Climate resilience: Can we prepare for a better future?

Climate resilience: Can we prepare for a better future?

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By September 2023, the US had already had more billion-dollar climate disasters than any previous year. With four months to go and already 23 disasters costing over $1bn dollars, 2023 looks set to far outstrip the previous record of 22 such events in 2020.

Building resilience is key to protecting communities from such events in the future. But what does 'resilience' really mean, and how can it be achieved when the rate of climate change is already so great?

Heidi Roop, Director of the University of Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership, talked to Streamly Editor Sarah Austin about the challenges of building resilience amidst change, and why it's crucial to include those communities most affected in the conversation.

Table Of Contents

What is resilience?
Roop details the concept of climate change resilience and its areas of focus, spanning both physical and social infrastructure.
Building resilience amidst unprecedented change
Staying attentive to climate models is important in building resilience, but here Roop also explores other climate mitigation tools.
Successful examples of resilience being built today
As Roop describes, there are many case studies of successful resilience strategies that show the long-term benefits of building for risk, beyond current modelling.
How can equity and inclusion be incorporated into resilience efforts?
Roop highlights the complexities that exist when building resilience, and suggests ways in which these can be equitably addressed.
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