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The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) launched the 100-Year Storm Flood Risk Map in 2018 to inform property owners and tenants about stormwater flood risk so they can take actions to protect their property and belongings. This informational tool identifies more than 4,000 properties...

Singapore's national water agency PUB is advancing electrochemical deionisation and biomimetic membrane technologies to dramatically reduce the energy intensity of seawater desalination. Traditional desalination methods currently use about 3.5 kilowatt-hour (kWh) of electricity per cubic metre of wa...

Houston Public Works is implementing an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system to replace more than 95% of existing aged systems and improve leak detection capabilities across the city's water distribution network. This technology upgrade addresses the end-of-life status of the city's 20+ yea...

In April 2022, Futian District officially launched the Smart City Governance for Quick Public Opinion Handling platform, designed to help the district government receive and handle public demands. Residents participate in social co-construction by reporting hazards, reflecting demands and putting fo...

Satellite data is used to periodically evaluate tree coverage across Chicago and across the greater region. A pipeline was developed that utilizes LiDAR data as ground-truth and trains a multi-task machine learning model to generate estimates of tree cover and canopy height in urban areas using mult...

The Metro Public Health Department and Metro Nashville Public Schools are participating in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Air Quality Flag Program to help protect people's health from outdoor air pollution. This approach, which started in January 2019, involves participating schools rais...

Mumbai is implementing an air pollution hotspot-based forecasting system designed to provide ward and zonal-level air quality predictions across the metropolitan region. The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) through its System of Air Quality Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) program ser...

AIRLAB functions as an open innovation laboratory for air quality, founded by Airparif to accelerate the development and implementation of innovative solutions to improve air quality. Officially created on 17 September 2017 by decision of the Airparif Board of Directors, this initiative brings toget...

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport developed a comprehensive sustainability and resilience framework centered on environmental, social, and governance performance disclosure and strategic planning. The airport's vision is to be the most sustainable airport in the world by reducing impa...

The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is integrating comprehensive aquifer mapping into its enterprise Geographic Information System (GIS) to enable scientific groundwater management and transparent resource governance. This initiative addresses a critical knowledge gap, as the city officially report...

The Array of Things represents an urban sensing infrastructure deployed across Chicago to collect real-time environmental and operational data through a network of interactive, modular sensor boxes mounted on streetlight poles. This federally funded initiative was developed through a partnership bet...

Oakland plans to explore digital cost-benefit tools to demonstrate the triple bottom line benefits of green infrastructure projects, with AutoCASE being useful for determining triple bottom line returns associated with infrastructure projects at sizes ranging from small (e.g., $500,000) to extremely...

The Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) expanded automated fuel tracking technology across New York City's municipal fleet operations, building on successful pilot programs in the Parks and Police departments. This approach enables comprehensive monitoring of fuel consumption and v...

The Huangshi Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau is constructing an automatic measuring and reporting system of water and rain that connects with the provincial flood monitoring system to realize information sharing through a special communication module. This approach aims to reali...

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission deployed automated water meter technology and leak detection systems to reduce potable water losses from its distribution system. For more than a decade, SFPUC has used advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) to collect hourly water meter readings from al...

San Francisco's automated water meter infrastructure enables real-time leak detection and customer notification to reduce water waste across the city's 170,000 retail customer accounts. The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) was the first large utility in California to fully automate...

A partnership between the University of Technology Sydney, Lendlease, and Junglefy established a comparative research project examining two rooftops on identical buildings in Barangaroo: one featuring a conventional concrete roof with solar PV panels, and the other integrating solar PV with an exten...

Building Efficiency 305 (BE305) represents Miami-Dade County's comprehensive strategy to increase energy and water efficiency in large public and private buildings countywide. This innovative approach uses the deployment of building performance data to drive decision making and transform the marketp...

New York City employs advanced building-scale hydrodynamic modeling to simulate coastal flooding induced by historical hurricanes under various 21st-century sea level rise scenarios. This approach utilizes computational models that account for nonlinear interactions between rising seas and urban flo...

The Business Behaviour Module (BBM) serves as an analytical tool for assessing infrastructure disruption impacts on economic activities in Wellington, analyzing effects such as electricity outages, fuel outages, gas outages, telecommunications outages, and building damage states. This approach funct...

The C4I4 (Centro de Control, Comando, Comunicación y Cómputo, Inteligencia, Investigación, Información e Integración) serves as an emergency response and resilience facility for disasters and crises in Santa Fe, Argentina. This facility is part of Santa Fe, Argentina's resilience strategy developed...

With the help of the Museum of Science, volunteers attached temperature sensors to their cars and bikes to collect data in Boston, Cambridge and Brookline. This citizen science approach offered a more human-centered examination into urban heat compared to historical satellite-based heat mapping, acc...

Los Angeles served as one of the first cities to pilot the City Resilience Index, a comprehensive tool that measures urban resilience in a systematic, globally applicable way. The City Resilience Index was developed by engineering consultancy Arup with support from The Rockefeller Foundation to prov...

The City Resilience Index, developed by Arup and the Rockefeller Foundation, is a quantitative tool that allows cities to measure their resilience in a systematic and comparable way. This online diagnostic platform helps cities understand their resilience performance and identify priority areas for...

The City of New Orleans piloted the City Resilience Index (CRI) to serve as a holistic framework for monitoring across sectors and scales. This monitoring system was developed by Arup with support from The Rockefeller Foundation and provides a universal framework for cities to measure and monitor th...

Cape Town became the first city to apply the City Water Resilience Approach (CWRA) to embed urban water resilience into the city's systems, following the severe 2014-2017 drought. This framework-based assessment tool was developed in Cape Town and became available for deployment in cities around the...

Shenzhen's Futian District launched an integrated governance platform in April 2022, powered by CityCore, Huawei Cloud Stack's Smart City solution. This comprehensive system integrates multiple specialized subsystems including smart street management, smart emergency response, smart fire protection,...

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is developing a comprehensive clean energy and smart grid infrastructure designed to maintain reliability during future climate impacts and hazards. This approach integrates utility-scale renewable energy generation, advanced battery storage, distributed...

The Climate Compass is an environmental data platform developed by Heidelberg in cooperation with the Office for Environmental Protection, Trade Inspection and Energy, the Office for Digital Affairs and Information Processing, and SAP SE as an implementation partner. This approach brings together al...

The Climate Resilient Home platform serves as an interactive educational and outreach tool designed to provide homeowners, builders, municipal staff, and elected officials with a comprehensive roadmap for making investment and policy decisions that improve residential climate resilience. This approa...

Mexico City has developed a comprehensive information infrastructure that integrates climate risk data, vulnerability assessments, and planning tools to support adaptation decision-making across the metropolitan region. This action helps promote a multifunctional information infrastructure that can...

Mexico City's Climate Action Programme includes the development of a climate risk atlas that integrates comprehensive flood mapping and hazard data from the CDMX Risk and Hazard Atlas. This approach was designated as action A18 in the PACCM 2014-2020 and serves as a key tool for land use planning an...

The New York City Department of Transportation installed cameras and traffic detection equipment on select coastal storm evacuation routes including Woodhaven Boulevard, Flatbush Avenue, and Hylan Boulevard. This infrastructure enables multiple city agencies to monitor conditions and coordinate emer...

San Francisco completed a strategic initiative to develop criteria for high-priority neighborhoods where microgrids can provide critical community energy emergency resilience, identifying up to 10 neighborhoods and specific areas for microgrid development with implementation and funding plans for ea...

San Juan has established a network of community resilience hubs that transform local community centers into fortified facilities equipped with critical infrastructure and emergency services. These centers provide safe gathering spaces where residents can access resources and coordinate response and...

Following Hurricane María in 2017, Casa Pueblo in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico coordinated a diaspora-driven emergency response that distributed solar-powered lamps across multiple municipalities and maintained critical radio communications between the island and mainland United States. This community-base...

Ramani Huria, meaning "Open Map" in Swahili, is a community-based mapping initiative launched in 2015 to create comprehensive and accurate maps of Dar es Salaam, with particular focus on the most flood-prone areas. This approach trains university students and local community members to create highly...

Community-led resources mapping represents an effective and replicable model for Lagos to strengthen preparation against flood management challenges. This participatory approach draws from successful international implementations, particularly the Ramani Huria community-driven mapping project in Dar...

Bengaluru plans to procure 13 new Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (CAAQMS) and transition existing manual stations to CAAQMS systems by 2035. This expansion forms part of a broader infrastructure development strategy to create a robust evidence-based air quality management paradig...

Engineers at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport developed an innovative cooling tower water treatment system that combines water softening technology with an environmentally friendly disinfectant generator. This approach addresses one of the Southwest's most significant water consumption chall...

The City of Paris has developed a data-driven approach to optimize energy management in urban districts through the CoRDEES (CoResponsibility in District Energy Efficiency & Sustainability) project. This initiative represents a comprehensive smart-grid technology implementation designed to address t...

Vancouver's Climate Change Adaptation Strategy includes an action to generate localized cost-implication estimates from inaction on climate adaptation, using ICLEI's Cost of Doing Nothing toolbox for municipal governments. In 2024, staff began a Cost of Doing Nothing study in partnership with ICLEI...

This crowdsourced disaster reporting platform aggregates real-time citizen reports and multi-source data to support emergency response coordination across Indonesian cities. The system enables residents to submit observations of flooding and other hazards through social media and mobile applications...

New Orleans developed a rapid property condition survey methodology that captures street-level photography using car-mounted cameras and engages community members to evaluate each parcel through a crowdsourcing application. The system was developed as the city approached the 10th anniversary of Hurr...

A data-driven tree mapping tool guides Chicago's urban forestry strategy by integrating multiple environmental, health, and social vulnerability datasets to identify priority areas for tree planting. The Chicago Department of Public Health developed this community tree tool with support from the Blo...

Phoenix has developed a comprehensive street tree planting and shade infrastructure program that leverages geographic information systems and data-driven prioritization to combat extreme urban heat. The initiative strategically targets high-pedestrian corridors and vulnerable neighborhoods through t...

DataCity is an open innovation programme that brings together city government, corporations, startups, and technical partners to develop data-driven solutions for urban climate challenges through a structured nine-month collaborative process. Created in 2015 as a spin-off from Paris-based accelerato...

The District of Columbia Department of Transportation operates the DC Circulator bus line with six routes serving Washington, D.C., and Rosslyn, Virginia. The District will continue to electrify the DC Circulator fleet and build out infrastructure to keep them running in the event of a grid failure....

Toronto's Deep Lake Water Cooling (DLWC) system is the world's largest district cooling system of its kind, recognized as a cornerstone of the city's climate resilience infrastructure [](#source-1). Operated by Enwave Energy Corporation, this landmark district energy system harnesses the consistentl...

Manchester City Council has committed to investing in remote monitoring systems at known flooding sites to enable a more effective response. The Digital Surface Flood Warning System (DSFWS) will integrate data from existing river gauges, new low-cost sensors, weather radar, and social media to provi...

Wellington developed a digital twin—a virtual, interactive representation of the city that enables residents, local government, city planners, and engineers to visualize climate change impacts and explore adaptation options. This approach creates a lifelike digital representation that allows visuali...

Belfast is developing an integrated digital infrastructure approach centered on digital twin platforms built upon 5G and Internet of Things deployments, combined with the city's expertise in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence technologies. This approach aims to ensure strategic city assets in...

The City of Ekurhuleni has implemented a comprehensive water meter management system that provides residents with real-time access to their consumption data and enables direct submission of meter readings through digital platforms. This approach addresses water conservation challenges while improvin...

The Disaster Assessment and Assistance Dashboard (DAAD) was deployed in San Francisco as a pilot after receiving endorsement by FEMA to be part of its open data initiative. San Francisco became the first city to test the app, and pending budget approval, the platform was slated for official purchase...

Pittsburgh has developed an extensive network of district energy systems and microgrids designed to modernize the city's aging electrical infrastructure with advanced clean energy technologies. This approach involves multiple interconnected facilities that provide heating, cooling, and backup power...

The City of Vancouver expanded a DIY air cleaner pilot program in partnership with the Pacific Institute for Pathogens, Pandemics, and Society to provide supplies for 300 air cleaners and enable community members to build their own filtration devices. This initiative targets seniors and low-income r...

The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality developed a comprehensive climate modeling approach that integrated downscaled global climate models with thirty years of city-specific meteorological data from stations operated by the General Directorate of Meteorology (MGM). This data-driven methodology supp...

The City of Austin's Office of Sustainability collaborated with ATMOS Research, led by Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, to develop geographically specific climate models for Austin through 2100 using the Camp Mabry Weather Station. Dr. Hayhoe, director of the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech University and...

Los Angeles is implementing a comprehensive electric vehicle transition strategy that integrates municipal fleet electrification with renewable energy infrastructure to enhance climate resilience while reducing emissions. This approach combines the deployment of electric buses, light-duty vehicles,...

San Francisco upgraded Seawater Pump Station #1 with new diesel engines and remote control capabilities to enable remote operation of the facility. This infrastructure improvement serves as a critical component of the city's Emergency Firefighting Water System, which provides an additional layer of...

This approach leverages enhanced data collection and monitoring infrastructure to enable businesses and institutions to strategically reduce electricity consumption during peak demand periods, thereby lowering costs while strengthening grid stability. Pittsburgh businesses participating in these pro...

Since 2016, the Environmental Atlas, Berlin's map and information server on environmental issues, has provided a new climate model called 'Planning Advices Urban Climate' that identifies areas suffering from adverse climatic conditions and locations where the city has capability of relief. This mapp...

Paris launched the EXTREMA mobile application in late June 2018 to provide residents and visitors with real-time information about cooling locations during extreme heat events. This technology-enabled approach combines satellite data, thermal mapping, and an interactive digital platform to help vuln...

The City of Los Angeles is partnering with internet providers to expand Wi-Fi access to all residents, with particular emphasis on vulnerable populations. This approach addresses the digital divide affecting 15% of Angelenos who live in households without broadband subscriptions, a gap that dispropo...

The Water Supplies Department (WSD) has pioneered floating photovoltaic (FPV) technology on Hong Kong's reservoirs, beginning with two 100 kW pilot systems installed at Shek Pik Reservoir and Plover Cove Reservoir in 2017. This approach explores electricity generation potential from reservoir surfac...

CivicDataLab, in collaboration with the Open Contracting Partnership and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), has developed a Flood Risk Management Platform to strengthen mitigation planning and oversight. This comprehensive one-stop online hub consolidates different types of disaster and haza...

The City and County of Honolulu is developing a geospatial mapping tool that overlays food system resources and assets with vulnerable and at-risk populations to assess community needs. This approach serves as a performance metric for the city's food security initiatives and emerged from expert cons...

Geospatial monitoring tools have been deployed to track spatial and temporal changes in mangrove ecosystems along Thane Creek, Mumbai, combining satellite imagery analysis with hydrodynamic modeling to understand coastal dynamics. This approach enables systematic assessment of mangrove distribution...

This approach establishes a comprehensive groundwater management system for Huangshi through Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology to address severe contamination and inadequate surveying of the city's groundwater resources. The initiative delineates groundwater pollution controlled areas,...

The City of Miami has developed a systematic approach to tree trimming in public rights-of-way that integrates Geographic Information Systems technology to reduce storm damage. This initiative represents a protocol-based action within Miami's climate resilience framework, specifically targeting the...

Fort Lauderdale will use GIS mapping and other tools to evaluate shade and cooling available at pedestrian, transit (train and bus) and bicycle facilities, and assess whether the urban tree canopy is sufficient to protect people from heat and pollution. This approach builds on Broward County's broad...

The City of St. Louis Forestry Division maintains an active database of trees that it manages, with a GIS-based inventory for street trees and nearly all of the City's larger parks. This approach is continually updated with information on street trees and park trees to help maintain the urban tree c...

The Common Operational Picture is a GIS-enabled electronic platform that enhances emergency information sharing and support mechanisms for dealing with multiple hazards in Hong Kong. Launched by the Civil Engineering and Development Department in 2019, this system enables real-time sharing of emerge...

The Grand Paris Express represents a fundamental transformation of public transport infrastructure in the Île-de-France region, with the completion of this automated underground rail system offering new transport capabilities and bypassing central Paris from suburb to suburb. This metro rail project...

Amsterdam has established a strategic collaboration with Climate KIC, the EU's innovation platform for scaling up proven climate solutions. This partnership serves as a key mechanism for advancing climate innovation through the Green Light District initiative, which brings together heritage preserva...

Pittsburgh has developed a network of resilient electric vehicle charging stations that operate independently from the electrical grid through solar generation and battery backup systems. This approach ensures that residents maintain access to vehicle and device charging during grid failures while s...

The City and County of Honolulu has committed to advancing flexible energy demand response programs for municipal operations as part of its climate action strategy. This approach leverages controllable loads—particularly water heaters and air conditioning systems—to provide grid services during peri...

San Francisco's Port, Department of Building Inspection, and Office of Resilience and Capital Planning are conducting groundwater data collection and modeling efforts to better understand the impacts of rising groundwater at the shoreline, including liquefaction risks. This approach addresses a crit...

The holistic approach for resilience assessment was implemented using the HAZUR® methodology and tool. This methodology analyses the cascading effects that have collateral impacts on other strategic urban services and the city. The HAZUR® approach is based on a method and software (as a service) to...

The HAZUR® methodology represents a structured, qualitative risk assessment framework designed to evaluate interconnected urban services and infrastructures within cities, identifying risks, assessing cascading impacts, and establishing priorities for improvement. This approach was developed by Ceta...

New York has implemented a comprehensive healthcare resilience strategy centered on electronic health records systems, telecommunication infrastructure redundancy, and facility preparedness protocols to protect medical services during climate-related disasters. This approach emerged from lessons lea...

The St. Louis Department of Health utilizes a specialized database of residents who may require assistance during emergencies, combined with surveillance systems to monitor public safety during heat events. This registry-based approach was created following a hot summer power outage in 2006 in which...

Manchester developed a heat mapping tool to enhance understanding of the city's exposure and vulnerability to heat over time. The tool gives insights into how urban heat risks vary across the city and within communities, identifying areas where high temperatures and heatwaves could have the biggest...

The Heat Adaptation for Vulnerable Population Groups (HEAL) project developed a heat-stress-avoidant navigation application to help at-risk groups and others navigate the city more safely during periods of extreme heat. This initiative was funded by the Baden-Württemberg Foundation from 2021 to 2024...

NYC Health + Hospitals implemented comprehensive resiliency upgrades across multiple hospital facilities following Hurricane Sandy, including installation of backup power systems, elevation and hardening of building systems, and floodproofing of lower levels. These infrastructure improvements protec...

Wellington City Council is investigating options for incentivising uptake of technology that will build household energy independence, which could include microgeneration, battery packs, solar roofs, small-scale wind, tidal energy and neighbourhood microgrids. This approach can generate economic opp...

Buenos Aires deployed a comprehensive hydro-meteorological monitoring system to provide reliable and accurate information needed for planning and emergency management, risk management and flood mitigation, as well as for monitoring and protecting water resources. This approach consists of a network...

An inclusive early warning system was developed and piloted in Da Nang to address critical gaps in disaster communication for the deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) community. The approach leverages widely-adopted mobile messaging technology combined with sign language interpretation to ensure that appr...

This initiative builds on existing cross-sectoral work on data innovation, including the London Resilience Partnership Anytown project mapping cascading failures and infrastructure interdependencies, to improve the ability to monitor the health of infrastructure assets, assess interdependencies and...

Mathematical modelling of wastewater and stormwater systems was undertaken with SWMM (1D) and Basement (2D), mostly in the downtown area (drainage catchments J&L). This approach was developed as part of Lisboa's participation as one of three EU validation cities in the RESCCUE project, alongside Bar...

This air quality monitoring and forecasting approach integrates data from multiple monitoring networks operated by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) to conduct trend analysis of pollutant concentrations across Mumb...

Building upon the existing Huangshi Geological Environment Information Platform Project, this approach represents a comprehensive expansion to integrate multiple environmental monitoring and warning capabilities into a unified system. The enhanced platform consolidates geological hazards monitoring,...

A sophisticated flood forecasting and modeling system was developed for the Msimbazi River Basin to address recurring urban flooding challenges. This integrated approach combines hydrological modeling, hydraulic simulation, and real-time forecasting capabilities to predict flood events and assess th...

The Integrated Hydro-Meteorological Warning System (IHWS) was implemented in Central Vietnam, specifically in Da Nang City and Quang Nam Province, serving a population of 1,300,000 inhabitants in areas particularly vulnerable to natural disasters. Led by Professor Trung Q. Duong at Queen's Universit...

The Lisbon Metropolitan Area established an integrated meteorological monitoring network in early 2022, consisting of 18 weather stations distributed across each of its 18 municipalities. This infrastructure supports the CLIMA.AML project, which developed a network of meteorological sensors and a di...

Rome is developing a centralized territorial information technology system to manage multiple risk categories including earthquake risks, hydrological instability, gravitational instability, fire, and extreme climatic events monitored by Rome Civil Protection. The system includes the creation of a p...

The City of Paris provides an interactive map on its website annually to help users identify optimal locations for heat relief. This digital platform displays all permanent and temporary cooling islands throughout the city, accessible at capgeo.sig.paris.fr. The initiative emerged from Paris's broad...

Miami-Dade County has developed story maps to help visualize data and communicate various resilience challenges with the community. This approach can be explored through the Sea Level Rise Strategy ArcGIS Hub, which provides access to interactive visualizations and downloadable documentation. By col...

The Hague has developed an interactive digital platform that enables residents to map and share sustainability initiatives across the city. This approach serves as a collaborative tool where citizens can contribute their own projects and ideas related to energy transition and climate action. The pla...

Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality staff received comprehensive training on the InVEST modeling program through SECAP workshops, which were conducted to build capacity in climate adaptation, mitigation, and monitoring. These workshops included training on technical tools and methodologies for assess...

TX Intelligence, a subsidiary of Grupo TX, joined forces with AWS and the National Civil Protection System of Panama (SINAPROC) to implement a flood monitoring and early warning solution for the Juan Díaz river basin. This approach integrates data from climate prediction models to allow the issuance...

In May 2018, the city of Houston announced it was partnering with Microsoft to improve the city's quality of life and economy by connecting digital technology with the physical world. This approach helps Houston improve its disaster response and recovery systems by better integrating data between de...

Seoul operates an IoT-based monitoring system that installs environmental sensors and smart devices in the homes of elderly residents living alone to detect emergencies and prevent isolated deaths. The system analyzes real-time data on daily activities, temperature, humidity, and motion patterns to...

VeeSafety deployed more than 300 sets of intelligent 4G smoke detectors in Shenzhen Shiyan Langxin Old Village to build a 24/7 fire prevention and control system for this century-old village. When the Internet of Things (IoT) monitoring equipment verifies there is a fire, it will sound the alarm and...

The Berlin Fire Department operates KATWARN, a technology-enabled disaster information and warning system that delivers alerts through smartphones, SMS, and email. This free-of-charge mobile warning platform was developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems (FOKUS) in Berlin t...

Lagos State has developed a comprehensive emergency management platform centered on the Lagos State Command and Control Centre (LSCCC), which has served as the central hub for coordinating emergency services including LASEMA, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, LASTMA, LASAMBUS, and the Rapid Respo...

Tbilisi City Hall installed a monitoring system in three landslide zones in 2016, which was consolidated with an additional monitoring system on Matchavariani Street and nearby slopes. The instrumental observation network was launched to determine the mechanism and intensity of landslides across the...

The City of Dallas is implementing a comprehensive infrastructure modernization program focused on converting its streetlight network to energy-efficient LED technology and upgrading traffic signal systems with intelligent network technologies. This approach aims to reduce energy consumption, lower...

The Tanzania Urban Resilience Program deployed an innovative combination of Light Detection and Range (LiDAR) UAV surveying and bathymetric surveying to support flood modelling within the flood-prone Msimbazi river basin. This World Bank funded survey project served two purposes: generation of relia...

Broward County coordinates with agency partners to ensure the coordinated acquisition of, access to, and informed use of LiDAR and other high-resolution elevation data for resiliency and adaptation planning, studies, stormwater modeling, asset management, and other purposes. The County updated its L...

The Tanzania Urban Resilience Program deployed an innovative combination of Light Detection and Range (LiDAR) UAV surveying and bathometric surveying to support flood modelling within the flood-prone Msimbazi river basin. This World Bank funded survey project served two purposes: generation of relia...

The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) developed a database of liquid fuel assets in the New York metropolitan region. This database system was designed to be piloted with relevant governmental agencies and begin input of data with industry in 2015. The initiative represents a s...

A turbidity model was developed to analyse the water quality of Llobregat river in case of rainfall events. This analytical system addresses a critical vulnerability in Barcelona's water supply infrastructure, where water turbidity produced by heavy rainfall and soil erosions could produce the closu...

The Local Climate Adaptation Tool (LCAT) is a UK-based national evidence-based resource designed to support local decision-makers, including public sector institutions, to take climate adaptation action. This digital platform brings together complex climate models, adaptation options and community a...

Toyama has implemented a comprehensive sensor network infrastructure to monitor critical municipal assets, including bridges in remote mountainous areas. The Toyama City Sensor Network consists of an LPWA (Low Power Wide Area Wireless Technology) network that aggregates information from various sens...

MERIT (Measuring the Economics of Resilient Infrastructure Tool) is an economic impact assessment tool developed by GNS Science, Market Economics and Resilient Organisations that models the economic impact resulting from a loss of lifeline services due to water, power, roading outages and other infr...

The Wellington Lifelines Regional Resilience Project utilized MERIT (Modelling the Economics of Resilient Infrastructure Tool), an advanced economic simulation platform developed through the 2012-16 MBIE-funded Economics of Resilient Infrastructure research programme. This integrated spatial decisio...

Montréal established a meteorological risk dashboard as part of its climate resilience infrastructure, representing the first such implementation by a Canadian city participating in the 100 Resilient Cities program. This software application tracks forecasts and probable impact thresholds online whi...

This initiative enhances the resilience of Nashville's infrastructure through innovative microgrid systems and self-contained electrical networks designed to safeguard critical services during extreme weather events. The approach integrates distributed energy resources like microgrids, including sol...

Resilient Power Puerto Rico (RPPR) deployed mobile solar-electric systems with battery storage to remote and underserved communities across Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria in 2017. The initiative was founded by Puerto Ricans living in New York City, Jonathan Marvel and Cristina Roig, hours aft...

A water level monitoring system was installed underneath Selander Bridge at the outfall of the Msimbazi River to measure water levels and conductivity for at least one month as part of comprehensive flood modeling efforts. This monitoring infrastructure formed a critical component of an integrated s...

A water level logger was installed underneath the Selander Bridge at the outfall of the Msimbazi River to measure water levels and conductivity (salinity) for a period of at least one month. This monitoring technology formed part of a comprehensive survey campaign conducted by the Tanzania Urban Res...

Huangshi adopted a comprehensive suite of assessment tools provided by 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) to evaluate and strengthen the city's resilience approach across multiple dimensions. The Resilient Action Inventory, Resilience Perception Assessment, Asset and Risk Tool, and Opportunity Assessment...

Georgia has experienced repeated extreme flooding events in recent years, prompting the development of modern monitoring equipment and detailed hazard and risk maps as the foundation for a new multi-hazard early warning system. A feasibility study identified locations for installing observation equi...

Tbilisi City Hall planned to develop an integrated Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment and Early Warning System that would incorporate high-resolution models for weather and hydrological forecasting. This approach addresses a critical gap identified by the National Environmental Agency of Georgia, which re...

A demonstration study was conducted in Toyama City and Fukui City utilizing a multi-radar system composed of three compact X-band dual-polarization radars as part of the B-DASH (Breakthrough by Dynamic Approach in Sewage High Technology) joint research project for rainwater management focused on mon...

The Direction de la sécurité civile et de la résilience intends to create a multi-risk monitoring centre mandated to anticipate events more quickly and effectively, mobilize the concerned actors, and collate all monitoring data. This approach will make it possible to gain a comprehensive and accurat...

In 2015, the District's Department of General Services (DGS) launched a comprehensive roof assessment initiative that evaluated over 250 acres of District-owned roofs for their suitability for solar photovoltaics (PVs), solar thermal, green roofs, daylighting, or cool roofs. This approach was design...

Cần Thơ applied a comprehensive suite of analytical tools developed by the 100 Resilient Cities program and complementary technologies to develop its urban resilience strategy. This multi-tool approach combined standardized resilience assessment frameworks with advanced spatial analysis and stakehol...

The District of Columbia developed a Multifamily Resilience and Solar Assessment Tool to comprehensively identify opportunities to improve the resilience of affordable housing properties to climate change impacts. This initiative emerged from Washington, D.C.'s Department of Energy and Environment (...

Warsaw has developed an integrated approach to transforming parking facilities into multifunctional energy hubs that combine renewable power generation, electric vehicle infrastructure, and sustainable water management. The eco-park-and-ride facility at Połczyńska incorporates permeable materials, p...

Decadal rainfall data from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's Automated Weather Stations reiterates the increasing frequency of very heavy and extremely heavy rainfall events in Mumbai. The BMC completed the installation of 60 additional automatic weather stations throughout Mumbai, increasing...

The Office of Performance and Accountability (OPA) was established by executive order on Mayor Mitch Landrieu's first day in office in May 2010 to serve as the city's home for data-driven improvements. This municipal analytics office supports the work of the Mayor's Office of Resilience and Sustaina...

Salvador's Municipal Secretary of Sustainability, Innovation and Resilience developed the 'My Tree' platform, an open web and mobile georeferencing system designed to register and monitor tree plantings performed by both municipal authorities and citizens throughout the city. This technology-enabled...

The City of Chicago partnered with City Tech Collaborative, Microsoft, Esri, and d3i Systems to develop a technology-enabled approach for quantifying urban heat islands and assessing heat reduction interventions using advanced environmental data from NASA. This initiative used NASA Landsat data to a...

Rome is implementing a comprehensive flood management strategy that prioritizes Nature-based Solutions while integrating Information and Communication Technologies and Internet of Things capabilities to enhance continuous monitoring and support emergency management. The Department of Infrastructure...

NotifyChicago is a free municipal service that delivers text message and email alerts to residents regarding both emergency and non-emergency situations. This mass notification system represents the next phase of AlertChicago, serving as a positive and proactive initiative for educating and informin...

The NSW Government operates an ambient air quality monitoring system within the City of Sydney area, with a primary station installed at Cook & Phillip Park that measures ozone, nitrogen dioxide, visibility, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide and airborne particles. This monitoring infrastructure forms...

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene developed a community air quality citizen science toolkit to empower residents in monitoring local air pollution through accessible technologies and data-sharing platforms. This approach builds on the success of the New York City Community Ai...

The Oakland EcoBlock project integrates advanced water treatment and recycling technologies across a residential neighborhood block in East Oakland to address water scarcity and stormwater management challenges. This system-level redesign encompasses greywater reuse, rainwater harvesting, blackwater...

Pittsburgh deployed five portable, solar-powered electric vehicle charging stations manufactured by Envision Solar that operate independently from the electrical grid. These EV ARC™ units were acquired for $420,000, with a state grant funding half of the purchase, to support the city's transition to...

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission headquarters building at 525 Golden Gate Avenue features an onsite wastewater treatment system being upgraded to incorporate a permanent, purified water component that will demonstrate the ability to treat wastewater to levels that meet proposed drinking...

The Port of Oakland is implementing a comprehensive electric charging infrastructure system integrated with backup power capabilities to protect operations from power reliability challenges while transitioning cargo handling to zero emissions. In October 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agenc...

Houston researchers developed flood detection sensors designed for installation on light poles and elevated surfaces to transmit real-time data and alert the public of dangerous conditions. This technology-enabled approach addresses the city's recurring flood challenges through multiple interconnect...

The NSW Government provides real-time air quality information through a comprehensive online platform that enables residents to access current pollution levels, forecasts, and health alerts. This system processes data from Australia's largest air quality monitoring network to deliver hourly updated...

Warsaw has established one of Europe's largest air quality monitoring networks to support evidence-based urban planning and environmental policy implementation. The comprehensive monitoring system was developed through a partnership between the City of Warsaw and Airly Public, signed on December 30,...

The Houston Health Department developed and operates the Rapid Alert Benzene Information: Time Sensitive (RABITS) system to inform where and when elevated benzene concentrations are detected so the department can respond more quickly with more specific monitoring or enforcement. Akash Gulati's benze...

Ecothes establishes connections between environmental data—including temperatures and air quality measurements—and real-time climate events such as urban floods and heat waves, demonstrating the influence of climate change on daily urban life. This approach educates public awareness by relating exis...

Following a catastrophic flood in 2015 that claimed 21 lives and caused over GEL 100 million in damages, Tbilisi initiated comprehensive infrastructure projects in the affected area, including river monitoring systems. The Vere River, which flows through the central part of Tbilisi, represents the m...

Buenos Aires developed a Storm Warning System (SAT) within the framework of the Hydraulic Plan to anticipate accurately and in real time the arrival of storms, southeast blows and different extreme climate phenomena. Through the analysis of big data, this approach generates georeferenced information...

Barcelona performed a comprehensive resilience diagnosis using the RESCCUE methodology and tools to assess climate change impacts on the city's water services. The RESCCUE project (RESilience to cope with Climate Change in Urban arEas) was born in May 2016 as Europe's first large-scale innovation an...

The RESCCUE Toolkit represents a comprehensive web-based platform developed through a four-year European Union Horizon 2020 research and innovation project that ran from May 2016 to October 2020. This approach aims to help urban areas around the world become more resilient to climate change, improvi...

Da Nang planned to build warning systems linked to water level at Truc Dong and Hoc Khe reservoirs as part of investing in hydro-meteorologic monitoring and early warning systems for flood, flash flood and reservoir breakdown. This initiative was designated as Action 4.7 and also included building a...

The Resilience Maturity Model is a methodological approach to define the degree of resilience attained by cities, based on objective, measurable and comparable parameters. This strategic tool was designed to provide cities with a roadmap towards enhanced resilience, offering a holistic overview of t...

Several existing community and activity centers have been identified as desirable locations for the establishment of hardened neighborhood facilities to support residents in times of need before, during, and after hazardous weather events or disruptions in utility services. These facilities will be...

Miami-Dade County collaborated with Greater Miami and the Beaches municipalities to create a Resilient305 data-driven initiative on ArcGIS Hub, a cloud-based platform designed to share open data, interact with users, and provide progress updates on action items in the Resilient305 Strategy. This app...

Los Angeles has implemented a risk-based management system to strategically prioritize and activate cooling centers during extreme heat events, using updated criteria that include facility amenities, proximity to transit, and co-location with other services. This approach emerged from the city's rec...

This integrated modeling approach combines multi-hazard risk assessment with economic impact analysis to evaluate infrastructure resilience investments for major seismic events in Wellington. The system links physical damage predictions with service outage mapping and socio-economic consequence mode...

Belgrade faces a critical wastewater management challenge, as the city lacks basic wastewater treatment facilities and discharges sewerage and stormwater directly into the Sava and Danube rivers without any prior treatment. This approach involves developing a hydraulic model and quality monitoring s...

National Grid commenced a program in the Rockaway Peninsula to make its gas system more resilient through accelerated replacement of leak-prone mains and installation of automated meters and other devices. This infrastructure modernization initiative emerged as a direct response to Superstorm Sandy,...

Barcelona City Council and Barcelona Sagrera Alta Velocidad are promoting the development of a new centralised heating and cooling system for Sagrera Station and its surroundings. This approach utilizes high-efficiency heat pumps powered by groundwater from the Besòs River and solar energy to provid...

Dallas Water Utilities has implemented a comprehensive infrastructure monitoring and maintenance program focused on sanitary sewer evaluation studies, point repairs and pipe replacement, and closed-circuit television (CCTV) inspection of large diameter pipes along major waterways. This approach addr...

Houston Public Works is advancing satellite technology testing to enhance water system management and climate resilience, building on technical knowledge gained through collaboration with the Netherlands. This approach integrates space-based monitoring capabilities with digital infrastructure to imp...

The Urban Healthy Living pilot was funded by the UK Space Agency's Space for Smarter Government Programme, which adapts satellite-enabled air pollution monitoring to support public health programmes and healthcare delivery in an urban setting. Belfast is part of a joint project funded by the UK Spac...

Belfast is part of a joint project funded by the UK Space Agency's Space for Smarter Government that uses satellite technology to help planners and residents better understand urban air pollution. The Urban Healthy Living pilot adapts satellite-enabled air pollution monitoring to support public heal...

Barcelona has implemented a self-healing algorithm within its electrical distribution grid as part of a comprehensive flood impacts reduction strategy. Spanish DSO Endesa is advancing investment in the ongoing upgrading and digitalisation of Barcelona's electricity infrastructure to transform it int...

The Early Warning System of Medellín and the Aburrá Valley (SIATA) is an integrated environmental assessment and risk management tool that combines scientific knowledge, research, and technology to identify and predict natural and anthropogenic phenomena. This approach monitors environmental conditi...

The City of Paris developed an energy system management platform at the neighbourhood level in the Clichy-Batignolles eco-district to enable real-time monitoring and optimisation of energy production and consumption. This approach, known as CORDEES (Co-Responsibility in District Energy Efficiency &...

Phoenix Water Services has established a comprehensive residential water conservation initiative that combines financial incentives for smart irrigation technology adoption with support for xeriscape landscape conversion. This approach addresses the critical challenge of outdoor water consumption, w...

Wellington Water implemented smart leak detection cables throughout its water network to address significant water loss challenges across the region's aging infrastructure. This technology enables rapid identification and repair of leaks in a drinking water network comprising 2,543km of pipeline, mu...

Through collaboration with the French government, Tbilisi implemented an early warning system following a devastating flood in 2015. In 2022, preparations were underway to install 37 smart sensors throughout the city to strengthen resilience to the effects of climate change, including flood risks, a...

Street Lab operates as Copenhagen's testing ground for smart city solutions in real urban space, based on the award-winning Copenhagen Connecting concept. This three-year initiative under Copenhagen Solutions Lab deploys state-of-the-art measuring sensors and city wifi infrastructure to collect data...

The Municipality of Jbeil-Byblos is collaborating with 100RC Platform Partner ESRI and Veolia to examine how to plan and build infrastructure connections through a well-maintained sewage network to connect a wastewater treatment plant to houses and buildings. This approach addresses a critical infra...

The City of Sydney has implemented a comprehensive water management approach combining stormwater harvesting infrastructure, real-time irrigation monitoring systems, and smart sensor networks across its parks to reduce reliance on potable water and enhance drought resilience. This initiative encompa...

Smart Urban Water represents an internet-based groundwater monitoring system coordinated from TU Delft in the Netherlands and led by Prof. dr. ir. Nick van de Giesen. Following successful pilots in Delft, London, and Paris, this data network was implemented on a large scale in Rotterdam. The approac...

The Water Supplies Department is exploring the use of Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) coupled with mobile applications to enhance consumers' awareness of their water consumption on a timely basis, thereby facilitating behavioural changes to save water. This approach addresses a critical consumption pa...

The Water Supplies Department is promoting wider use of smart water meters and Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) System, planned to work in conjunction with the Water Intelligent Network (WIN) to help identify problems. This approach enables near-real-time water consumption monitoring and early detectio...

Smart metering technology in Belgrade's water distribution network collects and transmits real-time water usage data from residential and industrial end users to improve monitoring and management capabilities. The Belgrade Water and Wastewater Company (BVK) operates approximately 3,200 km of pressur...

Beginning in late 2017 and continuing through 2018, Cape Town's municipal government significantly expanded its investment in advanced water pressure management infrastructure, deploying smart process controllers and zone-by-zone pressure regulation mechanisms across the metropolitan water distribut...

Cape Town implemented smart process controllers that enable zone-by-zone water pressure management to significantly reduce water consumption. This approach addresses critical infrastructure challenges through advanced pressure control technology deployed across an extensive network of pressure manag...

With the contribution of different government areas, Buenos Aires created a Social Vulnerability Atlas in a GIS-type web repository, consisting of 6 social vulnerability to disasters maps and 2 ground heat spots and flood risks atlas. The School of Geography of the University of Buenos Aires and Cla...

Berkeley's Energy Assurance Transformation (BEAT) Project establishes a solar-powered microgrid and community resilience hub at the City's Corporation Yard, providing long-duration, clean, and resilient energy supply for critical facilities during grid outages such as PG&E Public Safety Power Shutof...

New York City is advancing climate resilience through the integration of solar photovoltaic systems with battery energy storage technologies across critical infrastructure and municipal facilities. This approach enables facilities to maintain operations during grid outages while simultaneously suppo...

San Francisco is implementing emergency backup power systems at critical facilities that integrate on-site solar energy generation with battery storage to support both climate action objectives and disaster preparedness. This approach provides fuel-free emergency power during grid outages while adva...

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission completed a 2-year pilot project in May 2023 that tested atmospheric water generation technology to extract water from the air using solar power at two locations in the city. This approach has the potential to produce water that meets drinking water stan...

SOURCE Hydropanels represent an off-grid renewable drinking water technology that uses sunlight to extract water vapor from the air and transform it into mineralized drinking water. The technology was first developed at Arizona State University by company CEO Cody Friesen, an associate professor of...

Resilient community centers in San Juan function as critical infrastructure equipped with renewable energy systems and emergency resources to support residents during climate disasters and grid failures. These facilities serve as testbeds for innovations in green building design geared toward resili...

Buenos Aires developed a Storm Alert System (SAT) as part of its Hydraulic Plan to anticipate accurately and in real time the arrival of storms, southeast blows, and different extreme climate phenomena. The system predicts with 90 to 120 minutes of anticipation which zones of Buenos Aires City will...

The City of Oakland initiated development of an updated Storm Drainage Master Plan that incorporates a comprehensive asset management system and state-of-the-art modeling to evaluate system performance under different storm scenarios while integrating precipitation changes and sea level rise project...

Swiss Re's CatNet platform serves as a global location intelligence tool that enables organizations to assess and visualize natural hazard exposure for any location worldwide. This proprietary risk assessment system is specifically designed to provide insurers with comprehensive overviews and assess...

SACMEX, the Department of the Government of Mexico City under its Secretariat of Environment, initiated a comprehensive telemetry and remote control modernization program to address critical water distribution inefficiencies. This technology-enabled approach involves equipping 1,174 SACMEX facilitie...

Nashville utilizes the Temperate Climate Adaptation Planning Tool to identify and address climate risks between 2025 and 2035, including increased intense storms, tornadoes, flooding, and extreme heat days. This web-based subscription service was developed through a partnership between ICLEI USA, Az...

Broward County is pursuing an expansion of tidal monitoring stations to provide operationally-sound observations and monitoring capabilities throughout the region. This initiative aims to enhance data collection infrastructure for tracking critical parameters including water quality, hydrologic cond...

Mumbai Maritime Board's modelled tide height data serves as a critical input for predicting high-tide timings and issuing storm surge warnings during extreme weather events. This approach addresses the city's vulnerability as an island metropolis where high population density and coastal location cr...

The Toyama City Sensor Network was built as the FY2018 Toyama City Infrastructure Development Project for the Promotion of the Smart City. Using a group of LoRaWAN communication standard receiving antennas, the wireless communication network is expected to cover 98.9 percent of the population in the...

Miami-Dade County has developed a specialized story map to analyze optimal locations for transit stations while reimagining these stations as community resilience hubs that offer multiple public services and provide civic spaces. This approach represents a dual-purpose infrastructure strategy that i...

The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority employed Impact Infrastructure's AUTOCASE tool to conduct triple bottom line analysis that incorporated environmental and social equity factors alongside financial considerations for green infrastructure projects. This analytical approach enabled comprehensiv...

A tsunami simulation conducted by 100RC Platform Partner Swiss Re confirms that Byblos' Old Port is at risk from coastal flooding. This assessment forms the foundation for Action 37, which involves developing a disaster risk reduction and management strategy that identifies the risks facing the city...

The Tulsa Area Emergency Management Agency launched the Tulsa Ready App for smartphones to create a more interactive public communications interface. This mobile application was released as a free download for Google and Apple devices to help families prepare for disasters ahead of storm season. The...

A comprehensive bathymetric and topographic surveying project was conducted on the Msimbazi River in Dar es Salaam for the World Bank, comparing UAV Photogrammetry and UAV LiDAR technologies for generation of Digital Terrain Models for flood modelling purposes. This World Bank funded survey project...

A World Bank-funded comparative study evaluated UAV photogrammetry and UAV LiDAR technologies for generating Digital Terrain Models to support flood modeling in the Msimbazi River basin. This rigorous comparison aimed to provide guidance on when to apply each acquisition method based on project requ...

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority developed Mapping Greater Manchester, a series of open data maps designed to support an open and inclusive approach to sustainable and resilient development across the city-region. This digital mapping tool integrates infrastructure and growth data from mult...

WWF GreenSpaces is a mobile application to help citizens evaluate their city's green spaces. This technology enables residents to make their voice heard by indicating what they do or do not like regarding their neighbourhood's green spaces, while municipal authorities can directly access visitors' o...

The City of Vancouver launched the Hazard & Risk Explorer in 2024, an interactive online platform designed to improve public access to information on climate hazards through a multi-hazard and risk story map. This initiative addresses the absence of an accessible way for the City to share multi-haza...

The Wellington Resilience Programme represents a comprehensive infrastructure resilience initiative that modeled and mapped service outages and restoration pathways following a magnitude 7.5 Wellington Fault earthquake. This approach drew on knowledge from all 16 Wellington utility providers and loc...

In 2018, Seoul launched a safety portal that provided real-time disaster information and began the Seoul Safety App service. This digital infrastructure represents a comprehensive approach to disaster preparedness and emergency response, integrating multiple technological systems to protect resident...

The City of Boulder is collaborating with University of Colorado researchers to develop an ecosystem services modeling system designed to identify and prioritize urban carbon drawdown opportunities that maximize multiple environmental benefits. This modeling approach emerged from a multi-year effort...

The city dashboard initiative enables municipal authorities to access and monitor information regarding urban greening and heat island effects at both city and ward levels. This approach addresses Mumbai's pronounced urban heat island effect, which has developed as the city underwent rapid urbanizat...

Salvador developed an online platform to map and monitor urban heat islands, supporting the city's public administration in adapting to climate change effects. This approach combines satellite-based thermal mapping with ground-level temperature measurements to create detailed heat vulnerability asse...

The Urban Heat Island Mitigation Decision Support Tool represents an interactive three-dimensional platform that enables users to visualise and assess urban development mitigation scenarios for specific urban contexts. Developed by the University of New South Wales through the Cooperative Research C...

An online, interactive urban heat mitigation index was developed by the Cooperative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living (CRC LCL) in 2019 to provide high-level guidelines for urban planning decisions to mitigate urban heat in varying climates and development typologies. This approach bridges the g...

The Urban Heat Island Mitigation Performance Index represents a decision-support framework developed to assist governments in establishing performance targets for planning control across Sydney and regional New South Wales. This approach was carried out by UNSW Sydney and Swinburne University in col...

City Tech Collaborative partnered with Microsoft, Esri, d3i Systems, and the City of Chicago to create a replicable, scalable study of urban heat spots over time and assessment of site-specific heat interventions through the Urban Heat Response project. This initiative brings together a broad coalit...

Through continued technical assistance provided by Earth Economics and the Urban Green Infrastructure Lab, preliminary urban heat mapping and a high-level analysis of vulnerabilities were completed for Broward County. This approach identified communities experiencing elevated temperatures due to urb...

The City of Boulder partnered with 100RC Platform Partners Trimble and DigitalGlobe to map the urban tree canopy, addressing the need to develop a more robust set of urban forest management tools. Trimble provides geospatial technical solutions and domains to capture, measure, analyze, monitor and s...

CSIRO Australia conducted a demonstration study of the Visual Climate Adaptation Platform (VCAP) in Da Nang, a GIS-based platform enabling users to assess impact, costs and benefits of adaptation options for housing or infrastructure subjected to natural hazards. The platform was developed based on...

A microgrid is a local energy grid that can disconnect from the traditional grid and function autonomously without disrupting operations. During the 23rd Ave Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Power Redundancy study, Phoenix partnered with APS to install a microgrid that would serve both the city's p...

Seattle's water utilities collaborated with federal and academic research institutions to develop downscaled climate projections specifically tailored to the watersheds supplying the city's water. This approach enables the utilities to translate global climate models into actionable, watershed-speci...

Wellington City Council developed an online information hub to connect residents with comprehensive resources about living in the city, with a particular focus on climate action and resilience. This digital platform serves as a centralized access point for climate science tools, community engagement...

A web-based visualization tool was developed to enable end users to understand infrastructure outages that would occur across the Wellington region following a rupture of the Wellington fault. This approach integrates geographic information system analysis with economic modeling to translate seismic...

The YMCA of Greater Toronto developed its own Resiliency Strategy to guide efforts in supporting and enhancing community resilience, applying a climate resilience lens to strategic actions and priorities. The organization is working to turn its facilities into a network of Community Resilience Centr...