Connecting Delta Cities (english) - Rotterdam Climate Initiative

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Introduction
The Connecting Delta Cities objective is to
establish a network of delta cities that are
active in the fi eld of climate change related
spatial development, water management,
and adaptation, in order to exchange
knowledge about climate adaptation and
share best practices to support cities in
developing their adaptation strategies.
origin of f the CDC initiative
The CDC initiative originates from the C40. The C40 is
a group off the world’s largest cities and a number of
affiliated ffi cities committed to taking action on climate
change. By fostering a sense off shared purpose, the
C40 network k offff
ers cities an effective ff forum in which
to work k together, share information and demonstrate
leadership. Through effective ff partnership working
with the Clinton Climate Initiative, the C40 helps
cities toreduce their greenhouse gas emissions
through a range of f energy effi ffi ciency and clean energy
programmes (www.c40cities.org).
Many off the world’s major coastal cities are at risk
of f fl ooding from rising sea levels and a changing
climate. Heat-trapping urban landscapes (buildings
and paved surfaces) can raise temperatures – and
lower air quality – dangerously through the Urban
Heat Island effect. ff In cities of f the developing world,
one out of f every three people live in a slum, making
them particularly vulnerable to the health and
environmental risks posed by climate change. The
C40 cities are taking action both tomitigate climate
change by reducing carbon emissions, and by
adapting to the effects ff of f climate change so keenly
felt in cities.
The C40 member cities are:
Addis Ababa, Athens, Bangkok, Beijing, Berlin,
Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Cairo, Caracas, Chicago, Delhi,
Dhaka, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Houston, Istanbul, Jakarta,
Johannesburg, Karachi, Lagos, Lima, London,
Los Angeles, Madrid, Melbourne, Mexico City,
Moscow, Mumbai, New York, Paris, Philadelphia,
Rio de Janeiro, Rome, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Shanghai,
Sydney, Toronto, Tokyo and Warsaw.
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