Appendix B: Actions to reduce vulnerability
No action currently taken
Flood mapping
Heat mapping and thermal imaging
Landslide risk mapping
Sea level rise modelling
Stormwater management policy
Biodiversity monitoring
Real time risk monitoring
Crisis management including warning and evacuation systems
Public preparedness (including practice exercises/drills)
Community engagement/education
Campaign and awareness building
Projects and policies targeted at those most vulnerable
Testing/vaccination programmes for vector-borne disease
Disease prevention measures
Air quality initiatives
Climate resilient land use codes and zoning
Incorporating climate change into long-term planning documents
Restrict development in at risk areas
Climate resilient building codes
Resilience and resistance measures for buildings
Hazard resistant infrastructure design and construction
Implementing climate-resilient sustainable urban drainage systems
Flood-proof design and construction policy (e.g. maintenance of stormwater system, Combined Sewage System)
Sea-level rise zoning/building/land-use code policy
Implementing sea level rise and coastal storm preparedness measures
Diversifying power/energy supply
Economic diversification measures
Flood defences – development and operation & storage
Storm water capture systems
Additional reservoirs and wells for water storage
Soil retention strategies
Tree planting and/or creation of green space
Green roofs/walls
White roofs
Shading in public spaces, markets
Cooling systems for critical infrastructure
Retrofit of existing buildings
Cooling centers, pools, water parks/plazas (including policies to support development)
Cool pavement
Water extraction protection
Promoting low flow technologies
Water butts/rainwater capture
Xeriscapes – low water landscaping design
Maintenance/repair – leaking infrastructure
Optimizing delivery fuel mix of water supply
Improve water supply distribution method
Promoting and incentivizing water efficiency
Water use restrictions and standards
Water efficient equipment and appliances
Water smart metering
Water use audits
Awareness campaign/education to reduce water use
Diversification of water supply
Increasing use of desalination
Nature based solutions for water
Nature-based solutions policy (e.g. street trees, green roofs)
Recovering natural riverine and wetlands
Other, please specify