Rotterdam redefines resilience with new strategy

Publishing its second resilience strategy, the City of Rotterdam has broadened the scope from climate risks to also increase the focus on economic, social, energy, ecological and digital readiness.

Rotterdam, a low-lying port city that is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, was one of the first cities in the world to publish an adaptation plan in 2013 and a documented resilience strategy in 2016. The new strategy which runs until 2027 outlines six issues that could have a significant impact on the city in the coming years. In addition to the climate crisis and the impacts of the pandemic, the plan pinpoints a decline in biodiversity, the increase in social inequality...