The ‘clarion call’ of creative adaptation
When citizens huddle in coffee shops to design adaptation solutions, the “creative city” concept takes on a whole new meaning.
Category: SDGs 1-17
From the ashes of Katowice, a different phoenix must rise
The Paris Agreement became the big victim of the just concluded UN climate conference, which should translate into a massive local and global pivot toward adaptation. Here’s a year-end message to five of you who must lead the way.
Here’s an easy climate prediction
2019 will be the year adaptation mainstreams in the boardroom, now that the UN guarantees catastrophic climate change. It’s only a matter of time, and not much, before everyone gets the memo.
Acqua alta, indeed
This week’s epic flood in Venice is but the latest reminder of the systemic changes needed across the board and around the world, including a new social contract
Age of Migration 2: the new destination cities
Does your city compete to become the best place to live and run a business? Well, if you have the right location and resilience plan in place, you may be positioned to compete on a brave new front.
Age of Migration 1: time to face it
Want an easy prediction? As climate change worsens, vulnerable cities and communities will flock to managed-retreat plans. Given today’s UN Climate Report, they won’t have a choice.
The post-María Puerto Rico story you won’t read anywhere else
As we remember 9/20, a more menacing storm is brewing on this U.S. territory, with lessons for islands and coasts everywhere
Cone of uncertainty
As Florence smashes into the Carolinas, a reflection on the imperative to adapt, now that the new normal has arrived
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