Webinar series on adaptation: Assessing risks and vulnerabilities

The webinar consists of two parts: city experiences and presentations of available tools for assessment at a local level. After both parts there is a short Q&A session with audience questions.

Program:

City experiences on the benefits of adapting and assessing risks and vulnerabilities:

• City of Ghent, Belgium - Maaike Breugelmans
• City of Guimarães, Portugal - Jorge Cristino

Tools for assessing risks and vulnerabilities at the local level:

• Urban Adaptation Map Viewer - Aleksandra Kazmierczak, European Environment Agency
• Copernicus Climate Change Service - Carlo Buontempo, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts

This webinar is the first part of a series dedicated to adaptation to climate change in cities and urban settings, organized by the Covenant of Mayors in 2019. The series consists of 4 parts:

1. Assessing risks and vulnerabilities
2. Designing an adaptation strategy
3. Monitoring and evaluating adaptation actions
4. Financing adaptation actions

Websites:

Source:

Covenant of Mayors