Climate Adaptation Choices

Discuss the questions. Ask follow-up questions and push for examples, evidence, and qualification.

• Should cities spend more money adapting to climate change or preventing it?
• Which groups are usually most affected by extreme heat, flooding, or poor air quality?
• How can governments justify expensive climate measures to people facing immediate financial pressure?
• Should residents be required to move away from areas at high risk of flooding?
• What makes a climate policy fair rather than merely effective?

You have a limited city budget. Choose three adaptation measures and explain which communities should benefit first.

• cooling centres
• tree cover
• flood barriers
• home insulation