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Climate risk, resilience and adaptation

The built environment accounts for nearly a quarter of total global greenhouse gas emissions. Extreme weather events linked to climate change are occuring with ever greater frequency; often it is the poorest societies that pay the heaviest price. Meaningful, workable action on climate change depends on our participation.

A more equitable future is within reach. First, we must harness the enormous potential of the 21st century’s people, places and spaces. #WBEF

Solar panel on grass

Natural Environment

EU Renovation Wave: A green investment fit for the future?

3 November 2020

Street in Delhi, India

Natural Environment

On the Brink: COVID-19 lockdown clears the air in Delhi

9 October 2020

26 August wbef webinar

Natural Environment

Four reasons why: Decarbonising historic buildings is not straightforward

9 September 2020

Fruit and vegetable market

Natural Environment

You Asked Us: Food security in a warming world – part 2

2 September 2020

Crop fields

Natural Environment

You Asked Us: Food security in a warming world – part 1

1 September 2020

Heavy rain and flooding

Natural Environment

On the Brink: Intense monsoon floods are hampering South Asia’s COVID-19 response

27 August 2020

Natural Environment

Food security in a warming world: Key points from our recent webinar

How can the global food supply chain be futureproofed against geopolitical shocks and extreme natural events? Can production processes be optimised for higher productivity and lower emissions? And how might technology provide a solution?

World Built Environment Forum
19 August 2020

Natural Environment

Hungry planet: Can we produce more food without expanding agricultural land? – Part 2

Net-zero expansion of agricultural land is a vital pillar of climate targets. Sustained global population growth dictates that food production processes must be optimised if we are to feed our hungry planet.

Tim Searchinger, World Resources Institute and Princeton University
17 August 2020

Natural Environment

Hungry planet: Can we produce more food without expanding agricultural land? – Part 1

Key to a sustainable food future will be boosting the natural resource efficiency of agriculture. If we are to feed our hungry planet, we must produce more food per hectare, per animal, per kilogram of fertilizer, and per litre of water.

Tim Searchinger, World Resources Institute and Princeton University
10 August 2020

Natural Environment

Citizen-led urban climate adaptation: A case study

Rotterdam is one of Europe’s most strategically important industrial hubs. It is also extremely susceptible flooding caused by rising sea levels and extreme weather events. Building on a long tradition of success, local authorities have launched an ambitious plan to climate proof the city, one neighbourhood at a time.

World Built Environment Forum
22 July 2020

Natural Environment

A dress rehearsal for climate catastrophe?

A radical suite of economic and social policy responses to the Covid-19 crisis have slowed the pandemic in countries across the world. So where is the appetite for similarly radical policy action on climate change?

Robert Chapman, Director, RC2
14 July 2020

Markets & Geopolitics

Welcome to Build Back Better month

An inclusive global recovery is possible.

Tim Smith, Global Director, World Built Environment Forum
1 July 2020

Natural Environment

The cost of high living – Part 2: Power to the tower

Urbanisation increasingly requires us to build upwards. These vertical cities can be sustainable cities, but our skyscrapers must get smarter.

Hugo Cox
26 June 2020

Natural Environment

The cost of high living – Part 1: The problem with glass

Rapid urbanisation means billions more people are living and working in cities – mostly in skyscrapers. That may be bad news for the planet. Typically, the taller the building, the less energy efficient it is. So, how will we build the greener tall buildings of the future?

Hugo Cox
19 June 2020

Natural Environment

Measuring the financial impact of climate change: You Asked Us

Last month, over 300 people joined our webinar, sponsored by PwC, on the future financial impact of climate change. Here, our expert panel answers some of those questions submitted by attendees that they were unable to cover during the session.

World Built Environment Forum
11 June 2020

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