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This section highlights how the local authority or region is organising themselves to tackle climate risks. It includes data on political commitment, dedicated adaptation strategies, responsible bodies, and how adaptation is integrated into broader policies. Explore how Signatories are building the institutional foundations for effective climate resilience.
517
Area of the jurisdiction boundary (in square km)
21-30%
Jurisdiction’s natural or modified land area range
2,243,000
Current (or most recent) population size
2023
Population year
Opportunities and benefits of climate action
In the Climate Change Adaptation Strategy for The City Of Warsaw by 2030 With the Prospects until 2050. Urban Adaptation Plan were identified the following benefits/opportunities: - An increase in biodiversity, leading to ecological added value for the city and the enhancement of ecosystems providing ecosystem services to the city and its residents. - Increased health and safety, comfort and quality of life for residents. - Increased public awareness and involvement of residents. - Reduce financial and property losses. - Increase the competitiveness of the city and create new jobs. In the Warsaw Green City and Climate Action Planbenefits were identified the following benefits/opportunities: - reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, - carbon emissions cost savings, - reducing energy demand by minimizing losses, - 'green jobs' development - renewable energy industry, - increase in innovation and competitiveness, - lower heating costs of residential and public buildings, - less dependence on imported energy sources, - development of research - increasing competitiveness and innovation of solutions, - financial savings associated with the use of energy from renewable sources, - improvement in the state of the natural environment, - general improvement in the quality of life of residents, - increased prosperity and stable economic development improving the condition of green areas throughout the city, - ensuring the protection and development of blue-green infrastructure and its integration into urban spaces, - improved health of residents, climate change city's resilience, - air quality improvements, - increase in biodiversity and aesthetic value, - social integration, - increase in land value and prosperity, - economic development and improvement of access to services, - reduced traffic congestion, - increased climate resilience, - access to high quality green space, - higher levels of social equity, - public involvement, - reducing the scale of energy poverty, - safer public spaces and green spaces that take into account the needs of gender, people with reduced mobility, sexual and ethnic minorities, - increasing the awareness of residents about their impact on the external environment.
Further details and evidence
In August 2022, Warsaw signed an agreement with the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management on the implementation of the STOP SMOG programme within the city. As part of the agreement, the city has pledged to retrofit 200 single-family buildings in the city by the end of 2024. As part of the programme's implementation to date, the city is carrying out an inventory of single-family buildings of potential programme beneficiaries among Warsaw residents. This mainly concerns people who are poor and have coal-fired heating sources, who have been identified by Social Welfare Centres, and people who have applied for a city grant for replacing heat sources but have given up due to a lack of funds for their own contribution (despite a high % subsidy from the city). Regulations have been adopted to define the rules for implementing the program and carrying out the first retrofits. Warsaw is one of the few cities in the world to receive financial support from a new Inclusive Climate Action Cities Fund. The ICA is managed by C40 Cities, a global network of cities working together to tackle the climate crisis. Warsaw (as a member of C40) was selected to participate in the project through a rigorous process and will benefit from the first round of disbursements from the ICA fund. Each city received a grant (of up to USD 60 000) to implement projects that remove specific socio-economic barriers to accelerate climate action that is equitable, inclusive and benefits all residents, especially communities vulnerable to global warming. Warsaw addressed the energy poverty of low-income groups through the Carbon-neutral and Affordable Retrofits for Everyone in Need (CARE) project. The aim of the project was to specifically care for energy-poor residents and increase the energy efficiency of municipal housing. CARE project lasted from 07.2023 to 06.2024. The project developed a database of municipal buildings in the city, using data from various public sector resources.It will collect data in three thematic groups: - Energy classes of buildings; - Heat sources; - Social criteria, important in terms of exposure to fuel poverty. Data from the database allowed the preparation of an algorithm that will identify buildings whose inhabitants are particularly vulnerable to the negative effects of fuel poverty. This tool will support the process of thermal modernisation of Warsaw and the fight against energy poverty by objectively identifying municipal buildings in which thermal modernisation and renovation measures should be carried out first. In addition, the data will indicate the places where the effect of measures will bring the greatest benefits both to the city and its inhabitants.
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