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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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| 1801 | 54390 | Hsinchu County Government | Hsinchu County | Taiwan | East Asia | Public | 2017 | River flood | (24.8269°, 121.0129°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |||
| 1802 | 68385 | Municipio de Chorrera | Chorrera | Panama | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Vector-borne disease | No action currently taken | (8.882894°, -79.773631°) | (8.538°, -80.7821°) | ||
| 1803 | 54409 | City of Espoo | Espoo | Finland | Europe | Public | 2017 | Other: Precipitation coming as rain in wintertime whend the ground is icy | (60.205491°, 24.6559°) | (61.9241°, 25.7482°) | |||
| 1804 | 62845 | Jinja Municipal Council | Jinja | Uganda | Africa | Public | 2017 | Air-borne disease | Air quality initiatives | Paving of all roads and grassing all bare parts of the Town to reduce on dust pollution. Mitigate dust generating projects, by integrating environment issue in to all development projects. Upgrade housing promote housing development | (0.45021°, 33.194542°) | (1.373333°, 32.290275°) | |
| 1805 | 54559 | Ugu District Municipality | Ugu | South Africa | Africa | Public | 2017 | Drought | (-30.621797°, 30.251273°) | (-30.559482°, 22.937506°) | |||
| 1806 | 50398 | Ciudad de Juárez | Luárez | Mexico | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Tornado | (31.690364°, -106.424548°) | (23.634501°, -102.552784°) | |||
| 1807 | 59633 | City of Santa Cruz, CA | Santa Cruz, CA | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Heat wave | No action currently taken | Heat wave is addressed only in the context of drought: Develop multi-agency response protocol for emergency drinking water procurement and distribution; coordinate with county, regional, state, and/or federal entities to create response plan for emergency — such as a flood or storm event — or short-term water shortage — potentially caused by hazards such as blackouts due to heat waves or supply disruption due to weather change. Action C-2 in climate adaptation plan addresses this issue.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°) | |
| 1808 | 50559 | City of St Catharines, ON | St Catharines, ON | Canada | North America | Public | 2017 | Air-borne disease | (43.1594°, -79.2469°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |||
| 1809 | 54329 | Bogor City Government | Bogor | Indonesia | South Asia and Oceania | Public | 2017 | Air-borne disease | Testing/vaccination programs for vector-borne disease | Respiration treatment for people at health centers. | (-6.5971°, 106.806°) | (-6.121435°, 106.774124°) | |
| 1810 | 69834 | Municipalidad de General Alvear (Mendoza) | Mendoza | Argentina | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Vector-borne disease | Disease prevention measures | El Área Departamental de Salud posee el servicio de vacunación gratuito para las vacunas que estén incorporadas en el calendario obligatorio,Con respecto a las fumigaciones el Área Departamental es la encargada de suministrar el insecticida y de ir planificando las zonas a fumigar mediante el trabajo de los Agentes Sanitarios; Defensa Civil realiza la parte de fumigación y logística de acuerdo a lo que el Área departamental haya determinado. | (-34.587997°, -68.285522°) | (-38.416097°, -63.616672°) | |
| 1811 | 43937 | Wellington City Council | Wellington | New Zealand | South Asia and Oceania | Public | 2017 | Flash/surface flood | No action currently taken | (26.661763°, -80.268357°) | (-40.900557°, 174.885971°) | ||
| 1812 | 35879 | City of Minneapolis | Minneapolis | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Drought | No action currently taken | No actions being taken. | (44.983334°, -93.26667°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1813 | 54579 | Sekhukhune District Municipality | Sekhukhune | South Africa | Africa | Public | 2017 | Drought | (-24.83346°, 29.974053°) | (-30.559482°, 22.937506°) | |||
| 1814 | 43937 | Wellington City Council | Wellington | New Zealand | South Asia and Oceania | Public | 2017 | Storm surge | No action currently taken | (26.661763°, -80.268357°) | (-40.900557°, 174.885971°) | ||
| 1815 | 60279 | Prefeitura de Campos de Goytacazes | Campos de Goytacazes | Brazil | Latin America | Public | 2017 | River flood | (-21.832284°, -41.268354°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | |||
| 1816 | 60287 | Prefeitura de Feira de Santana | Feira de Santana | Brazil | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Rain storm | (-12.259727°, -38.964661°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | |||
| 1817 | 58424 | Gdansk | Gdansk | Poland | Europe | Public | 2017 | Flash/surface flood | Additional reservoirs and wells for water storage | (54.372158°, 18.638306°) | (51.919438°, 19.145136°) | ||
| 1818 | 57509 | Prefeitura Niterói | Niterói | Brazil | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Vector-borne disease | Other: | Monitoramento, prevenção e eliminação, através do controle, os fatores de risco biológico relacionados à transmissão de doenças às pessoas por vetores e reservatórios, identificando nos territórios os elementos de maior risco nesse sentido, coparticipando com os demais setores da saúde, governamentais e sociais no planejamento, execução e avaliação das medidas de prevenção e controle adotadaDesenvolvendo as ações:Vinculando o agente a um território delimitado;Conhecendo e estudando, a distribuição dos vetores da dengue, realizado através de coleta de larvas e produção de índices de infestação, universal e amostral, de forma planejada, rotineira e sistemática;Realizando ações para eliminação do vetor da dengue e de outros (métodos físicos, químicos e biológicos);Orientando aos residentes quanto a ações domésticas e comunitárias que impeçam a proliferação de vetores e de outros fatores de risco sanitário;Participando de foros comunitários relacionados à saúde;Realizando ações de bloqueio de transmissão vetorial para controle de epidemias;Realizando controle químico de roedores rotineira e sistematicamente; Alertando e orientando à população quanto a eventual aumento risco detectado. | (-22.892857°, -43.118381°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | |
| 1819 | 58621 | Town of Blacksburg | Blacksburg | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Heavy snow | No action currently taken | Heavy snowfall is removed by the Town's public works department. | (37.2296°, -80.4139°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1820 | 50368 | Municipalidad de Provincial de Arequipa | Arequipa | Peru | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Extreme hot days | No action currently taken | (-11.05566°, -75.329001°) | (-9.189967°, -75.015152°) | ||
| 1821 | 50559 | City of St Catharines, ON | St Catharines, ON | Canada | North America | Public | 2017 | Water-borne disease | (43.1594°, -79.2469°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |||
| 1822 | 60258 | Prefeitura de Brusque | Brusque | Brazil | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Hail | No action currently taken | (-27.093638°, -48.920654°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | ||
| 1823 | 31172 | Mexico City | Mexico City | Mexico | Latin America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Heat wave | Public preparedness (including practice exercises/drills) | Water saving program in offices and public buildings, and rainwater collecting. Leakage Suppression Program and Rehabilitation of Pipelines Soil conservation works in conservation areas. Water capture programmes in the conservation soil and in several houses has been delivered a pilot project of water capture systems, the intention is to raise awareness and alternative solutions for water scarcity in some regions of Mexico City. | (19.4326077°, -99.133208°) | (23.634501°, -102.552784°) |
| 1824 | 31170 | Metropolitan Municipality of Lima | Lima | Peru | Latin America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Heavy snow | (-12.046374°, -77.042793°) | (-9.189967°, -75.015152°) | ||
| 1825 | 54409 | City of Espoo | Espoo | Finland | Europe | Public | 2017 | Other: Icy conditions (walkways etc) | (60.205491°, 24.6559°) | (61.9241°, 25.7482°) | |||
| 1826 | 31111 | Tokyo Metropolitan Government | Tokyo | Japan | East Asia | C40 | Public | 2017 | Other: Damege caused by heavy rainfall | (35.6896342°, 139.6921007°) | (36.204824°, 138.252924°) | ||
| 1827 | 36484 | Comune di Monza | Monza | Italy | Europe | Public | 2017 | Tropical storm | (45.831487°, 9.0371°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |||
| 1828 | 52897 | City of Aspen and Pitkin County | Aspen and Pitkin County | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Forest fire | (39.195°, -106.837°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||
| 1829 | 52897 | City of Aspen and Pitkin County | Aspen and Pitkin County | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Forest fire | (39.195°, -106.837°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||
| 1830 | 52897 | City of Aspen and Pitkin County | Aspen and Pitkin County | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Forest fire | (39.195°, -106.837°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||
| 1831 | 42120 | City of Salvador | Salvador | Brazil | Latin America | C40 | Public | 2017 | (-12.97304°, -38.502304°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | |||
| 1832 | 54100 | City of Columbia, MO | Columbia, MO | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | (38.951705°, -92.334072°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||||
| 1833 | 54627 | Prefeitura de Joinville | Joinville | Brazil | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Other: enchente de superfície | Other: Ampliação e melhoria da rede de drenagem, limpeza de valas e rios. | Obras gerais de infraestrutura e retificação de rios e canais. | (-26.300964°, -48.840707°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | |
| 1834 | 3203 | City of Chicago | Chicago | USA | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Heavy snow | Other: | Sustainable Chicago 2015 set into place a goal to focus on climate adaptation, Goal 24, “Protect the City and Its Residents by Preparing for Changes In the Climate.” Research suggests that Chicago could experience a significant shift in climate and increasing frequency of severe storms. High emissions projections show that by the end of the century, Chicago summers could be similar to those in Baton Rouge today. Chicago is working proactively to respond to climate change by advancing policies and solutions to prepare for a changing climate and protect our people, infrastructure, and natural resources. Key actions that Chicago is taking include: • Preparing for the human impacts of climate change by supporting people with information and services, such as cooling centers.• Preparing the natural environment for climate impacts and maintain biodiversityThe City of Chicago understands that extreme weather conditions can have a severe impact on the health and safety of the residents of Chicago. Whether the City experiences an extended heat wave, frigid temperatures or severe storms, the City must be prepared to assist Chicagoans in coping with weather-related hardships. As such, the City of Chicago maintains an Extreme Weather Operations Plan. This Plan describes weather conditions that will merit the plan’s initiation, defines notification protocols for weather advisories, and describes departmental responsibilities and City operations during periods of extreme heat, cold, or severe storms. The Extreme Weather Operations Plan is maintained by the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) and, with the cooperation of participating City departments and sister agencies, is reviewed annually, and updated as needed. | (41.8781136°, -87.6297982°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 1835 | 50782 | Dhaka City | Dhaka | Bangladesh | South Asia and Oceania | C40 | Public | 2017 | Other: reduced annual rainfall | (23.810332°, 90.412518°) | (23.685°, 90.3563°) | ||
| 1836 | 54329 | Bogor City Government | Bogor | Indonesia | South Asia and Oceania | Public | 2017 | Vector-borne disease | Projects and policies targeted at those most vulnerable | Dengue disesase treatment, advice to the people to keep the home and neigborhood clean, fogging to areas by affected diseases outbreak | (-6.5971°, 106.806°) | (-6.121435°, 106.774124°) | |
| 1837 | 31148 | City of Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Europe | C40 | Public | 2017 | River flood | 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°) | |
| 1838 | 54348 | The Local Government of Quezon City | Quezon | Philippines | South Asia and Oceania | C40 | Public | 2017 | Drought | Awareness campaign/education to reduce water use | (15.6835°, 120.86176°) | (12.879721°, 121.774017°) | |
| 1839 | 55418 | City of Huntington Beach | Huntington Beach | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Other: Diversification of power | Diversifying power/energy supply | The City is in a constraint area which means we are at the end of the line for SCE and suffer frequent outages. The City would like to invest in more renewable energy (solar, geothermal, etc.) and have micro-grid technology in the future in place so that should disaster strike we can be more resilient. | (33.6603°, -117.9992°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1840 | 50650 | City of Gibraltar | Gibraltar | Gibraltar | Europe | Public | 2017 | Other: Extreme hot weather | Resilience and resistance measures for buildings | New buildings are required to meet higher building standards in terms of insulation and energy efficiency. The inclusion of green roofs and/or solar panels on buildings is encouraged via the planning process and the creation of new green areas is also encouraged, both for private and public developments. Government is also seeking to diversify its energy supply to include a greater proportion of renewables, partly in order to counter balance the increase in demand for cooling during hot weather. | (36.1407734°, -5.3535994°) | (36.140751°, -5.353585°) | |
| 1841 | 58395 | Bærum Kommune | Bærum | Norway | Europe | Public | 2017 | Flash/surface flood | (59.920545°, 10.593765°) | (60.472024°, 8.468946°) | |||
| 1842 | 49342 | City of Rochester | Rochester | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Rain storm | (43.161°, -77.6109°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||
| 1843 | 60680 | Ville de Salaberry-de-Valleyfield | Salaberry-de-Valleyfield | Canada | North America | Public | 2017 | Other: Rain freezing | (45.250091°, -74.133086°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |||
| 1844 | 36044 | Seferihisar municipality | Seferihisar | Turkey | Europe | Public | 2017 | Insect infestation | Other: | The farmers are being informed about the insects prone to damage the harvest so they can apply pesticides. | (38.19515°, 26.834402°) | (38.963745°, 35.243322°) | |
| 1845 | 62845 | Jinja Municipal Council | Jinja | Uganda | Africa | Public | 2017 | Atmospheric CO2 concentrations | Tree planting and/or creation of green space | Tree planting is being carried out to reduce on Carbon emissions, use of energy efficient stoves . Composting of solid waste and introduction of generation and use of biogas is being promoted to cause carbon emission reduction | (0.45021°, 33.194542°) | (1.373333°, 32.290275°) | |
| 1846 | 31111 | Tokyo Metropolitan Government | Tokyo | Japan | East Asia | C40 | Public | 2017 | Storm surge | (35.6896342°, 139.6921007°) | (36.204824°, 138.252924°) | ||
| 1847 | 31150 | Bangkok Metropolitan Administration | Bangkok | Thailand | South Asia and Oceania | C40 | Public | 2017 | River flood | Other: Resistance measure and resilience | Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Projects | (13.787506°, 100.710632°) | (15.870032°, 100.992541°) |
| 1848 | 3203 | City of Chicago | Chicago | USA | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Flash/surface flood | Other: | Sustainable Chicago 2015 set into place a goal to focus on climate adaptation, Goal 24, “Protect the City and Its Residents by Preparing for Changes In the Climate.” Research suggests that Chicago could experience a significant shift in climate and increasing frequency of severe storms. High emissions projections show that by the end of the century, Chicago summers could be similar to those in Baton Rouge today. Chicago is working proactively to respond to climate change by advancing policies and solutions to prepare for a changing climate and protect our people, infrastructure, and natural resources. Key actions that Chicago is taking include: • Preparing for the human impacts of climate change by supporting people with information and services, such as cooling centers.• Preparing the natural environment for climate impacts and maintain biodiversityThe City of Chicago understands that extreme weather conditions can have a severe impact on the health and safety of the residents of Chicago. Whether the City experiences an extended heat wave, frigid temperatures or severe storms, the City must be prepared to assist Chicagoans in coping with weather-related hardships. As such, the City of Chicago maintains an Extreme Weather Operations Plan. This Plan describes weather conditions that will merit the plan’s initiation, defines notification protocols for weather advisories, and describes departmental responsibilities and City operations during periods of extreme heat, cold, or severe storms. The Extreme Weather Operations Plan is maintained by the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) and, with the cooperation of participating City departments and sister agencies, is reviewed annually, and updated as needed. | (41.8781136°, -87.6297982°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 1849 | 55380 | Prefeitura Municipal de Cubatão | Cubatão | Brazil | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Tropical storm | (-23.899384°, -46.423414°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | |||
| 1850 | 62845 | Jinja Municipal Council | Jinja | Uganda | Africa | Public | 2017 | Extreme hot days | Resilience and resistance measures for buildings | Positioning of buildings and use of right materials to reduce on the heat wave is being encouraged. tree planting program and green areas too. | (0.45021°, 33.194542°) | (1.373333°, 32.290275°) |
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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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