Anticipating the consequences of climate change for river or maritime city ports :
1- Including joint Port City measures to prevent inundation and flooding of the port and connecting infrastructure in strategic planning documents and through a suitable land management policy.
2- Promoting the renaturalisation of river banks and coastlines to slow erosion and the impacts of extreme storm events.
3- Introducing an early warning system to reduce the human and economic
consequences of exceptional climatic phenomena.
4- Considering other climatic changes, such as the consequences of drought and high temperatures, on port systems, supply chains, and labor.
5- Making resilience and carbon neutrality a priority in the design and operation of Port City installations with the use of the latest technologies in emissions reduction and CO2 capture/storage.
Connecting to a SDG
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No poverty
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Affordable and clean energy
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Industry, innovation and infrastructure
11
Sustainable cities and communities
13
Climate action
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Life below water
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