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ONERC Report to the Prime Minister and Parliament : Cities and adapting to climate change, November 2010

1er décembre 2010 (mis à jour le 10 mars 2011) - Énergies et climat

Cities are particularly vulnerable on account of their high population density and the infrastructures and tangible assets consolidated on their territories and they are therefore very sensitive to sudden changes in their natural or socio-economic environment. The way in which cities adapt to increases in the intensity or frequency of certain unforeseen climate events therefore presents an important challenge for the future of our society.

Within the framework of its mission to reflect and propose recommendations on preventive and adaptive measures to reduce the risks associated with climate change, ONERC has asked two research bodies, the International Centre for Research on the Environment and Development and the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations to produce a summary of the vulnerabilities affecting cities and a survey of the state of policy in French and international cities in terms of adaptation. This summary was set in context and supplemented with an overview of French research on cities as they confront the challenge of climate change.

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