The process of adjustment
to actual or expected climate and its effects. In human systems, adaptation
seeks to moderate or avoid harm or exploit beneficial opportunities. In some
natural systems, human intervention may facilitate adjustment to expected
climate and its effects. Cities face significant impacts from climate
change, which have potentially serious consequences for human health,
livelihoods, and assets, especially for the urban poor, informal settlements,
and other vulnerable groups. Cities around the world have begun to plan for
climate change by developing stand-alone climate plans or incorporating climate
considerations into existing plans, policies, and projects. Climate change will
have impacts on many sectors: land use, housing, transportation, public health,
water supply and sanitation, solid waste, food security, and energy etc.
THE ABC FOR SUSTAINABLE CITIES
UNEP / UN HABITAT / FIDIC / GI-REC
Based on
World Bank Group; Guide to Climate Change
Adaptation in Cities
Graphic: ReNew Canada
