"Cities are engines of production and innovation. They create problems but also create solutions for climate impact; we need to come up with adaptive solutions to prevent the coming crisis; adaptation cannot be imported, it must be created from within using climate-based solutions to build a community that will create and maintain a healthy environment,” said Nancy Steele, Executive Director of the Council for Watershed Health, as reported by Topanga Messenger. While Lindene Patton, Chief Climate Product Officer, Zurich Insurance Group, Ltd. said, “climatic events are more severe than properties were designed to withstand.”
Both were quoted at a discussion on effective adaptation policies, “The Mediterranean City: A Conference on Climate Change Adaptation,” brought together a network of more than 200 experts from academic, policy, business, public health and government sectors to offer more resources and knowledge to build long-term solutions.