Framing an adaptation strategy.

Now that we have studied the main impacts of climate change, and a few adaptation policies, how can we frame an adaptation strategy in practice?

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Required reading

Please also watch this video: Sébastien Maire - Paris and the Resilience Approach to Cities

To know more on general questions on adaptation policies in cities, you can have a look at the Chapter 6 “Cities, Settlements and Key Infrastructure” of the working group 2 of the last IPCC report. You can especially read the 5 Frequently Asked Questions (near the end of the chapter).
To know more about the state of adaptation policies in France, you can read:
- [In French] The report of the French Senate of the country readiness to cope with climate impacts
- The 2021 report of the French High Panel for the Climate
To get information on adaptation strategies in various cities, C40 Cities: Adaptation Data Explorer (Interactive Map).
Knowledge on resilience and disaster risk management on World Bank’s Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery website. You can especially read Adaptation Principles : A Guide for Designing Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience.
To know more on the public park Enghaveparken (Copenhagen) that I use as an example, a video presentation of the project.