The built environment is increasingly exposed to climate stresses and more frequent co-occurrences of climate shocks than in the past. This has the potential to increase rates of building and infrastructure degradation and increase damage from extreme weather events. The existing adaptation gaps and everyday risks within many cities, particularly those of the Global South, combined with escalating risk from climate change, makes rapid progress in enhancing urban resilience a high priority for CRD . Strategic investments in disaster risk reduction, including climate-resilient green infrastructure, updated building codes and land use planning can provide significant long- term cost savings and social benefits. Moreover, evaluating the relative merits of 'fail safe' versus 'safe to fail' approaches to infrastructure planning can help to identify more design principles that are more robust to the uncertainties of climate change and urbanisation .
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Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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