Urban Climate Change Research Network (UCCRN) and International Panel on Climate Change in Cities (IPC3) are projects of Columbia University, Hunter College of the City University of New York, and NASA
Contact
JOSEPH GILBRIDE
CENTER FOR CLIMATE SYSTEMS
RESEARCH
THE EARTH INSTITUTE
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
2880 Broadway
New York, NY 10025
+01 212-678-5563
jmg2172@columbia.edu |
Climate and Cities*
CENTER FOR CLIMATE SYSTEMS RESEARCH
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY |
Track 1, Global
Climate Change in
Cities First Assessment Report
Track 2, National
Across-city rapid climate
risk assessments
Track 3, City-Level
City-specifi c, in-depth
impacts assessments
Track 4, Knowledge Sharing
Learning from doers |
Rationale
• Cities neglect climate change risks due to a lack of scientifi c assessments
• There is an urgent need to integrate climate risk into city development strategies and plans
• The Climate and Cities Program fills this gap
Objectives
• To reduce climate risk in developing-country
cities through city-specifi c climate risk assessments, and by crafting flexible adaptation and mitigation strategies to leverage existing and planned investments
• To develop a global, institutional structure for integrating climate risk assessments into
city development |
