Over the years, Nobel Prize laureates were awarded in areas closely related to climate change adaptation such as empowering vulnerable groups, exploring multi/cross sectoral impacts of environmental/climate actions and aspects of behavioral change. Throughout the year, different locations will be adopted by design bureaus/landscape architects and redesigned in an adaptive manner focusing not only on climate adaptation/resilience but also on related topics such as traffic management, health and quality of life.

The Netherlands will host the Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA) Climate Adaptation Summit on 25 January 2021. The GCA Year of Action will: The Netherlands initiated the Commission to share its knowledge on how it has managed to adopt innovative water management solutions as sea levels rise.

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Our world is getting warmer and the impact on societies and sectors is growing. IABR–2020–DOWN TO EARTH will take place in the autumn of 2020, from the first week of September until well in December. It brings cutting edge perspectives to establish strong, attractive and safe communities.

Within the Open University a series of events will be organized to enable youth to enlarge their climate adaptation knowledge base, and share their ideas and solutions with renowned international scientists. The main Supporting Events are: the Climate Adaptation Design Exhibition, the Nobel Prize Laureates Ceremony, Youth for Climate Adaptation conference, the Open University on Climate Adaptation, the Global Mayors Forum on Climate Adaptation, the IABR and the WeatherWise Cities Online Series. Climate Adaptation in the Netherlands . The design exhibition will take place from March to October 2020. Civic and business leaders from across the world collaborate and interact to explore new ideas, extend knowledge and strengthen networks. City leaders, will share experiences and discuss needs and action tracks that are necessary to become climate resilient in an inclusive way, and about how to scale up urban climate adaptation worldwide. It will build on the work of the Commission, delivering enhanced ambition, accelerated actions, and tangible solutions to the problems of a warming world. The IABR holds that well-designed, socially inclusive, resilient cities are of key importance. This calls for adaptation strategies in order to reduce the vulnerability to climate change. Supported by the Dutch Government, the “Year of Action” offers a platform for change culminating with the online Climate Adaptation Summit on January 25, 2021.

More information will be announced soon. The IABR is a knowledge institute as well as an international cultural platform and its main objective is to generate real world change, using the power of imagination and design as its main instrument. Therefore, 20 to 30 mayors of cities around the globe will gather in City Hall of Rotterdam, during the Mayors Forum on October 21st.

The Open University on Climate Adaptation in Groningen is an open day of the Hanze University of Applied Sciences and the University of Groningen with lectures, talks, workshops, and seminars on climate adaptation. Now. During the Climate Adaptation Week, a unique and special program will focuses on climate adaptation. Amongst others, Rotterdam will host the Mayors Forum while Groningen will host a Climate Adaptation Design Exhibition, the Youth for Climate Adaptation conference and the Open University on Climate Adaptation. The online Climate Adaptation Summit is hosted by the Netherlands on January 25, 2021. Our website uses cookies to deliver safer, faster, and more customized site experiences. The summit coincides with anchoring events held in cooperation with local partners in different places around the world. Cities can and need to act. The Ceremony will serve as a distinguished opportunity to invite Nobel Laureates to deliver statements on multiple aspects of climate change adaptation and viable ways forward. In this plan, the monitoring ambitions are elaborated into four specific objectives: The delta city Rotterdam implements innovative climate adaptation projects rapidly. Within global adaptation cities are a crucial focal point. During the ceremony, youth representatives will share their ideas with the laureates and leading scientists.

IPCC (2001) indicates that climate change will take place despite the mitigation strategies that are going to be implemented. “YAS! 2), intensive. The Climate Adaptation Youth Congress is part of the Open University and the Youth Summit. Key supporting events will be held in Groningen and Rotterdam as well as local, regional, national and international side events to advance the climate adaptation agenda. These IABR–Ateliers explore whether we can address a missing link by employing recognizable urgent challenges, with which we can identify, as a lever both for the comprehensive transformation of our urban landscapes and societies as well as for the democratic discourse we need to have about the nature, quality and ownership of this transformation. Both in the months running up to and during the Climate Adaptation Summit, various initiatives will take place. The costs of adapting are less than the cost of doing business as usual and the benefits are many times larger”, “We need policies to help vulnerable populations adapt and we need to ensure that governments and other stakeholders are supporting innovation and helping deliver those breakthroughs to the people and places that need them most.”, - Ban Ki-Moon, 8th Secretary General of the United Nations, - Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. During the Climate Adaptation Summit, Rotterdam will host a bright programme to boost adaptation solutions in urban areas. Groningen wants to generate attention for accelerating climate adaptation among companies, scientists, residents, education, governments and citizens. As proud partner of C40 and Global Resilient Cities Network, Rotterdam and global partners will set new frameworks to accelerate climate adaptation projects in cities. Launch of the Year of Action on 24 September 2019 in New York, Read our flagship report ‘Adapt Now: A Global Call for Leadership on Climate Resilience. And to achieve this, good design is crucial. As the world aims to rebound and emerge better equipped from the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, CAS Online will also provide a unique opportunity for leaders to promote integrated efforts to improve resilience.

Visitors of the Climate Adaptation Week will have the opportunity to go to the locations and experience firsthand what the challenges and results are. The outcome will be presented at the Climate Adaptation Summit on the 22nd of October. International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR). Our climate is changing.

advance recommendations from the Commission’s Flagship Report titled, ‘Adapt Now: A Global Call for Leadership on Climate Resilience,’ released in September 2019, and the Climate Action Summit’s action tracks, including food security, infrastructure, finance, urban resilience and nature-based solutions, with tangible and actionable targets; help accelerate adaptation around the world; improve human well-being and result in more sustainable economic development and security; and. In the Netherlands, adaptation to climate change is. we can” The Climate Adaptation Youth Congress is an event from and for youth. By clicking 'I agree' you agree to the placement of these cookies. One aspect of the Climate Adaptation Week will be to mobilize an international Youth Movement for Adaptation. The Netherlands, along with the Philippines and Japan and United Nations Environment, launched the Global Centre of Excellence on Climate Adaptation in 2017. To demonstrate the different aspects of climate adaptation and specific expertise in the Northern Netherlands, various climate activities will be organized throughout the 2nd half of 2020 up to the week of 19-25 January 2021 when the Climate Adaptation Summit takes place.