Weathering the storm: how science can contribute to improving global climate resilience through adaptation

Weathering the storm: how science can contribute to improving global climate resilience through adaptation CLIMATE CHANGE : SCIENCE AND SOLUTIONS | BRIEFING 8 Weathering the storm: how science can contribute to improving global climate resilience through adaptation In brief Adapting to the impacts of climate change is essential, targets vary between nations and are often not based on even if the r. [...] In one example, scientists Dutch Flood Protection Plan seeks to reduce from the University of Oxford and the World exposure to the impacts of sea level rise Bank combined big data analysis of more than through investment and upgrades to the Delta 50 million km of transport network data with Works, the largest network of flood protection global climate hazard data to pinpoint risks to infrastructur. [...] CLIMATE CHANGE : SCIENCE AND SOLUTIONS WEATHERING THE STORM 5 against flooding and storm surges have been usefulness of these pillars in supporting Nature-based proposed in Hoboken New Jersey, as part of adaptation strategies depends on the accuracy the ‘Rebuild by Design’ programme following of these models, and on the ability to represent solutions can Hurricane Sandy30. [...] 8 CLIMATE CHANGE : SCIENCE AND SOLUTIONS WEATHERING THE STORM It is essential to bring the expertise and activities can also harness co-benefits and experience of researchers, organisations, minimise trade-offs from adaptation measures, There is wide communities, and governments together to and better align adaptation and mitigation 42 agreement that identify vulnerabilities and research needs, st. [...] To view the whole series, visit royalsociety.org/climate-science-solutions To view contributors to the briefings, visit royalsociety.org/climate-solutions-contributors The text of this work is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, provided the original author and source are credited.