Document Type
Research Project
Publication Date
Fall 9-25-2025
Abstract
Climate change increasingly threatens urban infrastructure worldwide, endangering transport, drainage, housing, and health, especially for vulnerable populations in fast-growing cities. As COP30 convenes in Brazil in 2025, adaptation is no longer an option but an imperative. The literature review integrates current evidence of simulating and evaluating climate risks to urban infrastructure according to authoritative guidance documents, such as the Global Goal on Adaptation, the Sharm el-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda, and Brazil's COP30 priorities. The paper overviews state-of-the-art urban risk mapping tools with a focus on GIS-based platforms, climate services, and early warning systems and compares adaptation plans of New York City and Rotterdam. The analysis engages with policy tools, financing (adaptation funds, public-private partnerships), and innovation to upscale best practice. Comparative lessons distill success factors: political leadership, cross-sector planning, locally appropriate risk models, stakeholder participation, and sustainable finance. Recommendations urge negotiators to promote risk modeling into mainstream urban planning, prioritize inclusive adaptation, strengthen data-sharing platforms, and support just transitions for all urban residents
Recommended Citation
Oltmanns, Carlotta Luise, "Modeling Climate Risks to Urban Infrastructure. What tools can cities use to assess and map risks to infrastructure systems (transport, drainage housing, health) under different climate scenarios?" (2025). COP30. 35.
https://buescholar.bue.edu.eg/cop30/35