Climate Adaptation :: GBIG Insight

Resilience: Surviving and Thriving in the Face of Change

By Heather Joy Rosenberg on 13 Jul 2015 • 4 minute read

Thinking about disasters is a hard sell. But whether we think about them or not, we pay for them. According to the 2015 UNISDR Global Assessment Report, expected annual global losses are estimated to reach $314 billion in the built environment alone. All indicators su …

Getting Climate Ready

By Sue Hall on 22 Apr 2015 • 9 minute read

While many campuses are pursuing clean energy visions with vigor and determination, others recognize that preparing for climate impacts has become essential. Boston University (BU), in concert with a myriad of local city partners, recently recognized that given climate …

Back Bay Canals proposed by Dennis Carlberg, Arlen Stawaz, and Michael Wang at the Urban Land Institute, Boston

NWF Report: Green Works for Climate Resilience

By Kara E. Reeve on 06 Aug 2014 • 2 minute read

Cities are already experiencing the impacts of climate change, such as sea-level rise, drought, and extreme weather. With more than half of the people in the world living in urban areas, the global population will become more vulnerable to these impacts in coming decade …

CCAP’s Adaptation + Mitigation Formula for Green Building

By JP Jaudel on 07 May 2014 • 1 minute read

How can our buildings be designed to limit energy, water, and land use but also be built to withstand our growing extreme climates? Last month, The Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP) held a Green Resilience: Climate Adaptation + Mitigation Synergies Meeting to discuss t …