by Nicole Ponce | Nov 19, 2024 | Cities On The Frontline
A city is only as resilient as its most vulnerable communities. By meaningfully incorporating community voices throughout neighborhood and city-level planning processes, we can ensure that solutions are grounded in the lived experiences of residents and respond to...
by Nicole Ponce | Nov 19, 2024 | Cities On The Frontline
Cities around the world are battling more frequent and intense weather events. Extreme heat, flooding, and tropical storms not only destabilize local economies but also hit vulnerable communities the hardest— communities that often lack the resources and...
by Resilient Cities Network | Dec 3, 2023 | News and Blogs
There is no time to wait, and cities must show that they can tackle the worsening impacts of climate change, argue the mayors of Glasgow, Susan Aitken, and Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, convened by the Resilient Cities Network to write this opinion piece. The...
by Isabel Parra | Sep 22, 2023 | News and Blogs
Yesterday was the last day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere—the hottest summer since global records began in 1880. We all felt it. Climate change combined with an emerging El Niño escalated global temperatures and intensified extreme weather worldwide. Heatwaves,...
by Ada Rustow | Jul 20, 2023 | Publications
The partnership between the Resilient Cities Network and Yale University was formed to explore co-benefits of climate and health resilience and identify evidence-based interventions. As a first step in this partnership, we conducted a brief survey among city leaders...
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