4. Building Resilience for Cities, Infrastructure and Water
Developing resilient cities, infrastructure, and water systems to withstand climate shocks. This axis integrates multilevel governance, sustainable construction, mobility, waste management, and access to water, ensuring inclusive and climate-ready urban futures.
Be part of the implementation
Take action where your operations and value chain have the greatest climate-related risks. Drive change by seizing new opportunities across energy, nature, agriculture, cities, human development, finance.
Through Axis 4: Cities, Infrastructure, and Water, businesses can build resilient communities by aligning investments with localized adaptation plans, adopting low-carbon construction standards, and embedding strict water-risk management directly into supply chain operations. Key actions businesses can take include:
Align investment footprint decisions with national and city adaptation plans by joining a leading group of businesses.
Adopt resilient construction standards and low-carbon building practices through the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (Global ABC), the Green Buildings Councils of WorldGBC and Climate Resilient Housing.
Strengthen logistics infrastructure to reduce climate-related supply chain disruptions by joining a leading group of businesses, including FMDV, working on bespoke urban development solutions, and UNEP Finance Initiative, catalyzing action across the financial system.
Integrate water risk management into operations and supply chains decisions through the Water Resilience Coalition (WRC).
Case Studies
Recircula Brasil is a digital platform promoting the circular economy, certifying 40,000+ tons of recycled plastics from 304 suppliers.
Recircula Brasil is a digital platform promoting the circular economy in Brazil, ensuring traceability, transparency, and responsible management of production and resource flows.
SMEP-supported Fakir knitwear project in Dhaka to treat and recover industrial wastewater
SMEP-supported Fakir knitwear project in Dhaka treats and recovers industrial wastewater, achieving 50% recovery and saving 46,202 tCO₂eq, becoming a model for Bangladesh’s wastewater alliance.
From Waste to Wins: How Orange County’s Smart Landfills Are Slashing Methane
Orange County’s Smart Landfills cut methane emissions with drones, sensors, and composting, diverting waste and creating jobs for a cleaner, more resilient community.
20 Effective Actions for Enabling Active Mobility
The PATH Active Travel NDC Template outlines 20 actions for effective policies, including safe walking and cycling infrastructure, public campaigns to shift habits, and integrating active travel into policymaking.
AdaptaCidades Initiative
AdaptaCidades strengthens multilevel governance in Brazil, helping states and municipalities integrate climate adaptation into planning, using data, standards, and financing for resilient cities.
Transforming the housing landscape in disaster-prone Philippines
This solution strengthened 4,000 buildings in the Philippines, creating 3,500 jobs and protecting 45,000 people. Women are 95% of borrowers, showing how resilient housing empowers communities and drives recovery.
Buenos Aires water utility leads climate fight with bold water strategies
As World Water Week 2024 begins, Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos, backed by Sanitation and Water for All, boosts water resilience for 14M+ in Buenos Aires, addressing climate and sustainability.
Dakar TER – A Transformative Rail Link
Dakar TER, Senegal’s first electrified standard-gauge rail, boosts mobility, cuts up to 17,000 t CO₂/year, creates 10,000 jobs, and links city, suburbs, and airport sustainably.
Plans to Accelerate Solutions
Concise, collective action-oriented plans developed by multiple initiatives that outline key steps to scale a specific high-impact solution based on practical levers for implementation.
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