By Ben Gill In this second part of our ‘connecting the dots’ blog series, we explore why water shortages are something we should be preparing for. After one of the warmest European winters on record, coming on the back of the driest summer for 300 years, the switch to the El Nino weather system is...
read moreLast month, the Ecocity World Summit 2023 was hosted in London by New London Architecture in partnership with Ecocity Builders. Across three days, representatives from the participating cities across the world came together to formulate and implement plans for the future of our urban areas. The summit focussed on positive change and progress for cities...
read moreBy Pooran Desai In this short series of blogs, we will explore how ‘connecting the dots’ is core to building health and resilience at all levels. Climate change, adaptation and resilience Climate change is accelerating. It is urgent for resilience to lie at the heart of our strategies. This will help us survive and...
read moreRecently we partnered with leading sustainability consultancy Useful Projects to co-develop climate strategies for local governments. This brings a unique blend of consultancy expertise and our tailored technology platform to implement climate action effectively. In a short series of posts, we will show you the full range of tools that help to achieve this. They will...
read moreThis week, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released their latest report on climate change. We need to act now The IPCC state again that we need to take urgent climate action right now. It will be a mammoth task that requires ‘genuine and global transformational change’. Yet, it offers a huge...
read moreIt’s become increasingly clear that local governments occupy a unique position in responding to and addressing climate change. From a climate adaptation perspective it is local governments who will need to respond to the impacts of climate change, the heatwaves, floods and storms – as well as supporting the local communities to build resilience. Yet when...
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