As a member of this panel on adaptation it became clear to me that the world’s urban areas, especially its coastal cities, face unprecedented and potentially catastrophic challenges from climate change. Sea level rise, drought, and the increased intensity and frequency of devastating coastal storms, are but a few of the existential threats to our urban coastal communities and their citizens. Since most of our cities are not sustainably designed or managed they lack the resiliency to effectively respond to these threats. In my talk at the conference, I’ll look at how cities can be redesigned to become more sustainable and at the actions local governments can be taking now to prepare for and adapt to climate change.
Mayor Jeremy Harris USA
