City Blueprint Approach/ Urban Atlas
This solution addresses Challenges of water, waste and climate change in cities in Europe for citizens, private sector, local authorities
Water Resilience Tactics
Flooding and overflow events have an increasing amount of tactics to reduce the impact by implementing environmental and/or engineering methods. This collection of solutions and blocks provides a quick summary of resources on this topic.
Living Breakwaters
This solution addresses Reduce risk, revive ecologies, connect people to water in New York Harbor for Communities
Living With The Bay: Resiliency For Nassau County
This solution addresses storm surge and associated issues in Nassau County, NY for vulnerable residents, tourists, fish and wildlife, fishing industry
Mitigate neighborhood flooding and offer high-quality water services
This solution addresses neighborhood flooding in New York City, USA for local communities
- Protect the city’s water supply and maintain the reliability of the water supply system
- Install or repair 500 water fountains and water bottle refilling stations
- Expand green infrastructure and smart design for stormwater management in neighborhoods across the city
- Reduce pollution from stormwater runoff
Promote water resilience as a new paradigm
This solution addresses lack of water resilience in Mexico City, Mexico for local communities
- Integrate population without regular and continuous water service to the water supply system
- Promote public, economic, regulatory, and political instruments to reduce water scarcity and inequality
- Promote the establishment of temporary rainwater catchment systems and water “kiosks”
- Support the creation and consolidation of the CDMX Water Fund
- Innovate in the maintenance and renovation of the water network and drainage system
- Identify optimal investments for water resilience and develop public policy recommendations
- Improve the quality and quantity of water in the area of aquifer recharge
- Prevent damages to the water infrastructure in the event of a major earthquake
Strengthen coastal defenses against flooding/sea level rise
This solution addresses lack of coastal defenses in New York City, USA for local communities
Systems approaches for urban water management & health
This solution addresses health problems related to water management in internationally for general population
