Extreme storms and rainfall: excess rainwater from problem to opportunity
Aug 26, 2024 ·
33m 44s
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It is a common consensus that urban growth has altered the links in the natural water cycle through soil sealing, exploitation of aquifers, drying up of water bodies, channeling of...
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It is a common consensus that urban growth has altered the links in the natural water cycle through soil sealing, exploitation of aquifers, drying up of water bodies, channeling of streams and creeks, etc. These factors increase the vulnerability of cities to extreme rainfall events, resulting in floods, landslides and other impacts that affect urban infrastructure and even cause human losses. In this episode we present innovative cases of nature-based solutions that bring the water cycle back into the urban fabric, which, when applied at scale, have the potential to significantly reduce climate vulnerability.
#IDB #Improvinglives #IDBImpact+ #CitiesLab #ClimateResilience #Adaptation #ExtremeRainfall #WaterHarvest #Floods #NbS #FlashFloods #UrbanWaterÂ
At the Inter-American Development Bank we work to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. http://www.iadb.org
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#IDB #Improvinglives #IDBImpact+ #CitiesLab #ClimateResilience #Adaptation #ExtremeRainfall #WaterHarvest #Floods #NbS #FlashFloods #UrbanWaterÂ
At the Inter-American Development Bank we work to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. http://www.iadb.org
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| Author | El BID - The IDB |
| Organization | Naranja Media Podcasts (Colombia) |
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