City-level policies have often been unable to limit natural disaster losses. Research on New York City now shows progress in devising flexible adaptation policies that accept uncertainty about future climate-related risks and work around it.
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Aerts, J., Botzen, W. Cities' response to climate risks. Nature Clim Change 4, 759–760 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2343
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