We are thrilled about our office opening and excited to call @rotterdam our home in Europe. The city is a global pioneer of resilience, providing inspiration and support to cities worldwide. We are excited to continue working together in advancing a resilient future for all.
The 5.2km-long dike that protects village of Hansweert (pop. 1,675) will be raised by 3m at a cost of €163,000,000 to satisfy NL standards set in 2017. That's > €31,000,000/km! Will it be high enough to weather IPCC AR6 predictions in the long term? https://t.co/zwlVRZGjoY
"Living with water: #climateadaptation in the world's deltas" highlights ‘lighthouse’ case studies for scaling up adaptation to help the half a billion people living in delta communities imperiled by #climatechange.
Read more: https://t.co/7qmZIx0rR9
We only use so much sand because we want to. We are working with outdated building regulations and with outdated cement technology. Solutions have long been available to drastically reduce river and coastal sand consumption. Sand is always needed for the construction industry,
#NatureBasedSolutions are becoming more and more important to achieve the #SDGs within planetary boundaries.
Interested in discussing how to mainstream #NBS in adaptation & resilience with other practitioners? Join the Water Adaptation Community #WAC: https://t.co/Q1tPPLiTuV
We support the protesters, and @FlexBaseIntl has built low-cost floating foundations for Bangladesh and other delta countries to help deal with and adapt to these issues.
If you think climate protesters are inconvenient, just wait until you find out what continuous floods, wildfires, heatwaves are going to do to your daily life.
This is Bangladesh now!
#UNOceanConference 🌊
“Local and regional governments don’t have time to work in silos. They are at the forefront of protecting their communities and their natural resources"
@LaurenSorkin18, Executive Director, Resilient Cities Network
#Listen2Cities
ONE DAY TO GO!
Our next #WAC Webinar: Scaling up nature-based solutions for adaptation in coastal areas with @joanna_eyquem
📅 23 June, 12:30-2PM
📍Virtual and in-person in Groningen Museum
💻 Join online: https://t.co/IVx1VvLWUO
👥 Attend in person: https://t.co/xhbrpinqa2