Cities at risk: a snapshot of urban adaptation actions worldwide
We live in a rapidly urbanizing world. In the next 30 years, some 70 million people will move to urban areas every single year. By 2050, two-thirds of the global population will live in cities. CMCC webinar will be broadcast on 13 october.
Tuesday 13 October 2020 (h. 12.30 pm – 1.30 pm CEST)
Language: English
We are already seeing the impacts of climate change which, unchecked, will subject populations to untold risk and suffering, push already struggling services to the brink and undermine city government's efforts to protect their citizens. The first step to addressing climate risk is to measure and understand it. In this webinar, we will present an analysis of data reported through the CDP-ICLEI unified reporting system by over 620 cities in 2018 regarding the climate risks and impacts and their adaptation goals and actions. We will also highlight areas where the data demonstrates room for improvement, particularly focusing on the need to identify risks and impacts over the longer term (i.e. beyond 2050). Drawing on data reported in 2019, we will discuss several case studies of innovative actions to address specific risks, focusing on nature based solutions.
