These plans aim to ensure the safety of drinking water by using a comprehensive risk assessment and risk management approach that encompasses all steps in water supply from catchment to customer. Water safety plans cannot be divorced from climate change鈥攖he impacts are real and now. Significant ...
Addressing social disparities and ensuring equitable access to adaptation measures, as seen in the Crop Intensification Program in Rwanda132, and the development of climate-resilient water safety plans in Ethiopia120, is crucial for fostering resilience. Furthermore, the diversification of energy sources...
The authors model the impact of changing tropical cyclone activity on coastal ecosystems. Under SSP5-8.5, by 2050 nearly 10% of terrestrial ecosystems will be at risk from changing tropical cyclone frequency, threatening the recovery potential of even the most resilient ecoregions. ...
Climate Resilient Burlington InJuly 2022, Burlington City Council approved Burlington’s first climate adaptation plan calledClimate Resilient Burlington (CRB): A Plan for Adapting to Our Warmer, Wetter and Wilder Weather. While the CRB plan considers Burlington’sclimate projectionsto the years 2051-...
However, to do this, water and sanitation services themselves must be made resilient to the effects of climate change. Heavy rainfall, long dry spells and sea level rise pose key threats to these services by causing contamination of water sources, damage to infrastructure and decreased water ...
The Mission for Climate-Neutral Cities aims to bring “transformation to a Europe that is climate resilient”, and therefore, “the goal of the Mission is to transform the city” [12]. One key feature of this mission’s framework is a systems approach underpinned by deep collaboration: ...
Resilient Cities Catalyst (RCC), a New York–basednonprofitengaged in what it calls "capacity building" projects. For Climate Week, I talked to Sam Carter, one of RCC's founding principals, about his definition ofresilience, the organization's planning and philanthropic method, and the challenge...
and spaces inspired by histories and landscapes of the City. Resilient design elements include shaded and sheltered meeting spaces, solar energy production and use, gardens that promote biodiversity, and flood mitigation and water conservation systems. The City is currently designing its fourth resilienc...
As organisations start to make combatting climate change a more prominent part of their sustainability plans, climate services are emerging among a broad range of industries and for multiple purposes. The analysis provided in this paper depicts how such changes are unfolding among both traditional and...
have been announced,including over $1 billion for climate and health initiatives from philanthropies, donors, and multilateral development banks; $2.6 billion in nature conservation finance from public and private sources; and an additional $2.6 billion for climate-resilient food and agriculture projects...