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2017 - Cities Adaptation Actions
| Row number | Account number | Organization | City | Country | Region | C40 | Access | Reporting Year | Climate hazards | Adaptation Action | Action description | City Location | Country Location |
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| 501 | 59633 | City of Santa Cruz, CA | Santa Cruz, CA | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Coastal flood | Flood mapping | Downtown Santa Cruz, the beach and tourist serving areas and the Wastewater Treatment Facili-ty are all at risk from sea level rise and extreme storm events. Replacement of the Highway 1/Highway 9 bridge across the San Lorenzo River has also been identified as a very high priority. The bridge structure acts as a debris barrier during storms, creating a barrier or temporary dam and exacerbating flooding on the upper San Lorenzo River.See actions listed on pages 33 onward of the Climate Adaptation Plan for flood specific actions.As of January 2017, the City has begun an update to its Vulnerability Assessment and Climate Adaptation Plan, and will be updating its adaptation actions. The description below describes our actions as of 2011. | (36.974117°, -122.030796°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 502 | 59633 | City of Santa Cruz, CA | Santa Cruz, CA | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Groundwater flood | Flood mapping | See actions listed on pages 33 onward of the Climate Adaptation Plan for groundwater flood specific actions.As of January 2017, the City has begun an update to its Vulnerability Assessment and Climate Adaptation Plan, and will be updating its adaptation actions. | (36.974117°, -122.030796°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 503 | 55801 | City of West Palm Beach | West Palm Beach | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Coastal flood | Flood mapping | The City is finalizing its Stormwater Master Plan which incorporates historical data on flooding and sea level rise projections. | (26.715342°, -80.053375°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 504 | 36522 | Comune di Verbania | Verbania | Italy | Europe | Public | 2017 | Flash/surface flood | Flood mapping | in progress | (45.928306°, 8.555371°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 505 | 60375 | Gobiernación del Archipiélago de San Andrés | Archipiélago de San Andrés | Colombia | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Permanent inundation | Flood mapping | La Corporación Ambiental identificó y delimito las areas suceptibles a inundaciones y cuenta con los mapas de dichas zonas. En estos sectores se realizan jornadas de sensibilización con el fin de asesorar a la comunidad en el manejo de residuos sólidos y se promueve las jornadas de limpieza, especialmente en épocas de lluvia, con el fin de evitar taponamiento y obtrucción de los desagues. | (12.579438°, -81.697645°) | (4.5709°, -74.2973°) | |
| 506 | 54687 | Prefeitura Municipal de São José dos Campos | São José dos Campos | Brazil | Latin America | Public | 2017 | River flood | Flood mapping | As áreas de risco de alagamento foram mapeadas no Plano Municipal de Redução de Riscos (PMRR). | (-23.184768°, -45.878284°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | |
| 507 | 49334 | City of Richmond, VA | Richmond, VA | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Rain storm | Hazard resistant infrastructure design and construction | Stormwater infrastructure improvements have been made to prevent flooding of at-risk neighborhoods. | (37.540725°, -77.436048°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 508 | 54389 | Taichung City Government | Taichung | Taiwan | East Asia | Public | 2017 | Cyclone (Hurricane/Typhoon) | Flood mapping | River level monitoring and warning systems are built along major flood area. People can can use personal computer or mobile phone to check the status of rainfall and flood warning information for early preparation to avoid loss of property and life. | (24.161859°, 120.646967°) | (23.6978°, 120.9605°) | |
| 509 | 54389 | Taichung City Government | Taichung | Taiwan | East Asia | Public | 2017 | Rain storm | Flood mapping | River level monitoring and warning systems are built along major flood area. People can can use personal computer or mobile phone to check the status of rainfall and flood warning information for early preparation to avoid loss of property and life. | (24.161859°, 120.646967°) | (23.6978°, 120.9605°) | |
| 510 | 73295 | City of La Crosse, WI | La Crosse, WI | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Flash/surface flood | Flood mapping | FEMA maps | (43.8014°, -91.2396°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 511 | 73295 | City of La Crosse, WI | La Crosse, WI | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | River flood | Flood mapping | FEMA maps | (43.8014°, -91.2396°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 512 | 31148 | City of Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Europe | C40 | Public | 2017 | Coastal flood | Flood mapping | For each subject we have undertaken several actions. According to the Delta Strategy and Sustainability Agenda. Some action are National. Some are local. | (52.370216°, 4.895168°) | (52.132633°, 5.291266°) |
| 513 | 35863 | City of Durban | Durban | South Africa | Africa | C40 | Public | 2017 | Flash/surface flood | Flood mapping | revised design floodline mapping | (-29.8586804°, 31.0218404°) | (-30.559482°, 22.937506°) |
| 514 | 31115 | City of Johannesburg | Johannesburg | South Africa | Africa | C40 | Public | 2017 | Flash/surface flood | Flood mapping | (-26.2041028°, 28.0473051°) | (-30.559482°, 22.937506°) | |
| 515 | 31167 | City of Lagos | Lagos | Nigeria | Africa | C40 | Public | 2017 | Coastal flood | Flood mapping | Lagos Geographical Information Systems (LAGIS) takes care of this. | (6.524379°, 3.379206°) | (9.081999°, 8.675277°) |
| 516 | 3429 | City of Stockholm | Stockholm | Sweden | Europe | C40 | Public | 2017 | Flash/surface flood | Flood mapping | http://miljobarometern.stockholm.se/klimat/klimatforandringar-och-klimatanpassning/skyfall/ | (59.3293235°, 18.0685808°) | (60.128161°, 18.643501°) |
| 517 | 31165 | Stadt Heidelberg | Heidelberg | Germany | Europe | C40 | Public | 2017 | River flood | Flood mapping | Crisis management including warning and evacuation systems | (49.398752°, 8.672434°) | (51.165691°, 10.451526°) |
| 518 | 31165 | Stadt Heidelberg | Heidelberg | Germany | Europe | C40 | Public | 2017 | Flash/surface flood | Flood mapping | Development of warning and evacuation systems based on flood maps for topographical vulnerable areas. | (49.398752°, 8.672434°) | (51.165691°, 10.451526°) |
| 519 | 35268 | City of Boston | Boston | USA | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Storm surge | Flood mapping | We have mapped storm surge impacts citywide through the Climate Ready Boston initiative. | (42.3584308°, -71.0597732°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 520 | 35268 | City of Boston | Boston | USA | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Rain storm | Flood mapping | The Boston Water and Sewer Commission mapped rain storm impacts, and we are building on this analysis through Climate Ready Boston. The BWSC is considering a new design storm standard based on the climate analysis. | (42.3584308°, -71.0597732°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 521 | 35268 | City of Boston | Boston | USA | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | River flood | Flood mapping | We have mapped flooding impacts citywide through the Climate Ready Boston initiative. | (42.3584308°, -71.0597732°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 522 | 35268 | City of Boston | Boston | USA | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Coastal flood | Flood mapping | We have mapped flooding impacts citywide through the Climate Ready Boston initiative. | (42.3584308°, -71.0597732°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 523 | 31114 | City of Sydney | Sydney | Australia | South Asia and Oceania | C40 | Public | 2017 | Flash/surface flood | Flood mapping | Undertake research to identify the extent of properties within flood prone areas and the vulnerable community groups/members and the assets and facilities they use/frequent | (-33.8674869°, 151.2069902°) | (-25.274398°, 133.775136°) |
| 524 | 31114 | City of Sydney | Sydney | Australia | South Asia and Oceania | C40 | Public | 2017 | Lightning/thunderstorm | Flood mapping | Floodplain management policies have been updated for all sub-catchments in the local government area. | (-33.8674869°, 151.2069902°) | (-25.274398°, 133.775136°) |
| 525 | 31114 | City of Sydney | Sydney | Australia | South Asia and Oceania | C40 | Public | 2017 | Rain storm | Flood mapping | Floodplain management policies have been updated for all sub-catchments in the local area | (-33.8674869°, 151.2069902°) | (-25.274398°, 133.775136°) |
| 526 | 35873 | Municipality of Medellín | Medellín | Colombia | Latin America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Landslide | Flood mapping | El Plan Municipal de Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres de Medellín 2015-2030 se construyo entre los años 2014 y 2015, y se encuentra en etapa de divulgación. La implementación iniciara en el transcurso del 2017. | (6.22729°, -75.573519°) | (4.570868°, -74.297333°) |
| 527 | 31177 | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Flash/surface flood | Hazard resistant infrastructure design and construction | SLC considers both its climate vulnerabilities and mitigation strategies in major street reconstruction projects. | (40.7608°, -111.891°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 528 | 35873 | Municipality of Medellín | Medellín | Colombia | Latin America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Flash/surface flood | Flood mapping | El Plan Municipal de Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres de Medellín 2015-2030 se construyó entre los años 2014 y 2015, y se encuentra en etapa de divulgación. La implementación iniciara en el transcurso del 2017. | (6.22729°, -75.573519°) | (4.570868°, -74.297333°) |
| 529 | 35873 | Municipality of Medellín | Medellín | Colombia | Latin America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Rain storm | Flood mapping | El Plan Municipal de Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres de Medellín 2015-2030 se construyo entre los años 2014 y 2015, y se encuentra en etapa de divulgación. La implementación iniciara en el transcurso del 2017. | (6.22729°, -75.573519°) | (4.570868°, -74.297333°) |
| 530 | 31159 | Alcaldía Metropolitana de Caracas | Caracas | Venezuela | Latin America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Drought | Flood mapping | A flood risk map was established for the City. Procedures have been established about how to react to climate events | (10.4696404°, -66.8037185°) | (6.42375°, -66.58973°) |
| 531 | 31156 | Municipality of Curitiba | Curitiba | Brazil | Latin America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Rain storm | Flood mapping | The mapping is been done by the Coordination for Rink Management for all the basins in the city | (-25.431063°, -49.264693°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) |
| 532 | 31146 | Addis Ababa City Administration | Addis Ababa | Ethiopia | Africa | C40 | Public | 2017 | Flash/surface flood | Flood mapping | Mapping and frequent updating of flood risks areas taking into account CC scenarios; mapping of who and what is at flood risk from all sources of flooding today, and in the future | (9.028874°, 38.754366°) | (9.145°, 40.489673°) |
| 533 | 31009 | City of Copenhagen | Copenhagen | Denmark | Europe | C40 | Public | 2017 | Rain storm | Flood mapping | Action Copenhagen must attain a level of resilience which limits potentially damaging floods from extreme rainfall events to the type which, statistically, occurs only once every 100 years. We talk of potentially damaging floods when water levels in streets, for example, reach 10 cm. It would be disproportionately expensive to implement adoptive measures in the city against events with return periods of more than 100 years when compared to the costs of the ensuing damage. Please note that the timescale for the implementation for cloud burst measures is estimated to 20 years, however the final implementation plan regarding all the planned cloud burst projects was adopted by november 2015. Action description The final implementation plan regarding all the planned cloud burst projects was adopted by november 2015. With a time frame of around 20 years before the Cloudburst Management Plan is fully implemented, it will be necessary to set a number of measures in motion in different water catchment areas simultaneously. This is not to say, however, that the adaptive action must be completed in one area before initiating activities elsewhere. The coordination of the pluvial flooding projects with ongoing urban development projects all over the city will mean that activities will be underway at several sites simultaneously, in any case. Finally, it might be necessary to deviate totally from the ranking order as work must be continuously coordinated with road renovation work, for example | (55.6760968°, 12.5683371°) | (56.26392°, 9.501785°) |
| 534 | 31009 | City of Copenhagen | Copenhagen | Denmark | Europe | C40 | Public | 2017 | Heat wave | Flood mapping | No concrete actions have been taken yet. However the city plans for green corridors and thereby include considerations for heatwaves.. | (55.6760968°, 12.5683371°) | (56.26392°, 9.501785°) |
| 535 | 35893 | City of Dar es Salaam | Dar es Salaam | United Republic of Tanzania | Africa | C40 | Public | 2017 | River flood | Flood mapping | Identification on the status of flood-prone areas | (-6.792354°, 39.208328°) | (-6.369028°, 34.888822°) |
| 536 | 31173 | Comune di Milano | Milano | Italy | Europe | C40 | Public | 2017 | River flood | Flood mapping | (45.802578°, 9.086356°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 537 | 36254 | Comune di Venezia | Venezia | Italy | Europe | C40 | Public | 2017 | Rain storm | Flood mapping | After 2007 flooding a big work has been promoted by a special commissioner who has made a flood risk mapping and a program of adjustments to water infrastructure related to new risks. | (45.4332515°, 12.3210704°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) |
| 538 | 16581 | City of Seattle | Seattle | USA | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Coastal flood | Flood mapping | Conducted an analysis of the communities and infrastructure at increasing risk of coastal flooding. | (47.6062°, -122.3321°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 539 | 31117 | City of Toronto | Toronto | Canada | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | River flood | Flood mapping | Toronto works closely with the Toronto Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), an Agency of the City that is responsible for flood plain regulation and risk mitigation. A wide range of initiatives are currently underway that mitigate the City's risk to riverine flooding. TRCA's flood risk management office is focused on prevention and mitigation, preparedness, recovery, and response. | (43.653226°, -79.3831843°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) |
| 540 | 31109 | City of Melbourne | Melbourne | Australia | South Asia and Oceania | C40 | Public | 2017 | Flash/surface flood | Flood mapping | Detailled mapping has been undertaken of some at risk neighbourhoods. Broader GIS modelling being undertaken for the entire municipality. | (-37.814107°, 144.96328°) | (-25.274398°, 133.775136°) |
| 541 | 31169 | Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | East Asia | C40 | Public | 2017 | Rain storm | Flood mapping | To improve the performance of existing drainage systems and the sustainability, we have been actively commissioning the review studies on Drainage Master Plan (DMP), implementing flood prevention projects, incorporating environmentally friendly measures and promoting blue-green infrastructure in new development areas. The Government is reviewing the emergency management strategy for landslide and flooding hazards arising from extreme weather events. | (22.2880809°, 114.1398015°) | (22.396428°, 114.109497°) |
| 542 | 31164 | Ho Chi Minh City | Ho Chi Minh | Vietnam | South Asia and Oceania | C40 | Public | 2017 | Groundwater flood | Flood mapping | (10.762622°, 106.660172°) | (14.058324°, 108.277199°) | |
| 543 | 35868 | Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg | Hamburg | Germany | Europe | Public | 2017 | Heat wave | Green roofs/walls | (53.5510846°, 9.9936818°) | (51.165691°, 10.451526°) | ||
| 544 | 59163 | City of Tirana | Tirana | Albania | Europe | Public | 2017 | Heat wave | Green roofs/walls | Green roofs (roof tops) in the manner of vegetation planted in vases or especially designed roofs. | (41.327546°, 19.818698°) | (41.153332°, 20.168331°) | |
| 545 | 31148 | City of Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Europe | C40 | Public | 2017 | Heat wave | Green roofs/walls | subsidy programme | (52.370216°, 4.895168°) | (52.132633°, 5.291266°) |
| 546 | 31149 | City of Athens | Athens | Greece | Europe | C40 | Public | 2017 | Extreme hot days | Green roofs/walls | Green roofs have been put on the roofs of 13 school buildings. The project is funded under NSRF. In the climate adaptation strategy the installation of 30 additional roofs is foreseen. | (37.98381°, 23.727539°) | (39.074208°, 21.824312°) |
| 547 | 68378 | Municipalidad de Santiago de Surco | Santiago de Surco | Peru | Latin America | Public | 2017 | River flood | Hazard resistant infrastructure design and construction | (-12.145272°, -77.005104°) | (-9.19°, -75.0152°) | ||
| 548 | 50680 | Cascais | Cascais | Portugal | Europe | Public | 2017 | Drought | Hazard resistant infrastructure design and construction | This includes numerous actions such as the diversity of water sources to reduce dependency, the implementation of new water pipes or close monitoring of water losses with state of the art technology associated with local verification of valves and loss communication by citizens. | (38.6970565°, -9.4222945°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | |
| 549 | 50680 | Cascais | Cascais | Portugal | Europe | Public | 2017 | Coastal flood | Hazard resistant infrastructure design and construction | The civil protection department and local stakeholders share responsibilities in managing the coastal areas erosion and to define hazard/closed areas for personal safety. Infrastructures are implemented to prevent coastal flooding near roads and people are diverged from areas within registered events. Natural systems such as dunes are protected through a biodiversity and sand restoration methods which resort to natural engineering. | (38.6970565°, -9.4222945°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | |
| 550 | 54521 | City of Bournemouth | Bournemouth | United Kingdom | Europe | Public | 2017 | Coastal flood | Hazard resistant infrastructure design and construction | Following the loss of several beach huts during extreme weather events, new standards are being implemented to increase resilience of new structures. | (50.719164°, -1.880769°) | (55.378051°, -3.435973°) |
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Housing 50% of the world’s population, cities are particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts. In 2017, some 380 cities disclosed their adaptation actions through CDP. Explore how these cities are building resilience to environmental impacts.
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