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Displaying 30 of about 257 resultsThis Resilient Urban Infrastructure Guidelines forms one of a suite of reports developed by AECOM for the World Bank Group under the ‘Enhancement of Resilient Urban Planning and Infrastructure Investments in Urban Areas in Kenya’ assignment and constitutes Deliverable 2. This guidance note is based on a diagnostic assessment (Urban Resilient Infrastruct…
Thailand has made considerable progress towards improving urban resilience through the ‘Making Cities Resilient 2030’ (MCR2030) initiative, a collaborative effort involving United Nations agencies, local governments, academia and other partners, under the lead of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). The initiative’s prim…
The Environment Agency has published a plan for the Thames Estuary to prevent the kind of devastation caused by the North Sea Flood 70 years ago, but experts are concerned that the plan does not move fast enough, given the increasing effects of climate change.“People have this idea about the River Thames, the sheer beauty of it, the sparkling sunshine o…
Rome wasn’t built in a day, but a large portion of it can be devastated in a few hours when an extreme weather event hits, according to experts studying the city’s vulnerability. Rising temperatures are making severe storms more frequent globally, but what makes Rome a ticking climate time bomb is a combination of outdated infrastructures and decades of…
This research engages with experts in the field of flood risk management in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country where the threats and frequency of flooding has increased over the years. An in-depth qualitative case study was conducted with semi-structured interviews used as the primary data collection tool. Understanding and distinguishing the core…
The heat dome that descended upon the Pacific Northwest in late June 2021 met a population radically unprepared for it.Almost two-thirds of households earning US$50,000 or less and 70% of rented houses in Washington’s King, Pierce and Snohomish counties had no air conditioning. In Spokane, nearly one-quarter of survey respondents didn’t have in-home air…
Prof. Chen Mingxing's team at the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has revealed the increasing inequality of the compound risk of aging and extreme heat wave exposure of global cities under future scenarios. This work was published in npj Urban Sustainability.Extreme high temperatur…
“Not every community can afford to have a full-time chief heat officer, so what is the structure that works for smaller and medium-sized communities?” said a University of Arizona assistant professor.[...]But what does effective preparation look like as climate change brings more frequent, intense heat waves? City leaders are still in the earl…
Many urban regions across the globe are confronted with increasing flood risks for people, infrastructures, livelihoods and ecosystems, resulting from rapid urbanization and changes in climate, societies, and land use. Upscaled adaptation efforts are needed to safeguard communities’ well-being. One region that is particularly prone to flooding is Centra…
Tune into news from about any part of the planet, and there will likely be a headline about extreme weather. While these stories will be specific to the location, they all tend to include the amplifying effects of climate change.This includes the wildfire devastation on the island of Maui in Hawaii, where rising temperatures have dried vegetation and ma…
This summer the Northern Hemisphere has been so hot with record temperatures — including at sea — that discussions have turned to the limits of human survival. Even in the Antarctic, sea ice is failing to re-form, a drastic departure from normal winter patterns. It isn’t just your perception that extreme heat is happening m…
Date and time14:00 - 15:30 CESTAboutAccording to the World Bank, some 56% of the world’s population – 4.4 billion inhabitants – currently live in cities. As urbanization grows at an unprecedented rate, this number is expected to more than double, with nearly 7 out of 10 people living in cities by 2050. With 80% of global GDP generated in cities, there i…
Since Recife was awarded the title of Resilience Hub in February 2022, the city has been acting as a reference for other cities in Brazil, formulating a strong Local Climate Action Plan and advancing their sustainable urban development. After the tremendous impacts of the heavy rainfall in May 2022, Recife has been working to accelerate the implementati…
The creation of a robust network of hubs will support communities prepare for and respond to climate change and natural hazards
The Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center (Arsht-Rock) at the Atlantic Council today launches the development of a Miami-Dade County-wide strategy for Resilience Hubs. With the goal of reaching one…
Mayors from Latin America, Africa and Asia will be welcoming more than 90% of the new urban inhabitants in the next decade. Governing these ballooning cities is a continuing challenge, not just in terms of urban design and revitalisation, but in terms of preparedness for climate change.
80% of cities worldwide now face extreme climate-related events, a…