David Simon, Professor, Royal Holloway, London, Friday (September 12, 2025) in the City Conclave of Kerala in Kochi, Koral, Kochi. | Photo Credit: Thulasi Kakat
Since global sea levels grow by 0.5 meters and 1.1 meters to the end of the century, David Simon, Professor, Royal Holloway, London, designed resistance to tsunami, hurricanes and monsoon.
Simon noted that at a “climate -resistant” urbanization “meeting in the urban conclave of Kerala, he noted that the resistance of the building could not happen on one scale and that the coalition must be built in the political landscape to solve this problem together. Mr. Simon is one of the main authors of a special IPCC AR7 report on climate change and cities.
Mg Rajamanickam, Secretary, Revenue and Management of the Disaster, which initiated the meeting, noted that the climate resistant planning was necessary for Keral.
The state has a very limited development ground. The expert is one of the biggest obstacles for any form of integrated planning. Kerala needs integrated planning and nature -based solutions.
The event was chaired by YVN Krishnamurty, the main member of the Keral City Policy Commission.
David White, Director, Advocacy and Communication, Coalition for Resistant Infrastructure of disasters; Joy Elamon, member, Kerala State State Management Authority; Abhilash S., Director, Advanced Center for Atmospheric Radar Research, Cochin University of Science and Technology and Suraj Shaji, Director, Urban, Local Department of Self -confidence, spoke.
Mr. White noted that by 2050 eighty percent will be urbanized. The rapid urbanization rate is expected to see approximately 70% of the world’s population living in urban areas by 2050.
Published – September 12, 2025 23:07 is
