This report summarizes analysis and actions that address New York City's drinking water delivery, storm water management, and waste water treatment systems. The five task areas are to work with climate scientists to improve regional climate change projections, quantify potential climate change impacts on NYC's water systems, determine and implement appropriate adjustments to NYC's water systems, inventory and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and to improve communication and tracking mechanisms. How much our climate actually changes will depend in part on how successfully, and how soon, nations are able to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The City first released a plan to enhance sustainability and prepare for the impacts of climate change, PlaNYC 2030 - A Greener Greater New York, in 2007 and updated the plan in 2011.
CRRA includes two key provisions to advance New York's climate change adaptation: Extensive power outages or flood damage to roads can disrupt a wide area for many weeks. But some climate change is already unavoidable. New York State is working to estimate likely risks and help communities and businesses adapt to a changing climate.Climate change impacts are likely to intensify, increasing the value of resilience measures adopted now. 1.5°C: Aligning New York City with the Paris Climate Agreement Download the 1.5°C plan On June 1, 2017, President Trump announced his intention to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement (Paris Agreement), abdicating American leadership on climate change, one of the most significant challenges facing humanity. New York City's Panel on Climate Change (NPCC) prepares and regularly refines projections for the metropolitan NYC region, with the most recent projections (from 2015) reflecting changes in temperature and extreme heat events, precipitation, and sea level rise by the 2050s and the 2080s. It presents the steps that the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has taken over the last four years (2004-2008) to address climate change, including efforts to assess the impacts of climate change on NYC's water systems, and identifies opportunities for meaningful changes to water management. Prepared by the Department of City Planning of New York City, Vision 2020 is a comprehensive waterfront and waterway sustainability plan aimed at transforming the city's 520-mile shoreline with parks, industry, and housing, and capitalizing on its waterways to promote waterborne transportation, recreation, maritime activity, and natural habitats.
Applicants to certain State programs must demonstrate that they have taken into account future physical climate risks from storm surges, sea-level rise or flooding.
The city's PlaNYC 2030 initiative – in particular - remains one of the most comprehensive planning processes on adaptation in …
It is important to compare outlays for adaptation measures with the costs of doing nothing, and to take into account the importance of climate change losses to society.The analysis of the ClimAID report (see link on right) shows that failure to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change in a timely fashion may prove more costly than the supposed "savings" from delaying a response.To strengthen New York's preparedness for climate change, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently signed into law the CRRA applies to specific State permitting, funding and regulatory decisions, including smart growth assessments; funding for wastewater treatment plants; siting of hazardous waste facilities; design and construction of petroleum and chemical bulk storage facilities; oil and gas drilling, and State acquisition of open space.By enabling localities to act on climate without mandating which programs or policies they should adopt, the Climate Smart Communities undertake actions to increase energy efficiency, use of renewable energy, and opportunities for a green economy, as well as plan for sustainable land use and development in the face of a changing climate. The five task areas are to work with climate scientists to improve regional climate change projections, quantify potential climate change impacts on NYC's water systems, determine and implement appropriate adjustments to NYC's water systems, inventory and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and to improve communication and tracking mechanisms.