Five ways to make cities more resilient to climate change

5 Ways Cities Can Become More Resilient to Climate Change: Study

New research detailed in The Conversation provides five ways cities can better cope with and become more resilient to climate change through progressive climate adaptation. The world’s societies, economies and ecosystems are under imminent threat from climate breakdown. But, due to what the United Nations has termed an “adaptation gap,” many countries and cities are perpetually unprepared, reported The Conversation. “Building climate resilience …

Five ways to make cities more resilient to climate change

John_T/ShutterstockClimate breakdown poses immense threats to global economies, societies and ecosystems. Adapting to these impacts is urgent. But many cities and countries remain chronically unprepared in what the UN calls an “adaptation gap”. Building climate resilience is notoriously difficult. Economic barriers limit investment in infrastructure and technology. Social inequities undermine the capacity of vulnerable populations to adapt. And …

Climate change is a huge threat to global economies, societies and ecosystems. Adaptation to these impacts is urgent, but many cities and countries remain chronically unprepared in what the UN calls an "adaptation gap." Building climate resilience is notoriously difficult. Economic barriers limit investment in infrastructure and climate change.