New York City Town+Gown Climate Vulnerability, Impact, and Adaptation Analysis: Final Report
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
4-2024
Abstract
New York City faces significant threats from climate change, with current climate models highlighting the likelihood of increasing temperatures, rising sea levels, and more frequent extreme weather events. These current and emerging hazards pose substantial challenges to the city's infrastructure and communities, with projections aligned with those used at the State level, emphasizing the importance of regional consistency in risk assessment. In this report, members of the NYC VIA team present key findings and recommendations from an 18-month study to understand future climate change in New York City.
The VIA team includes colleagues from Arcadis, Columbia University, Cornell University, City University of New York, Drexel University, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, NASA/GISS, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Population Council, Sarah Lawrence College, Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay (SRIJB), Stevens Institute of Technology, and USDA Forest Service.
Recommended Citation
McPhearson, Timon, Joel Towers, et al. 2024. "New York City Town+Gown Climate Vulnerability, Impact, and Adaptation Analysis: Final Report." New York City Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice.
Language
English
Project
Population, Environmental Risks, and the Climate Crisis (PERCC)