Climate change impacts such as increased rainfall intensity, storm surges, and flooding and urban heat island effects are likely to affect many urban systems worldwide. These will impact severely on urban systems and the populations and services they support. Adaptation will almost certainly be ...
This chapter aims to highlight and quantify the impact of climate change on the African cities Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), Douala (Cameroon), Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) and Saint Louis (Senegal), through the analysis of observed data and model projected changes in ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Coastal Cities Climate change is a pressing issue that has far-reaching impacts on the environment, economy, and society. One of the most vulnerable areas to the effects of climate change is coastal cities. These cities are at risk of experiencing sea-level ...
For all their vulnerabilities, cities remain places of opportunity. When it comes to climate change mitigation, an initiative in a single city can have major impacts:In New York City, buildings account for an estimatedtwo-thirdsof all emissions; the Cityrecently becamethe first to ...
As population density skyrockets, megacities in Africa are likely to suffer the most from climate change. The UN’s New Urban Agenda holds the key for unlocking climate resilient cities in Africa and around the world, says Oumar Sylla, Director of UN-Habitat’s regional office for Africa. ...
States from theParis Climate Accord, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has said repeatedly that the federal government is “asleep at the wheel,” so the onus is on cities to fight the effects of climate change, including extreme weather and the impacts on transportation and ...
Cities,coveringlessthan2%oftheearth'ssurface,greatlyinfluenceclimatechange,consumingalmost80%oftheworld'senergyandproducingmorethan60%ofgreenhousegasemissions.Fortunately,netzeroemissions(净零排放)by2050,atargetsetattheCOP26conference,couldbeachievedfasterusingdigitaltwinscities,accordingtoarecentresearch.Lookingandbeh...
When we talk about climate change, we usually talk about the effects on the planet, or the economic consequences. 提到气候变化时,我们常常谈论它对地球或经济的影响。 But all the damage being done by climate change is also having an effect on our minds, our mental health. 但气候变化带来的所有...
Climate change threatens the health and survival of urban trees and the various benefits they deliver to urban inhabitants. Here, we show that 56% and 65% of species in 164 cities across 78 countries are currently exceeding temperature and precipitation
Cities - both as political and material entities - are increasingly playing a critical role in shaping the trajectory and impacts of climate change action. However, their policy, planning, and governance responses to climate change are fraught with tension and contradictions. While on one hand ...