Planet: Four out of five cities face extreme climate risks (in Portugal there are 21)
Four out of five cities face climate risks, such as heat waves and floods, indicates an analysis released this Thursday (13), based on data from almost a thousand cities in the world, 21 of them in Portugal.
The data also refer that 25% of cities face high-risk hazards, which will worsen over the next three years, and that 28% of climate risks threaten the vast majority, 70%, of their population.
The analysis, of the responsibilities of the impact, a non-environmental organization for companies, cities, states and regions, concludes in global terms as cities today major climate changes, which threaten most of their nations .
But in the document, “Protecting People and the Planet”, it is also noted that if cities take measures in relation to a people-centered climate, they will see seven times more benefits in areas such as public health, creation of reception, social inclusion and diversity, in addition to the reduction of.
As facing the fight against people and considering people’s needs as a central part of actions or the fight against climate change as part of the examination of the whole environment. The organizations and risks of communities and differentiated risks are identified as their most differentiated differences.
This work, says the organization in the document, makes cities a more attractive place to live, work and invest.
According to the security reports, 85% of cities that concern actions in people, users and social services and quality of public food service or protection of people or social services.
The data provided by the cities of Águeda, Amarante, Braga, Cascais, Castelo Branco, Évora, Faro, Figueira da Foz, Guimarães, Mafra, Matosinhos, Lisbon, Loulé, Porto, Sintra, Torres Vedras, Valongo and Viseu are available for viewing and Consult on the organization’s website.
BETTING ON GREEN SPACES, BETTER WATER AND SOIL QUALITY
The report “Most cities are five times more likely to see job creation as a co-benefit of their people-focused climate action,” the CDP says in a statement on the report.
In addition, he adds, 75% of cities report broader environmental benefits, such as more green spaces and better water and soil quality.
“This report shows that action that puts people first has improved lives. It unlocks social, economic and environmental benefits, improves inclusion and supports a just transition to a low carbon economy. Cities that are identified as companies, that are identified as areas and companies that plan cities, that are identified as areas and that are recognized and projected as the Kut people, that are not identified on the CD as communiqué from Cities, States and Regions that are mentioned on the CD as a communiqué from the Cities, States and regions mentioned on the CD.
Maia Kutner points out that Europe is facing the worst drought in 500 years and Pakistan has had the deadliest floods in history.
Regarding the phrases that are heard every day, such as “unprecedented”, “worst ever”, or “for the first time in history” do not convey anything “the astonishing increase in temperatures has on the planet and its population” , reference.
The report The cities report is taking at least one thoughtful action on people. Half of the half involves civil society in its risk project 3% (5) involves civil society in its degree of risk (5%) and almost according to civil society and its risk.
CDP was created in 2000 and more than 680 financial institutions.
More than 14,000 organizations worldwide reported through CDP data in 2021, including more than 13,000 companies with more than 64% of the global market capitalization, and more than 1,200 cities, states and regions.