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On April 24, 2025, the Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities will host an in-person symposium on Climate Resilience in New York City. The one-day event will focus on what actions can be taken to mitigate risk to people, the built environment, and infrastructure systems from extreme weather events.

The urban built environment is typically designed to last 100+ years. What happens when the ways that people live, move, and work do not match new climate realities? How can we adapt infrastructure systems and the urban built environment? How do we support social networks that have the potential to protect New Yorkers?

The symposium will bring together scientists, public officials, civil society representatives, industry leaders, practicing architects, planners, and urban designers to address the following questions: What are the most innovative and impactful solutions? What actions are needed in the short, medium, and long term? How do we overcome the political and economic barriers to climate adaptation?

We hope you will join us. Let’s work together to set the direction for future climate action in New York City.

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