/tags/100-resilient-cities 100 Resilient Cities en-US WLRN Fri, 24 Jul 2020 11:37:30 GMT /environment/2020-07-24/city-of-miami-proposal-for-fighting-climate-change-rattles-environmentalists The city of Miami, among the nation’s most vulnerable to sea rise and rising temperatures driven by climate change, is reorganizing the way it fights… Fri, 24 Jul 2020 11:37:30 GMT /environment/2020-07-24/city-of-miami-proposal-for-fighting-climate-change-rattles-environmentalists Jenny Staletovich /show/the-sunshine-economy/2019-04-10/the-sunshine-economy-a-conversation-with-resiliency-leaders After two and a half years of work, a comprehensive report on how to better prepare Miami for all kinds of threats -- economic, health and especially… Wed, 10 Apr 2019 11:37:05 GMT /show/the-sunshine-economy/2019-04-10/the-sunshine-economy-a-conversation-with-resiliency-leaders Tom Hudson /news/2019-04-03/international-program-helping-to-increase-resilience-in-south-florida-to-end An international program that has helped South Florida cities address climate change and other livability challenges is ending. The Rockefeller Foundation… Wed, 03 Apr 2019 22:52:16 GMT /news/2019-04-03/international-program-helping-to-increase-resilience-in-south-florida-to-end /news/2018-11-11/u-s-army-corps-collects-public-input-on-how-to-help-miami-dade-reduce-sea-level-rise-risk-flooding The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is starting a three-year, $3 million study to help Miami-Dade County find ways to reduce risk from storms and sea-level… Sun, 11 Nov 2018 22:03:00 GMT /news/2018-11-11/u-s-army-corps-collects-public-input-on-how-to-help-miami-dade-reduce-sea-level-rise-risk-flooding /news/2018-10-24/climate-week-is-underway-in-south-florida-with-an-emphasis-on-collaboration Global warming can feel like an overwhelming problem -- it is, after all, GLOBAL -- but many of the solutions already exist.That was the message from one… Wed, 24 Oct 2018 12:19:12 GMT /news/2018-10-24/climate-week-is-underway-in-south-florida-with-an-emphasis-on-collaboration /news/2018-10-16/miamis-mayor-named-to-global-commission-on-climate-adaptation Miami's mayor is joining a list of big names on a new international climate change commission.Mayor Francis Suarez will be part of a new "Global… Tue, 16 Oct 2018 21:21:07 GMT /news/2018-10-16/miamis-mayor-named-to-global-commission-on-climate-adaptation /news/2018-08-03/from-traffic-to-sea-level-rise-south-florida-has-many-resilience-issues-heres-what-that-means There's a buzzword among people who work on quality-of-life issues in South Florida: "Resilience."It’s a concept we often apply to a person, someone who's… Fri, 03 Aug 2018 18:47:32 GMT /news/2018-08-03/from-traffic-to-sea-level-rise-south-florida-has-many-resilience-issues-heres-what-that-means /news/2018-06-13/dead-dogs-abandoned-houses-what-environmental-injustice-looks-like-for-kids-in-miami The neighborhood where kids grow up often impacts the people they become.That's part of the reason Samuel Latimore, president of the Hadley Park… Wed, 13 Jun 2018 23:13:52 GMT /news/2018-06-13/dead-dogs-abandoned-houses-what-environmental-injustice-looks-like-for-kids-in-miami /news/2018-05-22/sea-level-rise-might-soon-raise-insurance-costs-heres-what-local-leaders-want-to-do-about-it If you thought sea-level rise was the greatest immediate threat to South Florida’s future, you may need to think again.There’s growing concern that the… Tue, 22 May 2018 19:41:48 GMT /news/2018-05-22/sea-level-rise-might-soon-raise-insurance-costs-heres-what-local-leaders-want-to-do-about-it /news/2018-05-18/miami-dade-polls-residents-of-flood-prone-arch-creek-neighborhood-on-sea-level-solutions In one of Miami-Dade’s most flood-prone areas, county officials on Thursday night collected public input on what to do about water from storms and and… Fri, 18 May 2018 18:24:00 GMT /news/2018-05-18/miami-dade-polls-residents-of-flood-prone-arch-creek-neighborhood-on-sea-level-solutions