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National Council for Voluntary Organisations considers climate change impacts on BMEs.
University of Manchester joins the European Topic Centre.
Action urged on city climate risk.
Adapting the City Conference, Monday, May 14 2012.
Big Saturday at The Manchester Museum.
EcoCities Short Film Competition winner announced.
Green Infrastructure Workshop.
EcoCities Guest Lecture: London, where the streets are paved with green.
EcoCities in the News: "The Heat is on: Scientists predict summer temperatures could soar to 33C".
Climate Change Adaptation: news headlines
EU climate change 'worse for women' row
First report on UK climate impact
Challenges of climate adaptation
The reality of adapting to uncertain climate forecasts
A brief history of climate change
Edinburgh World Heritage site: Effect of climate change
Climate change boon to UK seafood
Interactive map of US shows how climate change will affect health
Housebuilders must rise to the challenge of climate change
EcoCities is an initiative led by the University of Manchester and funded by Bruntwood, drawing on the expertise of the Manchester Architecture Research Centre (MARC) and Centre for Urban Regional Ecology. The project will focus on the response of urban areas to the impacts of climate change, looking particularly at how we can adapt our cities to the challenges and opportunities that a changing climate presents.
EcoCities has now provided Greater Mancheter with its first blueprint for an integrated climate change adaptation strategy. Based on leading scientific research, extensive stakeholder engagement, and best practice examples of new programmes successfully piloted during a three-year period, Four Degrees of Preparation was launched at the Adapting the City conference on 14 May 2012.