DIY climate resilience: New project aims to help streets adapt to climate change

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Greening kits could help safeguard vulnerable communities from the impacts of a rapidly changing environment, according to a new project led by the University of Surrey

A new initiative launched by the University of Surrey aims to build more climate resilient streets in the UK's most vulnerable communities by providing residents with do-it-yourself (DIY) greening kits...

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