The ocean is a key component of the Earth system (Chapter 1) as it provides essential life
supporting services (Inniss et al. 2017). For example, it stores heat trapped in the …

To tackle current water insecurity concerns, wastewater reclamation and reuse have
appeared as a promising candidate to conserve the valuable fresh water sources while …

An increase in the number and strength of natural catastrophes experienced over the past
few decades has accelerated the damage sustained by infrastructures. Drinking water and …

Governing climate change in cities entails a good understanding of urban vulnerabilities.
This research presents an Indicator-based Vulnerability Assessment for 571 European …

Sea-level rise increasingly affects low-lying and exposed coastal communities due to
climate change. These communities rely upon the delivery of stormwater and wastewater …

As sea levels rise, coastal communities will experience more frequent and persistent
nuisance flooding, and some low‐lying areas may be permanently inundated. Critical …

There has been a growing interest in research on how to define and build indicators of
resilience to address challenges associated with sea-level rise. Most of the proposed …

Differentiating the impacts of climate change between 1.5° C and 2° C requires a regional
and sector-specific perspective. Whereas for some regions and sectors the difference in …

Climate change adaptation planning requires the integration of disciplines, stakeholders,
different modelling approaches, treatment options, and scales of analysis. An integrated …

Infrastructures are important facilities in urban areas servicing societies. Failure of these
systems could pose a significant threat to the public. Increasing the infrastructure's reliability …