Climate adaptation

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Urban mitigation of the impacts of extreme heat

• General resources & policy

• Green spaces, roofs and walls 

• Cool materials

• Shading structures

• Evaporative cooling and earth cooling

 

Preparing and functioning for extreme weather events & natural disasters

• Physical

  • Safe and well supplied havens

  • Effective evacuation channels

  • Community infrastructure reinforced and well supplied (utilities, health services & communication providers) 

  • Prepared, healthy and equipped local emergency health services, volunteers & community groups

  • Access to external assistance (state and national)

  • Effective alert and warning systems 

• Procedures

  • Disaster plans and policies

  • Emergency management plans 

  • Community awareness and education campaigns

  • Regular training

• Social (link to community resilience)

  • Individuals take responsibility

  • Community leaders

  • Strong social capital

  • Community is socially inclusive

 

Building capacity withstand extreme climate events

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Build back better

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