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| Row number | Questionnaire | Year Reported to CDP | Account Number | Organization | Country | CDP Region | Parent Section | Section | Question Number | Question Name | Column Number | Column Name | Row Number | Row Name | Response Answer | Comments | File Name | Last update |
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| 141001 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 31172 | Mexico City | Mexico | Latin America | 3. Adaptation | Adaptation Goals | 3.3 | Please describe the main goals of your city’s adaptation efforts and the metrics / KPIs for each goal. | 6 | Select the initiatives related to this adaptation goal that your city has committed to | 10 | Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy | La ciudad está trabajando ahora en la creación de un sistema de MRV. Los criterios e indicadores adecuados para las acciones que conforman esta estrategia, desarrollados por los sectores público y privado, la sociedad civil y la comunidad científica, deben integrarse en el sistema.Por lo anterior, no hay un indicador o criterio evaluado al momento. | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | ||
| 141002 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 60391 | Municipalidad de San Borja | Peru | Latin America | 0. Introduction | City Details | 0.3 | Please provide information about your city’s Mayor or equivalent legal representative authority in the table below. | 3 | Current term end year | 1 | Please complete | 2022 | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | ||
| 141003 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 841050 | Ayuntamiento San Nicolás de los Garza | Mexico | Latin America | 1. Governance and Data Management | Governance | 1.0 | Please detail sustainability goals and targets (e.g. GHG reductions) that are incorporated into your city’s master plan and describe how these are addressed in the table below. | 2 | Description | 2 | 5.1.1Implementación y gestión de una red municipal de monitoreo del aire que contenga un plan de localización de estaciones de monitoreo del aire con ayuda de entidades de investigación locales (UANL) hacia el mejoramiento de la calidad del aire en San Nicolás de los Garza e impulsar la extensión de la misma red a nivel metropolitano.5.2.2Desarrollo de campañas estratégicas con empresas contaminantes locales para incentivar la transición a energías sustentables y mitigar los efectos contaminantes producidos. | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | |||
| 141004 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 2185 | Bristol City Council | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Europe | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | Climate Hazards | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 4 | Current magnitude of hazard | 1 | Do not know | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | |||
| 141005 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 35887 | Ajuntament de València | Spain | Europe | 1. Governance and Data Management | Governance | 1.5 | Please describe to what extent the planning process is transparent and open. | 1 | The climate adaptation/mitigation plan makes opportunities for engagement that civil society had during the planning process explicit | 1 | Planning process | Yes | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | ||
| 141006 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 73734 | Envigado | Colombia | Latin America | 3. Adaptation | Adaptation Planning | 3.2a | Please provide more information on your plan that addresses climate change adaptation and/or resilience and attach the document. Please provide details on the boundary of your plan, and where this differs from your city’s boundary, please provide an explanation. | 9 | Type of plan | 1 | Integrated mitigation / adaptation | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | |||
| 141007 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 36032 | Ville de Dakar | Senegal | Africa | 6. Opportunities | Finance and Economic Opportunities | 6.5 | List any mitigation, adaptation, water related or resilience projects you have planned within your city for which you hope to attract financing and provide details on the estimated costs and status of the project. If your city does not have any relevant projects, please select 'No relevant projects' under 'Project Area'. | 2 | Project title | 4 | Projet d’Aménagement Hydraulique et Paysager du Bassin de Rétention d’Eau de la Zone de Captage de Grand Yoff | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | |||
| 141008 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 60410 | Municipalidad de Peñalolén | Chile | Latin America | 6. Opportunities | Finance and Economic Opportunities | 6.5 | List any mitigation, adaptation, water related or resilience projects you have planned within your city for which you hope to attract financing and provide details on the estimated costs and status of the project. If your city does not have any relevant projects, please select 'No relevant projects' under 'Project Area'. | 6 | Identified financing model description | 4 | Convenio de trabajo, pruebas "pilotos" en el terreno o postulación conjunta a fondos. | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | |||
| 141009 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 862705 | Comodoro Rivadavia | Argentina | Latin America | 3. Adaptation | Adaptation Actions | 3.0 | Please describe the main actions you are taking to reduce the risk to, and vulnerability of, your city’s infrastructure, services, citizens, and businesses from climate change as identified in the Climate Hazards section. | 9 | Finance status | 16 | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | ||||
| 141010 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 834256 | Municipality of La Antigua Guatemala | Guatemala | Latin America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | Climate Hazards | 2.2 | Please identify and describe the factors that most greatly affect your city’s ability to adapt to climate change and indicate how those factors either support or challenge this ability. | 1 | Factors that affect ability to adapt | 5 | Economic diversity | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | |||
| 141011 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 55325 | Município de Águeda | Portugal | Europe | 3. Adaptation | Adaptation Actions | 3.0 | Please describe the main actions you are taking to reduce the risk to, and vulnerability of, your city’s infrastructure, services, citizens, and businesses from climate change as identified in the Climate Hazards section. | 5 | Means of implementation | 14 | Infrastructure development | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | |||
| 141012 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 54537 | Sunderland City Council | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Europe | 1. Governance and Data Management | Governance | 1.0 | Please detail sustainability goals and targets (e.g. GHG reductions) that are incorporated into your city’s master plan and describe how these are addressed in the table below. | 2 | Description | 10 | The Northumbrian Water Resources Management Plan 2021-2025 (WRMP – attached in section 14) and the Northumbria Water Basin Management Plan (available at Northumbria_RBD_Part_1_river_basin_management_plan.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk) cover Sunderland and have water security targets. The WRMP aims to reduce leakage by 15% between 2020 and 2025, and a further 10% over each subsequent 5-year period through to 2045. In addition, the WRMP aims to annually reduce per capita water consumption by 0.12l/head/day (0.33 Ml/day) by delivering water efficiency activities. The Northumbria Water Basin Management Plan aims to provide a long-term framework to protect water quality within the river basin district. The plan has numerous objectives in-line with the European Water Framework Directive. The main environmental objectives are to prevent deterioration of surface and groundwater; achieve good status for all water bodies or, for heavily modified water bodies and artificial water bodies, good ecological potential and good surface water chemical status; reverse significant increases in the concentrations of pollutants in groundwater; and reduce discharges, emissions and loses of hazardous substances into surface water. | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | |||
| 141013 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 55372 | Prefeitura Municipal de Canoas | Brazil | Latin America | 6. Opportunities | Finance and Economic Opportunities | 6.5 | List any mitigation, adaptation, water related or resilience projects you have planned within your city for which you hope to attract financing and provide details on the estimated costs and status of the project. If your city does not have any relevant projects, please select 'No relevant projects' under 'Project Area'. | 4 | Status of financing | 5 | Project not funded and seeking full funding | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | |||
| 141014 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 36158 | Comune di Napoli | Italy | Europe | 3. Adaptation | Adaptation Actions | 3.0 | Please describe the main actions you are taking to reduce the risk to, and vulnerability of, your city’s infrastructure, services, citizens, and businesses from climate change as identified in the Climate Hazards section. | 6 | Co-benefit area | 1 | Improved access to data for informed decision-making | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | |||
| 141015 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 35912 | Surat Municipal Corporation | India | South and West Asia | 1. Governance and Data Management | Governance | 1.0 | Please detail sustainability goals and targets (e.g. GHG reductions) that are incorporated into your city’s master plan and describe how these are addressed in the table below. | 2 | Description | 1 | As defined in Surat Climate Action Plan city has taken the sectoral initiative to reduce 40% emission by 2030. | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | |||
| 141016 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 74531 | Santa Fe County, NM | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | Climate Hazards | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 12 | Please describe the impacts experienced so far, and how you expect the hazard to impact in the future | 5 | In 2011, Santa Fe County experienced prolonged extreme cold days, leading to disruptions in the County's natural gas supply and inability for residents to heat their homes. | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | |||
| 141017 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 859052 | Kitami City | Japan | East Asia | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment | 2.0c | Please explain why your city does not have a climate risk and vulnerability assessment. | 1 | Reason | 1 | Please explain | Question not applicable | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | ||
| 141018 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 35848 | Municipality of Belo Horizonte | Brazil | Latin America | 3. Adaptation | Adaptation Actions | 3.0 | Please describe the main actions you are taking to reduce the risk to, and vulnerability of, your city’s infrastructure, services, citizens, and businesses from climate change as identified in the Climate Hazards section. | 5 | Means of implementation | 14 | Development and implementation of action plan | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | |||
| 141019 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 863086 | Embu City | Kenya | Africa | 0. Introduction | 0.1 | Please give a general description and introduction to your city including your city’s reporting boundary in the table below. | 2 | Description of city | 1 | Please complete | Embu is a municipality located approximately 125 kilometres (78 mi) northeast of Nairobi towards Mount Kenya. Embu served as the provincial capital of the former Eastern Province and currently serves as the headquarters of the Eastern Region in Kenya. It is also the county headquarters of Embu County. Located on the south-eastern foothills of Mount Kenya, the Municipality of Embu had a population of 64,979 in 2019 census.[1] It is the commercial hub of the Central Eastern part of Kenya and provides an avenue for trade, tourism and highway transit between the national capital and the Northern Frontier.Embu town is a major trading centre in Eastern Kenya. For a long time, it was the main economic centre for the Embu, Mbeere and Kamba communities as well as other communities from central Kenya. Mbeere was carved out of the former Embu district in the 1990s and Siakago town, about 25 km (16 mi) east of Embu town, was made its headquarters.The Municipality of Embu has an elevation of 1,350 metres (4,429 ft), and is itself located on the foothills of Mount Kenya. It was the provincial headquarters of the defunct Eastern province, and is currently the Embu County Headquarters, hosting major public offices including and institutions, including Embu Provincial General Hospital.The area around the Municipality of Embu has conducive altitude for endurance training by athletes. As such, Kenyan athletes use the altitude and climate advantage of Embu for training, with specialised facilities at Kigari Teachers' Training College, about 15 km (9.3 mi) outside Embu Town.The Municipality of Embu, Kenya is known for its jacaranda trees that literally turn the municipality into a purple shower when in bloom. The Jacaranda trees usually bloom in October–November each year, depending on the rainfall.The Municipality slopes from west to east, with the highest elevation at the Ruvingaci River, up to the Kangaru School as well as from Njukiri forest in the west to Muthatari in the east, a radius of about 10 km (6 mi) in size. Embu has a small airstrip (1 km (0.62 mi) long), which is 7.1 km (4.4 mi) southeast of the heart of the town.Way past Kigari Teachers College approximately 25 km from Embu Town is a small town known as Kianjokoma that is a centre for other shopping centres like Miandari, Kathande, Kiriari, Irangi and others; This town is fast growing due to the situated Tea factory - Mungania Tea Factory and now a County Hospital as well as a police line in the area. Other small towns in Embu are Kibugu, Karurumo, Rukuriri, Mukuuri, Kathageri, Kanja and Manyatta. | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | |||
| 141020 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 859118 | Hara Village | Japan | East Asia | 3. Adaptation | Adaptation Actions | 3.0 | Please describe the main actions you are taking to reduce the risk to, and vulnerability of, your city’s infrastructure, services, citizens, and businesses from climate change as identified in the Climate Hazards section. | 1 | Climate hazards | 0 | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | ||||
| 141021 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 50368 | Municipalidad de Provincial de Arequipa | Peru | Latin America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | Climate Hazards | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 11 | When do you first expect to experience those changes in frequency and intensity? | 1 | Short-term (by 2025) | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | |||
| 141022 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 58591 | City of Greenbelt, MD | United States of America | North America | 6. Opportunities | Finance and Economic Opportunities | 6.9 | Has your city taken steps to decarbonize the investments held by the city retirement funds and/or municipal investments, e.g. by making a commitment to divest from fossil fuels and/or increase sustainable investments? | 2 | Please provide more details about how your city is taking steps to decarbonize the investments | 2 | Investments held by the city retirement funds, e.g. by making a commitment to divest from fossil fuels and/or increase sustainable investments? | Question not applicable | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | ||
| 141023 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 50541 | City of Greensboro, NC | United States of America | North America | 3. Adaptation | Adaptation Planning | 3.2a | Please provide more information on your plan that addresses climate change adaptation and/or resilience and attach the document. Please provide details on the boundary of your plan, and where this differs from your city’s boundary, please provide an explanation. | 4 | Climate hazards factored into plan that addresses climate change adaptation | 0 | Question not applicable | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | |||
| 141024 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 35870 | City of Miami, FL | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment | 2.0b | Please attach and provide details on your climate change risk and vulnerability assessment. Please provide details on the boundary of your assessment, and where this differs from your city’s boundary, please provide an explanation. | 8 | Areas/sectors covered by the risk and vulnerability assessment | 2 | Law & Order | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | |||
| 141025 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 839665 | Ayuntamiento de Celaya | Mexico | Latin America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | Climate Hazards | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 6 | Most relevant assets / services affected overall | 1 | Water supply & sanitation | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | |||
| 141026 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 31171 | Ayuntamiento de Madrid | Spain | Europe | 3. Adaptation | Adaptation Actions | 3.0 | Please describe the main actions you are taking to reduce the risk to, and vulnerability of, your city’s infrastructure, services, citizens, and businesses from climate change as identified in the Climate Hazards section. | 6 | Co-benefit area | 1 | Shift to more sustainable behaviours | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | |||
| 141027 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 848927 | Ville de Maroua | Cameroon | Africa | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | Climate Hazards | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 1 | Climate Hazards | 2 | Extreme hot temperature > Heat wave | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | |||
| 141028 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 31180 | Región Metropolitana de Santiago | Chile | Latin America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment | 2.0b | Please attach and provide details on your climate change risk and vulnerability assessment. Please provide details on the boundary of your assessment, and where this differs from your city’s boundary, please provide an explanation. | 4 | Boundary of assessment relative to city boundary (reported in 0.1) | 3 | Smaller – covers only part of the city | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | |||
| 141029 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 50578 | City of Windsor, ON | Canada | North America | 3. Adaptation | Adaptation Actions | 3.0 | Please describe the main actions you are taking to reduce the risk to, and vulnerability of, your city’s infrastructure, services, citizens, and businesses from climate change as identified in the Climate Hazards section. | 14 | Web link | 62 | https://www.citywindsor.ca/residents/Recreation/Special-Events/Pages/Special-Events.aspx https://www.citywindsor.ca/cityhall/-Financial-Documents/Documents/AMS_Windsor_2018%20Final%20with%20appendices%20as%20approved.pdf | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | |||
| 141030 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 54530 | City of Brighton & Hove | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Europe | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | Climate Hazards | 2.1a | Have you identified the most vulnerable geographic areas in your city? | 2 | Describe the methodology or process to identify these most vulnerable areas (e.g. mapping hotspots) | 1 | Vulnerable geographic areas | Question not applicable | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | ||
| 141031 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 54611 | Alcaldia de Manizales | Colombia | Latin America | 3. Adaptation | Adaptation Goals | 3.3 | Please describe the main goals of your city’s adaptation efforts and the metrics / KPIs for each goal. | 1 | Adaptation goal | 11 | Implementar una (1) estrategia de comunicación, educación y difusión de gestión del riesgo en la ciudad | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | |||
| 141032 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 35914 | Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation | India | South and West Asia | 6. Opportunities | Finance and Economic Opportunities | 6.11 | Does your city have its own credit rating? | 4 | If you do not have a credit rating, please provide more details on why and what steps you are taking to get one | 1 | International | Question not applicable | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | ||
| 141033 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 73692 | Mount Barker District Council | Australia | Southeast Asia and Oceania | 0. Introduction | City Details | 0.3 | Please provide information about your city’s Mayor or equivalent legal representative authority in the table below. | 1 | Leader title | 1 | Please complete | Mayor | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | ||
| 141034 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 862814 | South-East Region of Ireland (Kilkenny, Carlow, Wexford, and Waterford Counties) | Ireland | Europe | 6. Opportunities | Collaboration | 6.2a | Please provide some key examples of how your city collaborates with business and/or industries in the table below. | 3 | Description of collaboration | 3 | Green EnterpriseThe Environmental Protection Agency has an annual grant-aid funding call, named Green Enterprise: Innovation for a Circular Economy. The initiative supports businesses to develop and demonstrate innovative practical applications and solutions that prevent waste and stimulate the circular economy. A circular economy is where no resources are wasted and the value of materials are kept in the economy as long as possible, through reuse, repair, and recycling.The fund is open to projects linked to:PlasticsConstruction and demolitionFoodResources and raw materials (electrical and electronic equipment, textiles, furniture)The maximum amount of funding available is €100,000 per grant award. Grant aid is provided on a shared cost contribution basis. You can get from 25% up to 95% of the total eligible project costs incurred, depending on the type of organisation applying. | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | |||
| 141035 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 848567 | Mid-America Regional Council | United States of America | North America | 6. Opportunities | Finance and Economic Opportunities | 6.5 | List any mitigation, adaptation, water related or resilience projects you have planned within your city for which you hope to attract financing and provide details on the estimated costs and status of the project. If your city does not have any relevant projects, please select 'No relevant projects' under 'Project Area'. | 8 | Total cost of project | 0 | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | ||||
| 141036 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 58621 | Town of Blacksburg, VA | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | Climate Hazards | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 6 | Most relevant assets / services affected overall | 10 | Energy | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | |||
| 141037 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 832002 | Municipalidad de Quepos | Costa Rica | Latin America | 3. Adaptation | Adaptation Actions | 3.0 | Please describe the main actions you are taking to reduce the risk to, and vulnerability of, your city’s infrastructure, services, citizens, and businesses from climate change as identified in the Climate Hazards section. | 11 | Total cost of the project (currency) | 2 | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | ||||
| 141038 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 834058 | Bogor Regency | Indonesia | Southeast Asia and Oceania | 3. Adaptation | Adaptation Planning | 3.2a | Please provide more information on your plan that addresses climate change adaptation and/or resilience and attach the document. Please provide details on the boundary of your plan, and where this differs from your city’s boundary, please provide an explanation. | 9 | Type of plan | 3 | Integrated mitigation / adaptation | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | |||
| 141039 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 59669 | City of North Vancouver, BC | Canada | North America | 3. Adaptation | Adaptation Actions | 3.0 | Please describe the main actions you are taking to reduce the risk to, and vulnerability of, your city’s infrastructure, services, citizens, and businesses from climate change as identified in the Climate Hazards section. | 12 | Total cost provided by the local government (currency) | 2 | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | ||||
| 141040 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 859162 | Fukuyama City | Japan | East Asia | 6. Opportunities | Collaboration | 6.2a | Please provide some key examples of how your city collaborates with business and/or industries in the table below. | 1 | Collaboration area | 2 | Energy | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | |||
| 141041 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 834232 | Municipality of Caldas | Colombia | Latin America | 3. Adaptation | Adaptation Planning Process | 3.4 | Does your local/regional government apply a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) system for monitoring the implementation of adaptation goals and targets as part of the climate adaptation plan (or integrated climate action plan)? | 1 | Response | 1 | Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) system | Do not know | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | ||
| 141042 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 54617 | Alcaldia de Pereira | Colombia | Latin America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | Climate Hazards | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 6 | Most relevant assets / services affected overall | 2 | Emergency services | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | |||
| 141043 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 50579 | City of Winnipeg, MB | Canada | North America | 3. Adaptation | Adaptation Actions | 3.0 | Please describe the main actions you are taking to reduce the risk to, and vulnerability of, your city’s infrastructure, services, citizens, and businesses from climate change as identified in the Climate Hazards section. | 11 | Total cost of the project (currency) | 3 | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | ||||
| 141044 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 59151 | Akureyrarbær | Iceland | Europe | 0. Introduction | 0.1 | Please give a general description and introduction to your city including your city’s reporting boundary in the table below. | 2 | Description of city | 1 | Please complete | Akureyri town, with its 19,000 inhabitants, is the centre of trade, services, culture, education and leisure activities in Northern Iceland. It’s located in Eyjafjörður which is the longest fjord in the country, measuring 60 km, with surrounding mountains reaching up to 1,500 m. The Arctic Circle is only 100 km to the north, but still the climate is mild, with summer temperatures up to 25°C and winter temperatures on average around 0°C. Akureyri is a municipality with its own local government. The geographic and administrative boundaries lie from the ocean up to Glerárdalur valley. The municipality also includes two inhabited islands: Grimsey and Hrisey.Akureyri, along with its neighbouring towns, is the largest urban area outside the capital area of Reykjavík. There are seven municipalities in Eyjafjörður, Akureyri being by far the largest in terms of population. Its roots lie firmly in varied industries, fisheries, food processing, education and various services. Akureyri offers various education options with two high schools (one of which is a vocational school) and the University of Akureyri, one of Iceland’s largest universities. The region is a popular tourist destination for short or long visits. The city of Akureyri offers a wide range of activities and interesting places, e.g. notable museums, the world’s most northerly botanic garden, one of Iceland’s most popular swimming facilities, an 18-hole golf course, the best skiing area in the country, good hiking trails and free city bus service. Guests can choose between varied accommodations and an excellent range of restaurants, many of which specialize in local food. The city is a good base for experiencing many of Iceland’s most beautiful natural wonders, such as waterfalls, volcanic areas and canyons, as well as exciting activities such as river rafting, hiking, fishing, whale watching and horse riding. | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | |||
| 141045 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 859121 | Neba Village | Japan | East Asia | 6. Opportunities | Collaboration | 6.2a | Please provide some key examples of how your city collaborates with business and/or industries in the table below. | 2 | Type of collaboration | 1 | Knowledge or data sharing | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | |||
| 141046 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 827048 | Zhenjiang Municipal People's Government | China | East Asia | 3. Adaptation | Adaptation Actions | 3.0 | Please describe the main actions you are taking to reduce the risk to, and vulnerability of, your city’s infrastructure, services, citizens, and businesses from climate change as identified in the Climate Hazards section. | 6 | Co-benefit area | 19 | Security of tenure | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | |||
| 141047 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 60393 | Municipalidad de Santiago | Chile | Latin America | 6. Opportunities | Climate Action Planning | 6.14 | Does your city report to the national Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) system (if in place)? | 1 | Report to the national MRV system | 1 | MRV system | Question not applicable | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | ||
| 141048 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 54537 | Sunderland City Council | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Europe | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment | 2.0b | Please attach and provide details on your climate change risk and vulnerability assessment. Please provide details on the boundary of your assessment, and where this differs from your city’s boundary, please provide an explanation. | 4 | Boundary of assessment relative to city boundary (reported in 0.1) | 5 | Larger – covers the whole city and adjoining areas | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | |||
| 141049 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 69995 | Kemin kaupunki | Finland | Europe | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | Climate Hazards | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 12 | Please describe the impacts experienced so far, and how you expect the hazard to impact in the future | 5 | Forest fire occurs occasionally at the summertimes when there are fewer rainy days. Heat waves and even fewer periods of rain at the summertime can increase the tensity of the forest fires. | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 | |||
| 141050 | Cities 2021 | 2021 | 859056 | Kutchan Town | Japan | East Asia | 1. Governance and Data Management | Governance | 1.2 | Please list the local government departments involved in the GCC program and its role. | 4 | Attach awareness raising and capacity building plan for the municipal staff | 0 | Question not applicable | 01/20/2022 02:27:05 |
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