Climate Proofing Toolkit for Basic Urban Infrastructure, With A Focus on Water and Sanitation Nairobi, April 2021

Abstract

Climate change is not a crisis waiting to happen. It is happening now and we are getting accustomed to more devastating news of extreme events linked to these phenomena. From the largest droughtinduced municipal water emergency in Cape Town, South Africa, the unprecedented tropical cyclones Idai and Kenneth hitting Mozambique in one season, to Hurricanes Katrina and Harvey, the most costly Atlantic hurricanes on record, as well as the ongoing consequences on sea-level rise in the Small Islands Developing States are great reminders. To echo the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the 2019 Climate Summit Preparatory Meeting, “the world is facing a grave climate emergency and climate disruption is progressing even faster than the world’s top scientists have predicted.”