Space4Cities : Demystifying space technologies for cities – Climate adaptation

25 April 2024 at 13:00—14:00 CET

This is the second edition of a webinar series organised by the EU project SPACE4Cities. The goal of the webinar series is to increase awareness about the potential of space technologies for cities, communities and regions in Europe, provide information on opportunities that space-based technologies could offer to them and explore successful use cases where such technologies are applied to solve cities’ challenges.

The second session will dive deeper into the application of space technologies and data to solve challenges related to climate change and increase their resilience towards it. The webinar will be recorded and made available to registered participants after the webinar. See the full agenda below. People of all backgrounds, ages and interests are welcome. 

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Climate change represents a key challenge faced by cities and communities across the world. The impact of climate change is already visible in many cities today and is likely to become even more severe in future. For example, the rise of global temperatures causes sea levels to rise, increasing the number of extreme weather events such as floods, droughts and storms or the spread of tropical diseases. At the same time, cities are directly responsible for climate change by being a major contributor to greenhouse gases. It is estimated that urban activities account for 75 per cent of global CO2 emissions, with transport and buildings being the primary sources of these.

This session provides case studies and examples of how cities are leveraging solutions based on satellite technologies and other technology advances to lower their impact on climate change and increase their resilience towards it.