In parallel to reducing greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate climate change, cities also need to strengthen their resilience to the inevitable adverse impacts of climate change.
The impacts of climate change will affect all cities across Europe but with regional and local differences. European cities are particularly vulnerable to extreme weather events, typically severe floods, heat waves or exceptional storms. Many of them have already experienced other consequences of climate change, namely effects on health, damage to homes, power and water supply failures, disruption of transport, and increased energy use for heating or cooling, which exacerbates climate change and increases energy bills.
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Adaptation 11 months, 3 weeks agoClimate change in Southeast Asia is expected to lead to significant variations in precipitation patterns, increased incidence of severe weather events, higher temperatures, and sea-level rise in many highly populated coastal regions. These changes will negatively impact agricultural yields, biodiversity, forest harvests, and availability of clean…[Read more]
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