Climate adaptiveness in 44 Polish cities

Problem Area - Rainwater Nuisance

Cultural Heritage Climate

Created at: 04 Apr 2017

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The 44 cities covered by the project are inhabited by 30% of the Polish population, and generate 50% of GDP. Therefore it is crucial for the country’s economy to protect them against negative effects of climate change, such as torrential rains, flooding, heat waves, droughts, hurricanes, landslides or landfalls.

Anna Rusek, Director of the Environment and Water Divisions at Arcadis in Poland, commented: ‘The Plans for Adaptation to Climate Change in Urban Areas are the largest effort of adaptation to climate change in Europe to date. We are proud to have been selected for such a crucial project. We are convinced that the seamless collaboration of Arcadis with its consortium partners will enable us to develop solutions which will contribute to improved resilience of urban areas and to the better protection of their inhabitants from negative consequences of climate change.’

’Cities are particularly vulnerable to the impact of climate change. The Plans for Adaptation to Climate Change in Urban Areas aim at make cities more resilient and at adapting them to the changing environment,’ said Paweł Sałek, Deputy Minister of Environment and the Government’s Climate Policy Representative.

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Climate adaptiveness in 44 Polish cities

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