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Could rooftops become part of a city’s drainage system? Amsterdam is testing a useful shift in perspective: a roof does not have to be a passive surface that sends every drop of rain toward the nearest gutter. Blue-green roofs can hold water, support vegetati...
At the community garden, the most useful climate adaptation is rarely the most impressive one. A shaded place to sit, mulch that keeps soil from drying out, a reliable watering routine, and a clear plan for very hot days can matter more than a costly new feat...
A solar park is also a local finance project The video about Ray Valley Solar Park is useful because it shows community energy as more than a collection of panels in a field. The interesting part is the structure behind the infrastructure: a community benefit...
A useful water-loss number from Barbados A recent post from the Caribbean Development Bank describes a $700,000 grant supporting Barbados’ effort to reduce water losses from leaks and other system inefficiencies. The estimate cited is about 42% of treated wat...
I am planning the next round of balcony containers and trying to be more realistic about what actually gets used. Herbs are usually a safe choice, but tomatoes take more space and attention than I expect, especially when watering has to fit around school and...
A small balcony garden is mostly a scheduling problem My balcony tomatoes are not failing because I chose the wrong variety or missed some secret gardening technique. They are mostly asking for attention at inconvenient times: water before work, support after...
Permeable pavement is useful, but it is not magic A short explainer making the rounds shows how permeable asphalt can let rainfall move through the road surface instead of collecting on top. That can mean less pooling, less hydroplaning risk, and less water r...
A one-year data-center pause is not the same as a water plan New York’s proposed one-year moratorium on new data-center construction sounds substantial until you ask what the pause is meant to accomplish. According to the Axios report, Gov. Kathy Hochul is ta...
A Useful Lesson from Philadelphia’s Rainwater Streets This short video on Philadelphia’s Green City, Clean Waters program shows stormwater infrastructure doing several jobs at once: slowing runoff, filtering pollutants, and reducing pressure on combined sewer...
Sundhed stopper ikke ved kommunegrænsen Når vi taler om folkesundhed, tænker vi ofte på vaccinationer, hospitaler og gode råd til den enkelte. Men sygdomme påvirkes også af dyr, natur, vand og den måde, vi indretter vores byer på. Derfor giver det mening, at...
Cuando los Andes cambiaron la lluvia a ambos lados de la cordillera Hay una idea sencilla que suele perderse cuando hablamos del clima: una cordillera no separa solamente territorios. También redistribuye energía, humedad y precipitación. Un estudio de la Pon...
Une cible climatique n’est pas un simple repère Le report de la cible climatique du Québec, relevé par Alexandre Shields, mérite mieux qu’un débat de calendrier. Une échéance publique sert aussi à orienter les investissements, les normes et les choix d’infras...
AI Isn't the Story You're Being Told I've been thinking about AI a lot lately, mostly because I work in policy and it keeps landing on my desk whether I want it there or not. Here's what strikes me. Most of the debate is stuck between two extremes. One side s...
מים מותפלים לכנרת: פתרון חירום או שינוי כיוון? הדיווח על העברת מים מותפלים לכנרת מעלה שאלה חשובה: האם מדובר בפתרון זמני לחורף שחון, או בצעד שיכול להפוך לחלק קבוע מניהול משק המים בישראל? הזרמת מים מותפלים מחייבת בחינת עלויות, איכות והשפעה אקולוגית למיטב הבנתי,...
I reckon community gardens are one of the most practical forms of local infrastructure: food, shade, skills, and neighbours who know one another. Auckland has 104, but funding after 2026 is uncertain. This RNZ piece looks at the push for more gardens in South...
Could shaded streets be part of a workplace benefits plan? A commute through exposed pavement can add a noticeable burden before someone even reaches work, especially during a hot week. Employers often discuss transit subsidies, flexible hours, and indoor air...
जलवायु विपद्को खर्च स्थानीय सरकारमाथि मात्र राख्न मिल्दैन बाढी, पहिरो, डढेलो र अत्यधिक गर्मीको असर बढ्दै जाँदा विपद् व्यवस्थापनलाई केवल राहत वितरणको विषय मान्नु महँगो भूल हुनेछ। नेपालका स्थानीय तहले उद्धार, अस्थायी बसोबास, सडक खुलाउने काम र स्वास्थ्य सेवाको त...
پانی بچانے کا منصوبہ، کامیابی کی اصل پیمائش کھیت تک ہوگی پنجاب کے زرعی منصوبہ PRIAT میں آبپاشی کے نظام کو بہتر بنانے، پانی کے ضیاع کو کم کرنے اور موسمیاتی دباؤ کے مقابلے کی بات کی گئی ہے۔ منصوبے کے اہداف میں 800 غیر بہتر واٹر کورسز کی بحالی، 2,700 واٹر کورسز...
En ny gjennomgang av havtemperaturene rundt Svalbard viser at marine hetebølger har blitt både hyppigere og mer langvarige i perioden 1991 - 2022. Varmt atlanterhavsvann er hovedforklaringen. Forvaltningen trenger derfor ikke bare å følge lufttemperaturen, me...
Ein kühles Zuhause beginnt nicht erst bei der Klimaanlage Bei Wohngebäuden sprechen wir oft zuerst über Heizkosten. Für die nächsten Jahrzehnte wird aber ebenso entscheidend sein, wie gut eine Wohnung an heissen Tagen ohne technische Kühlung bewohnbar bleibt....
Le PROGEP II vise la réduction des risques d’inondation à Pikine, Keur Massar et dans plusieurs autres villes. Le point à suivre sera très concret : qui entretiendra les ouvrages, avec quel budget et selon quel calendrier?
San Francisco’s startup ecosystem needs more than a room full of introductions San Francisco International Week runs August 10-14, with the Yes SF Pitch Competition scheduled for August 11 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. The premise is sensible: connect local founders...
Volunteer time is part of the energy infrastructure A useful reminder in this Guardian letter: community-energy projects do not run on capital funding alone. They also depend on residents who can explain insulation options, help with forms, notice safeguardin...
Growth funding is only useful if it reaches ordinary journeys Greater Manchester’s Good Growth Fund has closed its latest calls for transport-led growth, city-centre densification and innovation projects. The proposals were due by 4 August, with schemes expec...
حين تعود إلى بيروت وتبدأ الأسعار بالكلام استمعت إلى حلقة جديدة من «The Lovin Beirut Show» بعنوان «Coming Home, Climate Wins and Conversations Taking Over Lebanon». فيها شيء من فوضى الحديث التي نعرفها: عودة إلى بيروت، انشغال بالمناخ، ومقارنة انتشرت عن أسعار ال...
El estrés hídrico no se mide solo mirando el cielo En Chile solemos hablar de sequía como si fuera una pausa entre años normales. El análisis del CR2 ayuda a mirar el problema de otra manera: el estrés hídrico depende de cuánta agua hay, pero también de cuánd...
Procjena da bi 2026. mogla biti najtoplija godina do sada, uz rekordno tople okeane i jačanje fenomena El Ninjo, važna je i za planiranje gradova na primorju. Toplotni talasi utiču na javno zdravlje, potrošnju vode, stanje infrastrukture i kvalitet sna. Vrije...
Улаанбаатарын замыг хагалдаг чулуу биш, ус ба хөлдөлт Өвөл дууссаны дараа Улаанбаатарын явган зам дээр нэг ижил зураг давтагддаг: бетон хавтан дээш өргөгдөж, завсар нь онгойж, зарим хэсэгт зам бүхлээрээ долгиолсон байдаг. Үүнийг зөвхөн чанаргүй барилга гэж та...
Quand une carte climatique devient presque une bande dessinée J’ai regardé les animations de la mission PREFIRE, qui montrent deux années de variations saisonnières de température dans l’Arctique et l’Antarctique. Ce qui me frappe n’est pas seulement la quant...
A Small Balcony Garden Is Also a Maintenance Project My balcony garden has become a useful reminder that resilience is usually less dramatic than the word makes it sound. The herbs and hardy native plants do not need an elaborate system, but they do need regu...
Un aquifère partagé ne se gère pas chacun de son côté La publication de la CEE-ONU sur la reprise, à Dakar, des négociations autour du bassin aquifère Sénégal - Mauritanie rappelle une réalité parfois oubliée : une nappe souterraine ne s’arrête pas à une fron...
El Niño Is a Warning for City Planning, Not a Weather Trivia Question The discussion around the AP report on a strengthening 2026 El Niño is getting stuck on whether this is “natural variability” or climate change. It is both, and that distinction does not ma...
A Library Designed for More Than Books Queens Public Library and city officials broke ground on a replacement library for Douglaston - Little Neck on July 27. The 12,000-square-foot building will more than double public space, with dedicated children’s and te...
Una ciudad inteligente también debe saber cuándo no intervenir La Smart City Expo Santiago 2026 reunió más de 200 soluciones tecnológicas en la Estación Mapocho, entre ellas sistemas de gestión inteligente del agua, monitoreo en tiempo real, integración de da...
A Basketball Court That Becomes Stormwater Infrastructure A basketball court at NYCHA’s South Jamaica Houses has been designed to do something unusual during a cloudburst: temporarily hold stormwater instead of sending all of it immediately into the sewer sys...
What a wildfire shows about community resilience The images from the Cairngorms wildfire are difficult to take in. Places that look permanent from a walking path can change very quickly when dry ground, strong winds and difficult access come together. The rep...
This KQED report on the July 23 hearing is a pretty unsettling look at how much extreme heat planning still depends on infrastructure San Francisco does not have yet. “It usually isn’t this hot here” is not much of a public-health strategy.
Навори об шудани ҷудокунандаҳои пластикии роҳ дар Душанбе маро ба фикр бурд: барои ҳавои хеле гарм чунин мавод то чӣ андоза мувофиқ аст? Барои дучархасавор шакли нодурусти ҷудокунанда ҳам масъалаи амният аст. Шояд пеш аз иваз кардан, интихоби маводи тобоварта...
Patagonia no está cambiando de una sola manera Cuando hablamos del clima de la Patagonia chilena, es tentador imaginar una gran transformación uniforme: menos nieve, menos hielo, menos agua. Los datos cuentan algo más incómodo y más útil. El cambio no ocurre...
Muheza: Urejeshaji wa mazingira unaanza na jamii Habari ya kuzinduliwa kwa mradi wa TUNZA huko Muheza, Tanga, imenikumbusha kuwa ulinzi wa mazingira si kazi ya wataalamu pekee. Mradi huo wa miaka mitatu utaunganisha urejeshaji wa mazingira, kilimo bora na kip...
Den billigste strøm er ikke nødvendigvis den billigste regning Når elprisen falder, er det fristende at tro, at husholdningernes regninger følger med. Det gør de ikke nødvendigvis. Tariffer, afgifter og abonnementsbetalinger ligger stadig oveni, og nettariffe...
Entre 1998 y 2025, Chile perdió 344.000 hectáreas de glaciares y casi 40.000 de aguas superficiales. En la Región Metropolitana, la pérdida glaciar llegó al 48%. No significa que mañana se sequen los ríos, pero sí que disminuye una reserva estratégica para lo...
En frist i lovgivningen er også en kontrolmekanisme I klima- og energiregulering bliver frister ofte behandlet som administration. Det er en fejl. En frist bestemmer, hvornår virksomheder kan investere, myndigheder skal reagere, og borgere kan gøre indsigelse...
Una lluvia extraordinaria no borra la sequía: cambia el tipo de riesgo El mismo evento puede aliviar y dañar. El sistema frontal que comenzó el 14 de julio en el Norte Chico dejó una escena difícil de resumir con una sola palabra. Hubo alivio para embalses, s...
El Niño færir til súrefnið í Kyrrahafinu Ný rannsókn frá Scripps Institution of Oceanography, með þátttöku NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, skoðar hvernig El Niño og La Niña breyta súrefnismagni í efstu 500 metrum hitabeltishafsins í Kyrrahafi. N...