RISK AND RESILIENCE IN THE ERA OF CLIMATE CHANGE

Abstract

Once thought to be sporadic and only affecting faraway places, the profile and timetable of climate change have changed dramatically to be on the calendar of every country. Take the forecast that sea levels along the U.S. coastline will rise by a foot over the next 30 years as much as the increase in the previous 100 years wreaking havoc in low-lying regions. Faced with such trajectories, it will no longer be enough to cope and build back after disasters, but governments, businesses, and individuals need to anticipate and “build forward” the central message of “Risk and Resilience in the Era of Climate Change,”