How do African cities adapt and build resilience?
There are so many things we must do,
but the core is that we must identify a tailored set of projects to help
the specific country or city adapt appropriately. And really,
these projects often fall into three buckets.
One is we must build resilient infrastructure,
so ensuring that our power lines, our telecom mass, our roads,
are appropriately weatherized and protected against climate impact.
The second is we must build resilient communities.
There are a lot of coastal cities and coastal neighborhoods that could be
affected by things like flooding and sea level rise.
We need to understand whether we need to relocate these people,
give them the option to relocate and ensure that their livelihoods are
maintained.
The third is we must build our ability to understand and anticipate these risks,
as well as respond appropriately when the impacts occur.
And so that means having appropriate early warning systems and also having the
right emergency management systems to respond when crisis
arrives.