…
Mining has important economic benefits for British Columbia, but it also comes with environmental risks. This paper argues that requiring “financial assurance” from mining companies can reduce the risk of disaster. Legislated financial assurance requirements oblige companies to commit funds against their environmental risks. Instruments can includ…
This paper is written as an input to a broader project by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) under the Solar Energy Innova on Network (SEIN) in the U.S. NARUC’s SEIN project focuses on the value of resilience and its use in state policymaking. NARUC’s SEIN research builds on the organization's previous efforts by inves…
This study finds that natural shocks—storms in particular—are a significant and often leading cause for power supply disruptions. This finding is based on 20 years of high frequency (i.e. daily) data on power outages and climate variables in 28 countries—Bangladesh, the United States and 26 European countries.
More specifically: (1) Natural shocks are…
This study explores the role of governance in improving infrastructure reliability. It estimates that increasing infrastructure spending and improving governance in parallel is six times more effective at enhancing transport system performance than increasing spending alone. The report also estimates that under current fiscal budgeting, every $1 spent o…
This report examines the risks associated with power outages for Americans reliant on electricity for in-home medical and mobility equipment. Current energy security technologies and policies will need to adjust to meet the needs of the home health care community. The report features concrete recommendations for policymakers and public health profession…
Transport infrastructure is exposed to natural hazards all around the world. Here, the authors present the first global estimates of multi-hazard exposure and risk to road and rail infrastructure. Results reveal that ~27% of all global road and railway assets are exposed to at least one hazard and ~7.5% of all assets are exposed to a 1/100 ye…
Preliminary results of the UK Urban Flood Resilience research consortium are presented and discussed, with the work being conducted against a background of future uncertainties with respect to changing climate and increasing urbanization. Adopting a whole systems approach, key themes include developing adaptive approaches for flexible engineering design…
Climate variability and change can pose risks to the integrity and performance of low-emission development (LED) investments, yet most LED planners don’t yet routinely consider the potential effects of climate on their programs and projects. Fortunately, a variety of tools have been developed in the past several years that planners can now use to determ…
This paper represents an understanding of urban resilience in relation to urban crises from the perspective of the members of the Global Alliance for Urban Crises (GAUC), all of which have different mandates, responsibilities and areas of focus. Constituencies span across civil society, local authorities, academia, and the built environment, as well as…
Hydrological forecasts of different lead times are needed by inland waterway transport to improve transport cost planning and the competitiveness of the inland navigation sector within the overall transport market.
Within IMPREX several pre-operational forecast products have been developed to support decision making in this sector:
probabilisti…
Climate change is set to have profound effects on Vietnam’s development. With nearly sixty percent of its land area and seventy percent of population at risk of multiple natural hazards, Vietnam globally is among the most vulnerable countries to both chronic and extreme events. At the same time, as Vietnam’s economy grows, the country is becoming a sign…