Video – Tilpasning
Climate change – Averting catastrophe
1:25:56 | The film team visits climate rescuers in Sudan, Indonesia and Europe. 65,000 acacias are growing in Darfur: a blessing for the bitterly poor region, as well as a carbon dioxide reservoir that can help limit global warming.
Floating cities as an innovative response to climate change
28:25 | Sea levels are rising due to climate change. Many coastal cities are at growing risk of flooding. Architects are trying to react to this development with new ideas, such as floating cities.
Are climate doomers right?
16:21 | A growing number of people believe that humanity is doomed because of climate change, while some are even full-blown preparing for a world post-collapse. Like Ben Green, who calls himself a “happy doomer”.
Why Africa Needs A (Green) Wall
6:10 | Africa has ambitious plans to build a 8,000 km long wall of vegetation across the the Sahara desert.
Mangroves, Storm Walls and Other Ways to Protect Coasts from Climate Change
7:59 | Nearly 40 percent of humanity lives near a coast — and no two coasts are the same. How can these communities build resilience to the increasing risks of climate change?
Climate change in the Netherlands – Pioneering coastal management
28:25 | In the Netherlands, climate change is far more than an abstract future danger.
How to Design Climate-Resilient Buildings
14:11 | Taking us to her home of Barbados, where the hurricane season is unforgiving and freak storms are becoming more frequent, Alyssa-Amor Gibbons points to the brilliance of endemic designs that are built to work with nature.
Why beavers matter as the planet heats up
5:20 | As the climate crisis continues to worsen, newer studies are finding that beavers play a vital role in dampening its effects — especially in areas prone to fire, drought, and even heat waves.
Climate Change Isn’t a Distant Threat — It’s Our Reality
6:10 | Every year, ocean levels rise and high tides flood the low-lying Marshall Islands in the Pacific, destroying homes, salinating water supplies and disrupting livelihoods.
The Ocean’s Ingenious Climate Solutions
8:50 | Susan Ruffo highlights the ocean’s ready-made solutions to the climate crisis: From storing carbon to providing protection to coastal communities.
How Bangladesh beat Europe at fighting floods
10:17 | How does Bangladesh keep its citizens safe even as the planet heats up? And what can rich countries learn from it?
Why We’ll Keep Seeing Climate Disasters Even If We ‘Fix Global Warming’
10:04 | The climate crisis is worsening floods around the world – but there’s another reason we see so much damage from these disasters. In many places, infrastructure was built with no regard for increasing rainfalls or warmer temperatures.
Extreme weather, rising sea levels, devastating floods – The global climate crisis
28:25 | Extreme weather is occurring more frequently worldwide. Rising sea levels and heavy rain are causing devastating floods. Most researchers agree that these are the consequences of climate change.
High Tide Flooding
6:57 | We visit Annapolis, Maryland, a state capitol, home of the U.S. Naval Academy, and seaside tourist town that has seen a dramatic increase in floods in recent years.
Miljøstyrelsen – Viden om klimatilpasning
4:24 | Viden om klimatilpasning samlet ét sted.
Inside a city redesigned for superstorms and sea level rise
5:34 | Six years after Hurricane Sandy, Hoboken, New Jersey, is redesigning itself with an eye toward the storms of the future.
Supertanker – Kommunalt valgklima
I takt med stigende temperaturer, globalt, bliver det danske vejr vådere. Og vildere. Det er vi nødt til at tilpasse os, og det bliver en regional og kommunal opgave.
Vicki Arroyo: Let’s prepare for our new climate
10:38 | As Vicki Arroyo says, it’s time to prepare our homes and cities for the new climate, with its increased risk of flooding, drought and uncertainty.