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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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| 951 | 54656 | Prefeitura de Vinhedo | Vinhedo | Brazil | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Rain storm | Real time risk monitoring | (-23.030673°, -46.98376°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | ||
| 952 | 36285 | Comune di Firenze | Firenze | Italy | Europe | Public | 2017 | Extreme hot days | Real time risk monitoring | During the summer period, temperature are monitored and forecasted to warn citizenship (expecially vulnerable people); free drinking water has been made available thanks to the public fountains; cooled public building and shaded spaces are open for citizen in case of need. | (39.627269°, -90.610682°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 953 | 58797 | Hørsholm Kommune | Hørsholm | Denmark | Europe | Public | 2017 | River flood | Real time risk monitoring | A project in collaboration with the neighboring municipalities have been carried on with among others real time risk monitoring. | (55.883514°, 12.504924°) | (56.26392°, 9.501785°) | |
| 954 | 55334 | Município de Braga | Braga | Portugal | Europe | Public | 2017 | Severe wind | Real time risk monitoring | (41.533751°, -8.438218°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | ||
| 955 | 54345 | City Government of Davao | Davao | Philippines | South Asia and Oceania | Public | 2017 | Landslide | Real time risk monitoring | Real time MonitoringCrisis management including warning and evacuation systemsPublic preparedness (including practice exercises/drills)Community engagement/educationProjects and policies targeted at those most vulnerableRestrict development in at risk areasResilience and resistance measures for buildingsTree planting and/or creation of green space | (7.074755°, 125.624539°) | (12.879721°, 121.774017°) | |
| 956 | 55324 | Município de Guimarães | Guimarães | Portugal | Europe | Public | 2017 | Drought | Real time risk monitoring | Monitoring and evaluation of key impactsOperationalization of the Municipal Forest Fire Protection Plan | (41.444266°, -8.292241°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | |
| 957 | 55324 | Município de Guimarães | Guimarães | Portugal | Europe | Public | 2017 | Forest fire | Real time risk monitoring | Monitoring and evaluation of key impactsOperationalization of the Municipal Forest Fire Protection Plan | (41.444266°, -8.292241°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | |
| 958 | 57509 | Prefeitura Niterói | Niterói | Brazil | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Flash/surface flood | Real time risk monitoring | Monitoramento da defesa civil de riscos de chuva forte e tempestade e das áreas de risco. | (-22.892857°, -43.118381°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | |
| 959 | 35863 | City of Durban | Durban | South Africa | Africa | C40 | Public | 2017 | Rain storm | Real time risk monitoring | Plans are in place to extend the Flood Early Warning System to other threats too | (-29.8586804°, 31.0218404°) | (-30.559482°, 22.937506°) |
| 960 | 31115 | City of Johannesburg | Johannesburg | South Africa | Africa | C40 | Public | 2017 | Hail | Real time risk monitoring | (-26.2041028°, 28.0473051°) | (-30.559482°, 22.937506°) | |
| 961 | 31115 | City of Johannesburg | Johannesburg | South Africa | Africa | C40 | Public | 2017 | Lightning/thunderstorm | Real time risk monitoring | (-26.2041028°, 28.0473051°) | (-30.559482°, 22.937506°) | |
| 962 | 31115 | City of Johannesburg | Johannesburg | South Africa | Africa | C40 | Public | 2017 | Tornado | Real time risk monitoring | (-26.2041028°, 28.0473051°) | (-30.559482°, 22.937506°) | |
| 963 | 14088 | City of Oslo | Oslo | Norway | Europe | C40 | Public | 2017 | Heavy snow | Real time risk monitoring | Early warning system, and removal of snow on roofs. Heavy snow is calculated into construction of buildings | (59.9138688°, 10.7522454°) | (60.472024°, 8.468946°) |
| 964 | 14088 | City of Oslo | Oslo | Norway | Europe | C40 | Public | 2017 | Forest fire | Real time risk monitoring | Wider regional cooperation and drilling on forest fire response | (59.9138688°, 10.7522454°) | (60.472024°, 8.468946°) |
| 965 | 55372 | Prefeitura Municipal de Canoas | Canoas | Brazil | Latin America | Public | 2017 | River flood | Restrict development in at risk areas | DELIMITAÇÃO DE ÁREAS UTILIZÁVEIS, CONSTRUÇÃO/RECUPERAÇÃO DE DIQUES E CASAS DE BOMBAS, ELEVAÇÃO DE COTAS POR MEIO DE ATERROS | (-29.913258°, -51.186192°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | |
| 966 | 31181 | City of Philadelphia | Philadelphia | USA | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Storm surge | Real time risk monitoring | The Office of Sustainability worked with climate scientists and the Department of Energy to understand how sea level rise would impact future storm surge risk, and is education city departments and other stakeholders on this new data to inform decision-making on waterfront investments. | (39.952335°, -75.163789°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 967 | 31155 | City of Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires | Argentina | Latin America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Coastal flood | Real time risk monitoring | Coastal floods are related to “Sudestada” phenomenon that includes severe southeast winds that push the river into land, not allowing drainage and it is usually accompanied by severe rainfall. This phenomenon may accelerate the river level rise in Buenos Aires. The wind that blows during Sudestadas is from the opposite direction from the normal flow of the Rio de la Plata, blocking its normal drainage pushing the water towards the coast and producing flooding. Faced with this situation the city has created an early warning system, which is provided by the underground information in real time on rainfall and storm effects in different neighborhoods of the City. It is equipped with water level sensors (limnigraphs) located in rainfall drainage systems which provide data of the amount of water concentrated in relation to pipe capacity during heavy rainfall events. In the same line, the City of Buenos Aires has a weather alert network run by the Emergency Squad which counts with eight stations.Within the Director of Emergency Plan, Sudestadas are considered one of the threats that the City faced, therefore have operational action plans to address them with the help from Civil Defense personnel. Although the phenomenon cannot be avoided, measures to mitigate its consequences are been developed: water reservoirs parks that hold rainwater, which will drain afterwards;and training of first responders. The Coordination and Control Center (CUCC, in its Spanish abbreviation) monitors in real time critical city points and storm drains receive and process all emergency calls, coordinating response with the corresponding areas. Furthermore, the Ministry of Habitat and Inclusion and the Ministry of Urban Development does infrastructure improvements, tree planting among other actions in order to reduce vulnerability to coastal flooding. Moreover, the Buenos Aires Green Program plans to expand and improve the permeable green surface and the amount of public woodland, because of the ability of these natural factors to absorb and retain rainwater. | (-34.6037232°, -58.3815931°) | (-38.416097°, -63.616672°) |
| 968 | 31176 | Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Latin America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Severe wind | Real time risk monitoring | The city monitors wind speed and direction in two of the meteorological stations from the Rio Operations Centre. | (-22.9054389°, -43.5614471°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) |
| 969 | 63999 | City of Miami Beach, FL | Miami Beach, FL | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Flash/surface flood | Resilience and resistance measures for buildings | Resilient Greater Miami & the Beaches (GM&B) is a unique collaboration among Miami Dade County, City of Miami Beach and City of Miami created to respond to global trends major metropolis’ face: urbanization, globalization and climate change, among others. Last spring, after a competitive process, GM&B was selected to join 100 Resilient Cities. As part of this program, Miami Beach’s sustainability plans will be updated. This will include a review and analysis of existing plans such as transportation, open space, Comprehensive Development Master Plans (CDMP) and robust stakeholder involvement. Therefore, GM&B will integrate these two processes and create an overarching strategy to help prioritize and intensify our focus on initiatives with key economic, social, and/or environmental sustainability and resiliency benefits. The City conducted a vulnerability assessment in 2016-2017 to inform the prioritization of assets or adaptation planning by reviewing City-owned assets to understand their vulnerability to sea level rise and tidal flooding with the purpose of informing decision-making for future capital investment. | _ , (25.790654°, -80.130045°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 970 | 63999 | City of Miami Beach, FL | Miami Beach, FL | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Extratropical storm | Resilience and resistance measures for buildings | The City of Miami Beach recognizes its vulnerability to sea level rise and is developing short-term and long-term adaptation strategies to improve the City’s resilience. The City’s existing initiatives include its Stormwater Management Master Plan, which is the first municipal stormwater management plan in the region to account for projected sea level rise. Additionally, the City has engaged the community in a series of public meetings and workshops regarding sea level rise and resiliency planning. | _ , (25.790654°, -80.130045°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 971 | 61876 | Mazabuka Municipal Council | Mazabuka | Zambia | Africa | Public | 2017 | Cyclone (Hurricane/Typhoon) | Resilience and resistance measures for buildings | Relocation of squatters from unplanned settlements to planed ones and as well enforcing legislature | (-15.861252°, 27.749066°) | (-13.133897°, 27.849332°) | |
| 972 | 37261 | City of Pietermaritzburg | Pietermaritzburg | South Africa | Africa | Public | 2017 | Flash/surface flood | Resilience and resistance measures for buildings | efforts are being made by Msunduzi municipality to relocated communities located within areas prone to flooding | (-29.600607°, 30.379412°) | (-30.559482°, 22.937506°) | |
| 973 | 52638 | Prefeitura de Aracaju | Aracaju | Brazil | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Coastal flood | Resilience and resistance measures for buildings | Atualmente o poder público municipal tem construído espigões de pedra em áreas de risco iminente de inundação, como o bairro treze de julho, e ainda faz a manutenção periódica de contenções realizadas anteriormente, a exemplo do bairro coroa do meio. | (-10.947247°, -37.073082°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | |
| 974 | 60394 | Gobierno Autónomo Municipal de Tarija | Tarija | Bolivia | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Hail | Resilience and resistance measures for buildings | Bombas fragmentadoras o disipadoras de nubes | (-21.266606°, -63.488416°) | (-16.290154°, -63.588653°) | |
| 975 | 58569 | City of Podgorica | Podgorica | Montenegro | Europe | Public | 2017 | Rain storm | Resilience and resistance measures for buildings | Rehabilitation of existing facilities by producing thermal insulation facades (including waterproofing protection facade). Using adequate materials, improve the general condition of buildings in terms of adaptation to climate change. Repairing all damage to the external façade and roof surfaces to prevent the penetration of water and moisture into the building using a high-quality, durable materials, installation of blinds, replacement of window frames on the facade with those of relevant energy class. Renewal of hospitals, kindergartens, schools and other social infrastructure, installation of insulation for indoor cooling and heating. Easier stay of all socially vulnerable categories in these institutions. Easier adaptation of vulnerability groups to climate change. | (42.43042°, 19.259364°) | (42.708678°, 19.37439°) | |
| 976 | 35898 | Greater Manchester | Manchester | United Kingdom | Europe | Public | 2017 | Flash/surface flood | Resilience and resistance measures for buildings | Capital flood risk schemes and wider work to increase property and community level resilience. A range of capital schemes are funded and progressed. Currently a second flood storage basin in Salford is under construction, deculverting and associated FR reduction works in Rochdale. Smaller more local pluvial and fluvial schemes are programmed and wider efforts on engagement and increasing community flood resilience are undertaken currently. | (53.4575955°, -2.1578377°) | (55.378051°, -3.435973°) | |
| 977 | 35898 | Greater Manchester | Manchester | United Kingdom | Europe | Public | 2017 | River flood | Resilience and resistance measures for buildings | Capital flood risk schemes and wider work to increase property and community level resilience. A range of capital schemes are funded and progressed. Currently a second flood storage basin in Salford is under construction, deculverting and associated flood risk reduction works in Rochdale. Smaller more local pluvial and fluvial schemes are programmed and wider efforts on engagement and increasing community flood resilience are undertaken currently. | (53.4575955°, -2.1578377°) | (55.378051°, -3.435973°) | |
| 978 | 52897 | City of Aspen and Pitkin County | Aspen and Pitkin County | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Flash/surface flood | Resilience and resistance measures for buildings | (39.195°, -106.837°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 979 | 35853 | City of Baltimore | Baltimore | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Cyclone (Hurricane/Typhoon) | Resilience and resistance measures for buildings | Energy and flooding retrofits and communications technology | (39.2903848°, -76.6121893°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 980 | 35853 | City of Baltimore | Baltimore | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Storm surge | Resilience and resistance measures for buildings | Floodproofing, elevation of systems, and warning signs | (39.2903848°, -76.6121893°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 981 | 49787 | City of Benicia | Benicia | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Coastal flood | Resilience and resistance measures for buildings | To be determined in Adaptation Plan - presently under review. | (38.049365°, -122.1585777°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 982 | 54104 | City of Boulder | Boulder | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | River flood | Resilience and resistance measures for buildings | Hazard mapping and private sector flood preparation ordinance | (40.0274°, -105.2519°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 983 | 54060 | City of Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury | Sudbury | Canada | North America | Public | 2017 | Heavy snow | Resilience and resistance measures for buildings | Will examine roof requirements | (46.526783°, -80.964463°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 984 | 54060 | City of Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury | Sudbury | Canada | North America | Public | 2017 | Rain storm | Resilience and resistance measures for buildings | Back water valve rebates for residents. | (46.526783°, -80.964463°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 985 | 31177 | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Severe wind | Resilience and resistance measures for buildings | SLC considers both its climate vulnerabilities and mitigation strategies in major renovations and designing new city buildings. | (40.7608°, -111.891°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 986 | 59535 | Town of Vail, CO | Vail, CO | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Forest fire | Resilience and resistance measures for buildings | Defensible space creation, removal of mountain pine-beetle fuel, roof material regulations | (39.6403°, -106.3742°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 987 | 58357 | City of West Hollywood | West Hollywood | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Forest fire | Resilience and resistance measures for buildings | The City has adopted the 2016 LA County Fire Code and offers LA County CERT training to residents, encourages residents to sign up for Alert LA mass emergency notification system | (34.09°, -118.3617°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 988 | 58868 | Regional Municipality of Durham | Durham | Canada | North America | Public | 2017 | Tornado | Resilience and resistance measures for buildings | Objective: Improve electrical reliability through equipment design and service life managementE3- Asset Design and Service Life Management ProgramObjective: Prevent electrical outages due to trees falling on electrical lines and equipmentE2: Vegetation ManagementObjective: Promote the resilience of existing buildings to future climate conditions through adaptation retrofit measuresB2: Building Retrofit for Climate ResilienceObjective: Improve the resilience of new buildings to future climate conditionsB1: The Durham Climate Resilience Standards for New Buildings(see Objectives and Programs in the Durham Community Climate Adaptation Plan) | (43.936838°, -78.928824°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 989 | 57505 | Alcaldía de Panamá | Panamá | Panama | Latin America | Public | 2017 | River flood | Resilience and resistance measures for buildings | (9.118624°, -79.555236°) | (8.537981°, -80.782127°) | ||
| 990 | 31176 | Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Latin America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Lightning/thunderstorm | Resilience and resistance measures for buildings | The use of lightning rods ir obligatory in buildings with height bigger than 30 meters, as stated by a State decree. There is also a national technical norm which regulates the inslataion of lightning rods. The Alerta Rio system and the Rio Operations Center warn the population of the risk of lightining when there is forecast for a thunderstorm. | (-22.9054389°, -43.5614471°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) |
| 991 | 31182 | City of San Francisco | San Francisco | USA | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Coastal flood | Resilience and resistance measures for buildings | Guidance for Incorporating Sea Level Rise into Capital Planning | (37.7749295°, -122.4194155°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 992 | 46514 | City of Porto | Porto | Portugal | Europe | Public | 2017 | Coastal flood | Restrict development in at risk areas | Protect people and property against the rising sea level | (41.1579438°, -8.6291053°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | |
| 993 | 50558 | City of London, ON | London, ON | Canada | North America | Public | 2017 | River flood | Restrict development in at risk areas | In Ontario, after Hurricane Hazel in in the 1950s, the provincial government established Conservation Authorities for each watershed to manage the risk of future flood through flood control infrastructure, and place restrictions on development in flood plains. | (42.9837°, -81.2497°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 994 | 50578 | City of Windsor | Windsor | Canada | North America | Public | 2017 | River flood | Restrict development in at risk areas | Maintain urban flood protectionCompleting environmental assessment for Upper Little River | (42.314937°, -83.036363°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 995 | 50356 | Ayuntamiento de Morelia | Morelia | Mexico | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Landslide | Restrict development in at risk areas | Se busca que la población se traslade a zonas seguras. | (32.502581°, -117.069292°) | (23.634501°, -102.552784°) | |
| 996 | 54623 | Prefeitura de Betim | Betim | Brazil | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Landslide | Restrict development in at risk areas | Monitoramento Para Restrições de Invasões em Áreas de Risco pela Defesa Civil. | (-19.967308°, -44.20119°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | |
| 997 | 50386 | Prefeitura de Cuiabá | Cuiabá | Brazil | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Extreme hot days | Restrict development in at risk areas | através da Lei de Uso e ocupação do solo Lei Complementar 389 de 03 de Novembro de 2015,que restringe atividades conforme o local. | (-15.881977°, -52.266326°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | |
| 998 | 50383 | Prefeitura de Sorocaba | Sorocaba | Brazil | Latin America | Public | 2017 | River flood | Restrict development in at risk areas | (-23.4774899°, -47.4220615°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | ||
| 999 | 60407 | Municipalidad de Colina | Colina | Chile | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Land fire | Restrict development in at risk areas | (-33.204292°, -70.684042°) | (-35.675147°, -71.542969°) | ||
| 1000 | 60603 | City of Prince George, BC | Prince George, BC | Canada | North America | Public | 2017 | Forest fire | Restrict development in at risk areas | Wildlife Development Permit Areas. | (53.917064°, -122.749669°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) |
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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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