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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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| 601 | 50395 | Prefeitura de São Luís | São Luís | Brazil | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Heat wave | Heat mapping and thermal imaging | Realização de mapeamento de ilhas de calor e focos de incêndio em imagens de satélite multitemporais em períodos mais secos do anos (setembro a novembro) de 2004 a 2014, para a compreensão da evolução desses indicadores e formatação de políticas públicas adequada para enfrentamento do problema. | (-6.534403°, -38.056967°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | |
| 602 | 60347 | Prefeitura da Estância Climática de São Bento do Sapucaí | São Bento do Sapucaí | Brazil | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Extreme cold days | Heat mapping and thermal imaging | (-22.687425°, -45.731988°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | ||
| 603 | 50366 | Ayuntamiento de Cuernavaca | Cuernavaca | Mexico | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Vector-borne disease | Heat mapping and thermal imaging | Coordinación con el sistema estatal de salud e investigaciones de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos para dar seguimiento y evaluación a enfermedades ocasionadas por vectores que se adaptan al incremento de tempertura | (18.927487°, -99.242026°) | (23.634501°, -102.552784°) | |
| 604 | 54100 | City of Columbia, MO | Columbia, MO | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Drought | Heat mapping and thermal imaging | Drought Insurance: Data from the USDA Risk Management Agency’s 2011 Missouri Crop Insurance Profile indicates that 81.2% of crops in Missouri were insured for drought damage in 2011. An assumption could be made that the percentage of insured crops in the planning area is at least that high, if not higher, due to the importance of agriculture in the planning area.University of Missouri Extension has a number of publications for both farmers and homeowners to help mitigate the effects of drought. They are available at: http://extension.missouri.edu/main/DisplayCategory.aspx?C=257The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MoDNR): MoDNR has a drought response system based on the PDSI and has four phases of increasing severity:? Phase 1: Advisory Phase - Water monitoring analysis indicates anticipated drought.? Phase 2: Drought Alert - PDSI reads -10 to -20; and stream flow, reservoir levels and groundwater levels are below normal over a period of several months.? Phase 3: Conservation Phase - PDSI reads between -2 to -4; stream flow, reservoir levels and groundwater levels continue to decline; and forecasts indicate an extended period of below-normal precipitation.? Phase 4: Drought Emergency - PSDI reads lower than -4.MoDNR also publishes the weekly Missouri map from The Drought Monitor on their website at: http://www.dnr.mo.gov/env/wrc/drought/nationalcondition.htm. | (38.951705°, -92.334072°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 605 | 55324 | Município de Guimarães | Guimarães | Portugal | Europe | Public | 2017 | Heat wave | Heat mapping and thermal imaging | Monitoring and evaluation of key impactsImplementation of a specific contingency plan for heat wavesImplementation of an alert system for heat waves and high solar radiation | (41.444266°, -8.292241°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | |
| 606 | 35863 | City of Durban | Durban | South Africa | Africa | C40 | Public | 2017 | Extreme hot days | Heat mapping and thermal imaging | engagement with C40 Cool Cities Initiative to address Urban Heat Island in City | (-29.8586804°, 31.0218404°) | (-30.559482°, 22.937506°) |
| 607 | 31115 | City of Johannesburg | Johannesburg | South Africa | Africa | C40 | Public | 2017 | Heat wave | Heat mapping and thermal imaging | A study is being done by Wits University in association withCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to explore heatwaves in Johannesburg. This is a work package that will be included in the 2009 Adaptation Plan review. | (-26.2041028°, 28.0473051°) | (-30.559482°, 22.937506°) |
| 608 | 31115 | City of Johannesburg | Johannesburg | South Africa | Africa | C40 | Public | 2017 | Extreme hot days | Heat mapping and thermal imaging | (-26.2041028°, 28.0473051°) | (-30.559482°, 22.937506°) | |
| 609 | 31167 | City of Lagos | Lagos | Nigeria | Africa | C40 | Public | 2017 | Flash/surface flood | Heat mapping and thermal imaging | Lagos Geographical Information Systems (LAGIS) takes care of this and drainage department. | (6.524379°, 3.379206°) | (9.081999°, 8.675277°) |
| 610 | 31175 | City of Paris | Paris | France | Europe | C40 | Public | 2017 | Heat wave | Heat mapping and thermal imaging | "Thermoregulation study in Paris: measuring the efficiency of greenery and water to cool the city in hot summer conditions". For this study, meteorological stations have been implemented on the ground, to compare with airborne spatial thermal imaging of the city. The study started in 2014 and finished at the end of 2016. | (48.856614°, 2.3522219°) | (46.227638°, 2.213749°) |
| 611 | 3429 | City of Stockholm | Stockholm | Sweden | Europe | C40 | Public | 2017 | Heat wave | Heat mapping and thermal imaging | Involved in national project "Hazard support" https://www.msb.se/Upload/Kunskapsbank/Faktablad/HazardSupport_Faktablad_final.pdf?epslanguage=sv | (59.3293235°, 18.0685808°) | (60.128161°, 18.643501°) |
| 612 | 31185 | City of Warsaw | Warsaw | Poland | Europe | C40 | Public | 2017 | Extreme hot days | Heat mapping and thermal imaging | (52.2296756°, 21.0122287°) | (51.919438°, 19.145136°) | |
| 613 | 31165 | Stadt Heidelberg | Heidelberg | Germany | Europe | C40 | Public | 2017 | Extreme hot days | Heat mapping and thermal imaging | Based on the heat maps measurments to prevent overheating (shading, green roofs, plants, water bassins) | (49.398752°, 8.672434°) | (51.165691°, 10.451526°) |
| 614 | 13067 | City of New Orleans | New Orleans | USA | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Extreme hot days | Heat mapping and thermal imaging | (29.9511°, -90.0715°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 615 | 20113 | City of Vancouver | Vancouver | Canada | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Heat wave | Heat mapping and thermal imaging | Mapping vulnerable populations to heat, canopy cover and air/surface temperature to identify priority locations. Piloting cooling stations outside social housing units to provide cool refuge. Public Education | (49.261226°, -123.1139268°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) |
| 616 | 31114 | City of Sydney | Sydney | Australia | South Asia and Oceania | C40 | Public | 2017 | Extreme hot days | Heat mapping and thermal imaging | Heat mapping every four years to gauge success of canopy, green roofs and other UHI mitigation. | (-33.8674869°, 151.2069902°) | (-25.274398°, 133.775136°) |
| 617 | 35904 | Kolkata Metropolitan Area | Kolkata | India | South and West Asia | C40 | Public | 2017 | Heat wave | Heat mapping and thermal imaging | • To prepare a Heat and Health Action Plan and fund financial and operational improvement plans for the urban public health sector to ensure its ability to respond to disease outbreaks in Kolkata.• Review planning byelaws and restrict construction in low-lying areas. Throughout Kolkata, plinth Levels of all new buildings should be above the highest expected flood level.• To develop Disaster Management Cell within KMA to ensure that procedures, systems and dedicated human resources are capable of handling all potential disasters. | (22.5726°, 88.3639°) | (20.593684°, 78.96288°) |
| 618 | 31176 | Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Latin America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Heat wave | Heat mapping and thermal imaging | Rio de Janeiro City Hall is developing a partnership with NASA in which one of the work fronts is to use Landsat images in order to map the urban heat islands of the city through thermal imaging from Landsat satellites. | (-22.9054389°, -43.5614471°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) |
| 619 | 49360 | Pretoria - Tshwane | Pretoria - Tshwane | South Africa | Africa | C40 | Public | 2017 | Heat wave | Heat mapping and thermal imaging | Contracting the South African Weather Services | (-25.746111°, 28.188056°) | (-30.559482°, 22.937506°) |
| 620 | 10894 | City of Los Angeles | Los Angeles | USA | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Extreme hot days | Heat mapping and thermal imaging | The Mayor's office is currently working with a number of researchers in the Urban Heat Island space to share research and coordinate efforts. | (34.0522342°, -118.2436849°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 621 | 31182 | City of San Francisco | San Francisco | USA | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Heat wave | Heat mapping and thermal imaging | In 2014, Department of Public Health planning initiatives focuses on preventing and addressing the health impacts of heat stress morbidity and mortality from extreme heat events and associated air quality hazard. Subsequently, a Heat Vulnerability Heat Index map was released and can be found at http://sfgov.maps.arcgis.com/apps/StorytellingTextLegend/index.html?appid=87e184e8ee7e47e6a21379c85b149aed | (37.7749295°, -122.4194155°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 622 | 31109 | City of Melbourne | Melbourne | Australia | South Asia and Oceania | C40 | Public | 2017 | Heat wave | Heat mapping and thermal imaging | Heat mapping in undertaken across Melbourne. | (-37.814107°, 144.96328°) | (-25.274398°, 133.775136°) |
| 623 | 31170 | Metropolitan Municipality of Lima | Lima | Peru | Latin America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Heat wave | Heat mapping and thermal imaging | (-12.046374°, -77.042793°) | (-9.189967°, -75.015152°) | |
| 624 | 61876 | Mazabuka Municipal Council | Mazabuka | Zambia | Africa | Public | 2017 | Water-borne disease | Improve water supply distribution method | Water sampling, quality control and chlorine distribution | (-15.861252°, 27.749066°) | (-13.133897°, 27.849332°) | |
| 625 | 59298 | City of Yaoundé 6 | Yaoundé 6 | Cameroon | Africa | Public | 2017 | Water-borne disease | Improve water supply distribution method | Construction des bornes fontaines dans les quartiers, réalisation des extensions du réseau de distribution d'eau potable, promotion des bonnes pratiques d'hygiène de l'eau (collecte, transport et conservation à domicile,) promotion de l'utilisation des filtres, organisation de la gestion du service d'eau potable dans les quartiers | (3.861811°, 11.519078°) | (7.369722°, 12.354722°) | |
| 626 | 31112 | Kaohsiung City Government | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | East Asia | Public | 2017 | Rain storm | Improve water supply distribution method | KCG is committing to the effective integrated drainage system management. KCG has planned to build 4 detention ponds within 5 years which are expected to store 1,000,000 tons of storm water. The comprehensive soil and water conservation strategies have been established to avoid landslide caused by intense rainfall. Standard operation process of disaster response has been established. The SOP content includes disaster warning system, emergency rescue system, refugee resettlement system and disaster obviation system. | (22.629705°, 120.343804°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |
| 627 | 50381 | Municipio de Torreón | Torreón | Mexico | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Drought | Improve water supply distribution method | we have massive water containers | (25.542844°, -103.406786°) | (23.634501°, -102.552784°) | |
| 628 | 58310 | City of Roanoke | Roanoke | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Drought | Improve water supply distribution method | The City of Roanoke and Roanoke County joined together to create a regional water authority that is independently operated it has been very successful to manage the water supply during drought seasons. | (37.271°, -79.9414°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 629 | 61427 | Municipality of Nacala | Nacala | Mozambique | Africa | Public | 2017 | Cyclone (Hurricane/Typhoon) | Improve water supply distribution method | - We are building a brand new 110km of water pipeline to ensure that all neighborhood will have access to water | (-14.565606°, 40.685431°) | (-18.665695°, 35.529562°) | |
| 630 | 10894 | City of Los Angeles | Los Angeles | USA | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Forest fire | Improve water supply distribution method | LADWP and LAFD are currently coordinating on Fire Following Earthquake measures that will also improve the water supply for forest fires. | (34.0522342°, -118.2436849°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 631 | 36158 | Comune di Napoli | Napoli | Italy | Europe | Public | 2017 | Rockfall | Landslide risk mapping | mapping of hazardous areas | (40.8419943°, 14.2513831°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 632 | 54521 | City of Bournemouth | Bournemouth | United Kingdom | Europe | Public | 2017 | Heat wave | Incorporating climate change into long-term planning documents | The Council's Core Strategy contains: Policy CS6 Delivering Sustainable Communities -The Council, working with other partners and developers, will ensure that local neighbourhoods are improved and enhanced to reinforce local identity, access to services and functionality through: Mitigation of, and adaptation to, climate change impacts, promoting sustainability and the reduction of carbon footprints.The Council's Asset Management Plan 2015-2018 includes the indicator 'The Council should improve the performance of its assets to provide buildings that mitigate adverse impacts on the environment and prepare for climate change.'The Highways Asset Management Plan is currently in development and will include a similar commitment to ensure road surfaces are more resilient to the causes and impacts of climate change. "Managing and maintaining the existing highway network more efficiently requires; • Sustainability – Asset Management is a systematic approach that focuses on the long term outcomes of providing a fully sustainable highway network. We will adapt the management and maintenance of transport assets to reflect the potential impacts of climate change and ensure networks are resilient."Local NHS Heat wave Plan – identifies high-risk groups, risk factors and dangers of extreme heat on people and on equipment, consumables etc. | (50.719164°, -1.880769°) | (55.378051°, -3.435973°) | |
| 633 | 54521 | City of Bournemouth | Bournemouth | United Kingdom | Europe | Public | 2017 | Flash/surface flood | Incorporating climate change into long-term planning documents | The Bournemouth Flood Plan sets out measures to minimise and deal with local flood risks. The Council offer advice to residents and businesses about avoiding and coping the effects of flooding.Flooding advice is given on new development proposals to ensure sustainable water management across the town. | (50.719164°, -1.880769°) | (55.378051°, -3.435973°) | |
| 634 | 54521 | City of Bournemouth | Bournemouth | United Kingdom | Europe | Public | 2017 | Groundwater flood | Incorporating climate change into long-term planning documents | The Bournemouth Flood Plan sets out measures to minimise and deal with local flood risks. The Council offer advice to residents and businesses about avoiding and coping the effects of flooding.Flooding advice is given on new development proposals to ensure sustainable water management across the town. | (50.719164°, -1.880769°) | (55.378051°, -3.435973°) | |
| 635 | 54521 | City of Bournemouth | Bournemouth | United Kingdom | Europe | Public | 2017 | Severe wind | Incorporating climate change into long-term planning documents | Following the loss of several beach huts during extreme weather events, new standards are being implemented to increase resilience of new structures.The Council's Tree Strategy 2014 includes guidance on tree management techniques to reduce the impact of severe winds. | (50.719164°, -1.880769°) | (55.378051°, -3.435973°) | |
| 636 | 50650 | City of Gibraltar | Gibraltar | Gibraltar | Europe | Public | 2017 | Coastal flood | Incorporating climate change into long-term planning documents | The Gibraltar Development Plan includes a requirement to allow for a 0.5m rise in sea level when planning new developments. This will be reviewed for the new Plan in light of the latest IPCC findings. | (36.1407734°, -5.3535994°) | (36.140751°, -5.353585°) | |
| 637 | 36159 | City of Lisbon | Lisbon | Portugal | Europe | Public | 2017 | Drought | Incorporating climate change into long-term planning documents | Biodiversity sustainable landscape solutions integrating the Green Infrastructure regarding resilience to drought. | (38.7222524°, -9.1393366°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | |
| 638 | 36159 | City of Lisbon | Lisbon | Portugal | Europe | Public | 2017 | Severe wind | Incorporating climate change into long-term planning documents | (38.7222524°, -9.1393366°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | ||
| 639 | 36159 | City of Lisbon | Lisbon | Portugal | Europe | Public | 2017 | Rain storm | Incorporating climate change into long-term planning documents | General Plan for Drainage (aproved in 2015); | (38.7222524°, -9.1393366°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | |
| 640 | 37261 | City of Pietermaritzburg | Pietermaritzburg | South Africa | Africa | Public | 2017 | Heat wave | Incorporating climate change into long-term planning documents | Msundzui municipality has a tree planting and removal plan which aims at increased tree planting along main streets and busy areas within the CBD. This aims at greening areas and proving areas of shade. Msunduzi municipality also has a policy for the management of heat stress | (-29.600607°, 30.379412°) | (-30.559482°, 22.937506°) | |
| 641 | 46514 | City of Porto | Porto | Portugal | Europe | Public | 2017 | Rain storm | Incorporating climate change into long-term planning documents | Development control plan and monitoring plant health of the arboreal heritage of the city. Avoid falling trees and consequences for people and property during extreme events | (41.1579438°, -8.6291053°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | |
| 642 | 50154 | City of Turku | Turku | Finland | Europe | Public | 2017 | Rain storm | Incorporating climate change into long-term planning documents | A regional plan has been made together with other municipalities for the natural treatment of runoff waters. The old mixed sewage systems are replaced by separate ones, but the renovation rate is slow. | (60.4518126°, 22.2666303°) | (61.92411°, 25.748151°) | |
| 643 | 58865 | Jammerbugt Kommune | Jammerbugt | Denmark | Europe | Public | 2017 | Coastal flood | Incorporating climate change into long-term planning documents | (57.145282°, 9.541538°) | (56.26392°, 9.501785°) | ||
| 644 | 54443 | Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg | Magdeburg | Germany | Europe | Public | 2017 | Heat wave | Incorporating climate change into long-term planning documents | (52.1205°, 11.6276°) | (51.165691°, 10.451526°) | ||
| 645 | 60140 | City of Nakuru | Nakuru | Kenya | Africa | Public | 2017 | Atmospheric CO2 concentrations | Incorporating climate change into long-term planning documents | the County has enacted a clean energy policy and plan to deal with Atmospheric CO2 concentrations and other greenhouse gas emmissions as well as adopting the Kenya National Climate Change Act 2016 to foster sustainable development | (-0.303099°, 36.080026°) | (-0.023559°, 37.906193°) | |
| 646 | 54092 | City of Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Groundwater flood | Incorporating climate change into long-term planning documents | Creating a vulnerability assessment that will look further into groundwater flooding | (42.2808°, -83.743°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 647 | 52897 | City of Aspen and Pitkin County | Aspen and Pitkin County | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Drought | Incorporating climate change into long-term planning documents | (39.195°, -106.837°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 648 | 35475 | City of Calgary | Calgary | Canada | North America | Public | 2017 | Heavy snow | Incorporating climate change into long-term planning documents | A comprehensive Adaptation Plan that will be released in Q1 2018 will set the direction for implementation. | (51.048615°, -114.070846°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 649 | 54078 | City of Hayward | Hayward | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Permanent inundation | Incorporating climate change into long-term planning documents | In addition to participating in the Adapting to Rising Tides Project, the City has incorporated climate change actions into its General Plan. The Hayward Area Shoreline Planning Agency is working on a shoreline realignment master plan. | (37.6689°, -122.0808°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 650 | 54075 | City of Lakewood | Lakewood | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Extreme hot days | Incorporating climate change into long-term planning documents | The Sustainability Plan sets a target to reduce citywide water use by 20% by 2025. | (39.7047°, -105.0814°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
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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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