Urban adaptation: Climate resilient cities 2013
How can cities become more resilient to the challenges brought on by climate change?
Rapid urban growth and climate change may be converging in problematic ways. Potential consequences of climate change, such as rising sea levels and more volatile and unpredictable weather patterns, expose cities to an increasing number of risks. This contest seeks proposals on how cities can adapt to face these challenges. This contest is being conducted in collaboration with ICLEI--Local Governments for Sustainability. See more...
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Proposals
Enhance community resilience,flood preparedness through effective communication(storytelling)&citizen engagement at the neighbourhood level
A planning approach that uses common tools in innovative ways to communicate about climate change and facilitate adaptation decision-making.
Prepare Vietnamese cities’ housing infrastructures for potential seasonal migrants influx from Cà Mau and Kiên Giang provinces, Vietnam.
Online peer-to-peer knowledge management tool helps communities share adaptation strategies and take action to become climate resilient.
A virtual globe based simulation game for awareness on potential adaptive capacity of wetlands in urban spaces.