How to prepare a mega-city for climate change

Cecilia Keating
clock • 9 min read
 How to prepare a mega-city for climate change

A new report sets out how London can better prepare itself for an era of climate shocks

How do you prepare a city as big, chaotic, and complex as London for climate change? How can you ensure schools, hospitals, businesses, and transport infrastructure can operate in a world where flash floods...

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