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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 43932 | Auckland Council | Auckland | New Zealand | South Asia and Oceania | C40 | Public | 2017 | Other: Land Instability | Landslide risk mapping | (-36.815328°, 174.741788°) | (-40.900557°, 174.885971°) | |
| 1902 | 59552 | City of Davis, CA | Davis, CA | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Subsidence | (38.544907°, -121.740517°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||
| 1903 | 54060 | City of Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury | Sudbury | Canada | North America | Public | 2017 | Other: Other animal and plant invasive species or species of concern like blue-green algae | Community engagement/education | Awareness for bluegreen algae, new migration of species (aquatic and terrestrial animals and plants), | (46.526783°, -80.964463°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 1904 | 55380 | Prefeitura Municipal de Cubatão | Cubatão | Brazil | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Extreme hot days | (-23.899384°, -46.423414°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | |||
| 1905 | 56276 | New Taipei City Government | New Taipei | Taiwan | East Asia | Public | 2017 | Extreme hot days | Heat mapping and thermal imaging | Temperature decreased in urban area | (25.0111°, 121.4458°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |
| 1906 | 31055 | Glasgow City Council | Glasgow | United Kingdom | Europe | Public | 2017 | Severe wind | (55.859272°, -4.212783°) | (55.378051°, -3.435973°) | |||
| 1907 | 54075 | City of Lakewood | Lakewood | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Air-borne disease | No action currently taken | None currently | (39.7047°, -105.0814°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1908 | 59552 | City of Davis, CA | Davis, CA | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | River flood | (38.544907°, -121.740517°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||
| 1909 | 54478 | Gemeente Nijmegen | Nijmegen | Netherlands | Europe | Public | 2017 | Drought | (51.844884°, 5.842828°) | (52.132633°, 5.291266°) | |||
| 1910 | 50549 | City of Fort Worth | Fort Worth | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | (32.7555°, -97.3308°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||||
| 1911 | 55442 | Município de Moita | Moita | Portugal | Europe | Public | 2017 | Extreme winter conditions | (41.30284°, -8.65731°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | |||
| 1912 | 59180 | Middelfart Kommune | Middelfart | Denmark | Europe | Public | 2017 | Coastal flood | (55.470958°, 9.872643°) | (56.26392°, 9.501785°) | |||
| 1913 | 59156 | City of Grand-Bassam | Grand-Bassam | Cote d Ivoire | Africa | Public | 2017 | Coastal flood | (5.2259°, -3.7537°) | (7.54°, 5.5471°) | |||
| 1914 | 50559 | City of St Catharines, ON | St Catharines, ON | Canada | North America | Public | 2017 | Insect infestation | (43.1594°, -79.2469°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |||
| 1915 | 35993 | Singapore Government | Singapore | Singapore | South Asia and Oceania | C40 | Public | 2017 | Storm surge | Incorporating climate change into long-term planning documents | Two coastal roads in Singapore have been raised to protect our coast against the impacts of sea-level rise. In addition, more than 70 per cent of Singapore’s coastline is protected with hard structures such as seawalls and rock slopes. | (1.352083°, 103.819836°) | (1.352083°, 103.819836°) |
| 1916 | 31186 | Changwon City | Changwon | South Korea | East Asia | C40 | Public | 2017 | Cold wave | Awareness campaign/education to reduce water use | Changwon has been running the Emergency Management Agency to provide citizens with management information when confronted with severe climate. | (35.154167°, 126.949167°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) |
| 1917 | 69825 | Municipalidad de Viedma | Viedma | Argentina | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Lightning/thunderstorm | No action currently taken | (-40.810253°, -62.995996°) | (-38.416097°, -63.616672°) | ||
| 1918 | 50665 | Município de Ovar | Ovar | Portugal | Europe | Public | 2017 | Ocean acidification | Other: | International projects. | (40.89008°, -8.59723°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | |
| 1919 | 36032 | Ville de Dakar | Dakar | Senegal | Africa | C40 | Public | 2017 | Other: Climate deregulation | (14.7645°, -17.366°) | (14.497401°, -14.452362°) | ||
| 1920 | 60680 | Ville de Salaberry-de-Valleyfield | Salaberry-de-Valleyfield | Canada | North America | Public | 2017 | Drought | (45.250091°, -74.133086°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |||
| 1921 | 60680 | Ville de Salaberry-de-Valleyfield | Salaberry-de-Valleyfield | Canada | North America | Public | 2017 | Other: freeze-thaw episodes | (45.250091°, -74.133086°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |||
| 1922 | 60229 | Municipality of Arendal | Arendal | Norway | Europe | Public | 2017 | Rain storm | No action currently taken | (58.461757°, 8.77245°) | (60.472°, 8.4689°) | ||
| 1923 | 62814 | Municipalidad de Pica | Pica | Chile | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Insect infestation | (-20.4895°, -69.3305°) | (-35.675147°, -71.542969°) | |||
| 1924 | 59988 | Mandaue City Government | Mandaue | Philippines | South Asia and Oceania | Public | 2017 | Coastal flood | (10.3403°, 123.9416°) | (12.879721°, 121.774017°) | |||
| 1925 | 35875 | Heroic Puebla of Zaragoza | Heroic Puebla of Zaragoza | Mexico | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Heat wave | (19.041297°, -98.2062°) | (23.634501°, -102.552784°) | |||
| 1926 | 43937 | Wellington City Council | Wellington | New Zealand | South Asia and Oceania | Public | 2017 | Drought | No action currently taken | (26.661763°, -80.268357°) | (-40.900557°, 174.885971°) | ||
| 1927 | 60258 | Prefeitura de Brusque | Brusque | Brazil | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Landslide | (-27.093638°, -48.920654°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | |||
| 1928 | 43930 | The Hague | The Hague | Netherlands | Europe | Public | 2017 | Coastal flood | (52.070498°, 4.3007°) | (52.132633°, 5.291266°) | |||
| 1929 | 56276 | New Taipei City Government | New Taipei | Taiwan | East Asia | Public | 2017 | River flood | Crisis management including warning and evacuation systems | New Taipei City Disaster Prevent Plan | (25.0111°, 121.4458°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |
| 1930 | 49333 | City of Louisville, KY | Louisville, KY | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Air-borne disease | (38.196027°, -85.678429°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||
| 1931 | 31150 | Bangkok Metropolitan Administration | Bangkok | Thailand | South Asia and Oceania | C40 | Public | 2017 | Rain storm | Sea level rise modelling | •Land use planning •Construction or improvement of levees, dykes •Water reservoirs, waste discharge designs •Construction of T-groins •Growing mangrove trees to protect the shoreline | (13.787506°, 100.710632°) | (15.870032°, 100.992541°) |
| 1932 | 50679 | Barreiro | Barreiro | Portugal | Europe | Public | 2017 | Severe wind | There are no intervention measures, but with the ClimAdaPT.Local project we are working on outlining a strategy. | (38.660815°, -9.079072°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | ||
| 1933 | 36002 | Ville de Kinshasa | Ville de Kinshasa | Democratic Republic of Congo | Africa | Public | 2017 | Forest fire | (-4.441931°, 15.266293°) | (-4.038333°, 21.758664°) | |||
| 1934 | 54348 | The Local Government of Quezon City | Quezon | Philippines | South Asia and Oceania | C40 | Public | 2017 | Rain storm | Community engagement/education | (15.6835°, 120.86176°) | (12.879721°, 121.774017°) | |
| 1935 | 19233 | Torres Vedras Municipality | Torres Vedras | Portugal | Europe | Public | 2017 | Storm surge | Other: | Dune recovery and the protection of other costal areas; | (38.763669°, -9.30148°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | |
| 1936 | 71557 | Quelimane Municipal Council | Quelimane | Mozambique | Africa | C40 | Public | 2017 | Groundwater flood | Resilience and resistance measures for buildings | Local community artisans are being trained by USAID CCAP to build resilient houses | (-17.850264°, 36.921858°) | (-18.6657°, 35.5296°) |
| 1937 | 35907 | Bangalore | Bangalore | India | South and West Asia | C40 | Public | 2017 | (12.971599°, 77.594563°) | (20.593684°, 78.96288°) | |||
| 1938 | 50559 | City of St Catharines, ON | St Catharines, ON | Canada | North America | Public | 2017 | Heavy snow | (43.1594°, -79.2469°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |||
| 1939 | 54111 | City of Iowa City | Iowa | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Severe wind | Resilience and resistance measures for buildings | The City has added more safe shelters. | (41.6611°, -91.5302°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1940 | 54329 | Bogor City Government | Bogor | Indonesia | South Asia and Oceania | Public | 2017 | Drought | Additional reservoirs and wells for water storage | Develop and spread infiltration well and biopori | (-6.5971°, 106.806°) | (-6.121435°, 106.774124°) | |
| 1941 | 55801 | City of West Palm Beach | West Palm Beach | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Rain storm | No action currently taken | (26.715342°, -80.053375°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 1942 | 50384 | Prefeitura de Florianópolis | Florianópolis | Brazil | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Other: Extreme hot weather | (-27.5949884°, -48.5481743°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | |||
| 1943 | 63607 | Alcaldía de Córdoba | Córdoba, Venezuela | Venezuela | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Land fire | No action currently taken | (7.5447°, -72.2837°) | (6.42375°, -66.58973°) | ||
| 1944 | 31112 | Kaohsiung City Government | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | East Asia | Public | 2017 | Cold wave | No action currently taken | KCG will continuously work on this hazard prevention, and find multiple ways to ensure energy providing in order to maintain temperature when cold wave visits. | (22.629705°, 120.343804°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |
| 1945 | 57347 | Pingtung County Government | Pingtung | Taiwan | East Asia | Public | 2017 | Coastal flood | Flood defences – development and operation & storage | Central government Ministry of Economic Affairs proposed “Acceleration Implement of Subsidence Area Drainage Environment Improvement Demonstrative Project”. Water conservancy facilities and higher dikes are constructed in Pingtung County subsidence area. The Sea Water Supply and Management System was constructed in this project, too. | (22.6558°, 120.4703°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |
| 1946 | 54110 | City of Santa Monica | Santa Monica | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Fog | No action currently taken | (34.0219°, -118.4814°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 1947 | 36154 | Vilnius City Municipality | Vilnius | Lithuania | Europe | Public | 2017 | Vector-borne disease | Disease prevention measures | 1. Promote vaccines against tick-borne diseases. | (54.687156°, 25.279651°) | (55.169438°, 23.881275°) | |
| 1948 | 36039 | Accra Metropolitan Assembly | Accra | Ghana | Africa | C40 | Public | 2017 | Air-borne disease | (5.565437°, -0.168191°) | (7.946527°, -1.023194°) | ||
| 1949 | 50572 | City of Saint Paul, MN | Saint Paul, MN | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Severe wind | (44.953703°, -93.089958°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||
| 1950 | 36002 | Ville de Kinshasa | Ville de Kinshasa | Democratic Republic of Congo | Africa | Public | 2017 | Water-borne disease | (-4.441931°, 15.266293°) | (-4.038333°, 21.758664°) |
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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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