The Breaking Silos series continues with Meredith Hanson and Marcus Rodin sharing how engineers can help prepare for climate change.
Society is feeling the effects of climate change through extreme weather events such as increased storm activity and drought.
How can we prepare for future climate change impacts?
What is climate resilience?
Climate resilience refers to the capability of withstanding, adapting to and recovering from the impacts of climate change.
As 3.6bn people are highly susceptible to the consequences of climate change, there’s never been a more pressing time to consider the current and projected impacts of climate change.
While we must continue to strive for carbon mitigation (reducing carbon emissions), we must also focus on preparing for the impacts of the global crisis, striving to bring resilience to society and the infrastructure that we depend on.
So, what can we do? We have identified five ways that all engineers and environmental professionals can strive to integrate climate resilience.
Head over to CIWEM’s website to find out what they are.
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- Introducing the new Breaking Silos series, the ICE’s Aimee Jones and CIWEM’s Kieran Murnane urge the industry to collaborate.
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