Not just buildings! Climate resilient infrastructure debate stresses need for broad approach

Climate-resilient infrastructure is not just about concrete buildings, but also includes the "soft" infrastructure of social welfare: this was one of the key messages of a climate-resilient integrated infrastructure event hosted by GCF at COP24 today. Iñigo Ruiz-Apilanez, a civil engineer with engineering consultancy Arup, told participants that an effective adaptation approach requires considering social stresses, such as differences in incomes and who owns climate-impacted land. Lia Nicholson, a government project expert from Antigua and Barbuda, warned nations will increasingly face climate impacts such as in her country, which was hit by a category 5 hurricane last year after a three-year drought.