Measure, act, measure again: What happens when a city tracks community resilience twice

Measure, act, measure again: What happens when a city tracks community resilience twice

ByMatteo Bizzotto

Climate risks hit hardest where people have the least protection. An approach used across Z Zurich Foundation’s Urban Climate Resilience Program helps communities and local governments measure resilience, act on what they find, and measure again to see what changed. Izmir, Türkiye, shows how it works in practice.

Pull one thread, and the whole web moves: Why cities don’t face three separate crises

Pull one thread, and the whole web moves: Why cities don’t face three separate crises

ByICLEI Network

When a city plants trees along a street, it is not running a climate program. It is making city streets…

One of the world’s largest urban food policy labs puts cities at the heart of the right to food

One of the world’s largest urban food policy labs puts cities at the heart of the right to food

ByAna Camille da Fonseca

Created in 2021, LUPPA helps cities develop food policies that are systemic, intersectoral, coherent and participatory, and it currently connects more than 70 Brazilian municipalities in a network of learning, exchange and technical cooperation.

How this Mexican municipality is strengthening climate resilience through stormwater infrastructure

How this Mexican municipality is strengthening climate resilience through stormwater infrastructure

ByOdette Lopez

Investments in stormwater infrastructure, preventive maintenance, and technical planning aim to reduce flood risks, protect communities, and maintain mobility.

Heat, humidity and hard choices: Lessons from Belém’s climate risk analysis

Heat, humidity and hard choices: Lessons from Belém’s climate risk analysis

ByMatteo Bizzotto

Sitting at the edge of the Amazon rainforest, surrounded by rivers, parks, and some of the richest biodiversity on the planet, Belém seems an unlikely place to talk about heat as a crisis. And yet…

Before the next crisis hits: Why women’s leadership matters in climate risk management

Before the next crisis hits: Why women’s leadership matters in climate risk management

ByFlora Allesina

The impacts of climate hazards are not gender-neutral; women are often among those most affected. As cities make critical decisions on climate policy and resilience investments, Recife, Brazil, is showing how empowering women leaders in vulnerable communities can strengthen climate resilience for all.