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What We Do

THE Concept

Worldwide, cities are struggling with the impacts from a changing climate. More extreme weather events will put urban areas in even harsher situations in the years to come. Many city governments have decided to take a proactive role and go ahead in planning for a resilient future for their citizens with climate-proof infrastructure and services. However, without specific data on the local context, city governments and their stakeholders struggle to precisely understand current and future challenges and can, therefore, not sufficiently inform the design of climate change adaptation and mitigation options. Climate Digital Cities embrace digital solutions to capture, manage, and utilize these essential data for improved understanding and more effective planning of climate-friendly cities.

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The Hub

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The Climate Digital Cities Hub is an open online platform designed to bring together relevant actors in the field to showcase and make available their digital solutions to others. In the Hub users can access and download information, playbooks, use cases of innovative digital solutions, and more.

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The Programs

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Under The Programs section users can find information about the strategic action areas and activities of the different international cooperation and other programs that belong to the Climate Digital Cities Hub and are showcasing their digital solutions.

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The Digital Solutions

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The digital solutions are real-world implemented solutions that tackle climate change in cities. Under this section you will find rolled-out digital solutions that can be transferred and customized to other international urban contexts.

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The Digital Solutions

Árbol IoT @GUADALAJARA, MEXICO is a collaborative platform to crowdsource field data about urban trees and monitor their environmental impact.

Aylludamos @CHICLAYO, PERU (upscaling city) is a mobile App for citizens to contact with their family members after heavy storms and heavy rainfalls caused by El Niño hit the city.

Aylludamos @TRUJILLO, PERU is a mobile App for citizens to contact with their family members after heavy storms and heavy rainfalls caused by El Niño hit the city.

CitySaviours @BHUBANESWAR, INDIA is a mobile App for citizens to help spot and provide information about the waste clods in the drainage that provoke floods.

CitySaviours @KOCHI, INDIA is a mobile App for citizens to help spot and provide information about the waste clods in the drainage that provoke floods.

News & Events

Resources

ICT-A Flyer
ICT-A Flyer
The ICT-A Flyer (ICT-based Adaptation to Climate Change in Cities) shows the ICT-A team operating in Peru, India, Mexico and Germany
IoT Guadalajara Brochure
Árbol IoT Brochure
The Árbol IoT Brochure provides further information on the concept of Árbol IoT
Green Digital Cities Principles
Climate Digital Cities Principles
The Climate Digital Cities Principles are eight "living" principles co-designed to provide guidance on how to boost climate actio

THE Principles

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Foster citizen engagement
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Tackle local climate challenges
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Contribute to the city’s planning process
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Promote local co-creation
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Plan & implement for sustainability
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Facilitate transferability & upscaling
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Make a responsible use of data
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Prioritize open source
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THE Process
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IDENTIFY

Collectively identify and define the most urgent climate challenges that the city faces.

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IDEATE

Co-create and design digital solutions to tackle the climate challenge in the city.

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IMPLEMENT

Test and roll out the designed digital solutions in selected pilot areas of the city.

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SCALE UP

Improve and scale the digital solutions in the city and transfer to other cities.

Meetup Smart Cities for Climate Resilience
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Joachim Göske. Welcome Address.
YouTube: Meetup Smart Cities for Climate Resilience