Climate Change

Navigating Climate Change: Resilience, Adaptation, and Future Projections

Understanding the Impacts of Climate Change Climate change is more present now than ever before. Its impacts are wide-ranging, from accelerating sea-level rise threatening coastal communities to changing climate patterns affecting rainfall cycles, increasing temperatures, agricultural productivity, and biodiversity. These changes not only harm the environment but also jeopardize people’s health and well-being and economic …

Resilient and Sustainable Cities in the Face of Climate Change

Cities are central to global sustainable development. The built environment has a major impact on urban sustainability. In 2014, the buildings sector represented 31% of global final energy use, 54% of final electricity demand, and 8% of energy-related CO2 emissions (excluding indirect emissions from electricity). When including upstream electricity generation, buildings were responsible for 23% …