The Hague signes Joint Statement Accelerating Climate Adaptation in Cities
Cities and their growing populations are impacted by climate change on a daily basis. This was an important topic at the Climate Adaptation Summit 2021 (CAS 2021) which was held on 25, 26 January 2021 in the World Forum in The Hague. During the summit, the 1000 Cities Adapt now programme was presented. Mayor Aboutaleb proposed a Joint Statement to accelerate and scale climate adaptation worldwide on behalf of the cooperation partners during the international climate summit on the 25th of January. The Hague is one of the signees.
Cities and their growing populations are impacted by climate change on a daily basis. The need to accelerate adaptation in cities and to invest in solutions with multiple benefits is higher than ever before. It is for this reason that the first ever 10-year global program, 1000 Cities Adapt Now (1000 CAN), has been established to accelerate and scale climate adaptation in 1000 cities worldwide.
1000 CAN is initiated by a new and unique Coalition to accelerate adaptation in cities, installed by the Global Commission on Adaptation at the launch of their flagship report, “Adapt Now” (Sept 2019), wherein the Commission called for redoubling the effort to build more resilient and equitable cities. The Coalition will create impact on the ground in cities and is endorsed and supported by cities. In this Joint Statement the Coalition, and a first cohort of Partners and Cities, confirm the urgency to act now and commit to support further development and implementation of 1000 CAN.
The Coalition and others also call on city leaders, heads of states, NGO’s and the private sector participating in CAS 2021 to support and facilitate this global program laying the foundation for a decade of action toward a climate-resilient future of 1000 cities in 2030.
The goal of this program is to accelerate climate adaptation in 1000 cities all over the world. In 2050 more than 70% of the world’s population will be living in cities. Therefore it is imperative that cities and urban regions, that deal with the impact of the changing climate, are at the center of efforts to respond to this challenge.
The program is initiated by a new coalition between the Global Center on Adaptation, World Resources Institute, Resilient Cities Network and UN-Habitat. They can count on the practical experience with climate adaption of city leaders from Miami, Paris, Accra, Christchurch, Milan, Jakarta, Surat, Beira, Antwerp, Tirana, Athens, Greater Manchester, Khulna, Istanbul, The Hague, Groningen and Rotterdam.
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