This week marks the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
It also marks the week that New Orleans launch their resilience road map which they hope will help them tackle climate and social challenges, like poverty, racial inequality and crime. They are keen for the public’s awareness of environmental issues to be improved so their road map stresses the importance of implementing projects that will help urban areas live with stormwater – not keep it out.
This project is a joint effort between the city and Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities initiative.
As a practitioner you could use this information to compare and contrast New Orleans with Glasgow which is also part of the 100 Resilient Cities initiative. Both cities have suffered from flooding, what are the similarities and differences?
This could also be used as a context for looking more closely at the climate change issue.
Education Scotland’s Ready for Emergencies and Weather and Climate Change websites could help with this further through their teaching and learning resources.