New York City has over 520 miles of coastline, and nearly 400,000 of its eight million residents live in buildings that are physically vulnerable to coastal flooding and sea level rise. Faced with an aging building stock, an expanding 100-year floodplain, and rising costs of insurance, New York City’s coastal communities need to be better prepared. The city’s efforts to protect its neighborhoods could lead to replicable, cost-effective models for the rest of the world.
Heat and flooding are disrupting children’s daily lives and pushing cities to find new ways to keep them safe. Rethinking schoolyards could unlock a surprising…
Informal waste workers are often at the frontline of urban waste collection and recycling, yet their work is frequently undervalued and inadequately supported. Operating under…
Across the globe, residents, small businesses and local organizations are finding new ways to tackle extreme heat, flooding and other climate challenges. While each community…
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