Climate change adaptation

Expanding mitigation to include adaptation in dealing with climate change, enables a holistic view that can combat previous negative social, environmental, and economic impacts and result in both climate resilient and more liveable places to live. Over the next 15-20 years, Denmark will spend more than EUR 5 billion on adapting its cities to climate changes.

The July 2011 cloudburst in Copenhagen caused damages worth close to €1 billion

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City of Copenhagen launched Cloudburst Management Plan in 2012 with approx. 300 actions and surface projects with a 20-year implementation duration, build the cities resilience

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Combining climate change adaptation with urban development to gain greater value from investments

Cities around the world increasingly face the adverse effects of climate change, including rising sea levels, climbing temperatures, longer periods of drought and stronger storms. When combining these phenomena with the challenges of increasing urbanisation and the fact that most cities have extensive areas of impermeable surfaces, the need for rethinking urban development is clear.

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climate change adaptation solution in Israels Plads, Denmark.

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Tour De France’s green route in Denmark

Tour de France Grand Départ will roll through Denmark’s most historic cities and beautiful landscapes. This is your guide to the top sustainable sights along the first three stages in Denmark.

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NEW AARCH

A longstanding wish from the Aarhus School of Architecture has been to bring together its former satellites at one location to create a more holistic framework for both student and faculty as well as more energy and resource friendly operations. The vision was a building that in itself would encoura

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Wood Hood

Faced with both a local need for flexible urban development due to a growing population and the global climate crisis, the City of Cologne is is looking to expand its urban territory in a way that meet the demand for housing, while at the same time both respect and deal with an even more pressing cl

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Oberbillwerder

Ambitious urban development designed from an integrated climate adaption strategy and the future of mobility In the future, Oberbillwerder will not only be the second largest district of Hamburg, its 105th, it is also envisioned as its most sustainable. One of the main challenges was, from the very

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The Braunstein Taphouse

Designed for craft beer and disassembly – a combined breweries visitor center and community pivot at the Koege Harbour Located at a stretch of municipality owned quay that is a potential part of the climate strategy of the city of Koege, the Braustein Breweries was faced with a huge challenge

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Energy Outlook shows Vietnam's path to climate neutrality by 2050

Based on a nearly decade-long energy collaboration between Vietnam and Denmark, a new Vietnam Energy Outlook Report 2021 was launched on 2 June. The report explores how Vietnam can reach climate neutrality by 2050 at the lowest possible cost and with the greatest benefit for the economy and its people.

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Meet Danish climate change adaptation professionals

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Carbon capture, storage and utilisation

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SDU Climate Cluster

SDU Climate Cluster is an interdisciplinary cluster at the University of Southern Denmark focusing on climate related research.

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Robotto

AI-powered drone software that enables autonomous flight with situational-based flight paths, AI detection, and real-time analysis for wildfire detection and analysis, search and rescue teams, and bio

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frient

frient offers high-quality smart home devices that can reduce electricity consumption, enable home automation, and protect the users' homes and families. The frient devices are available for installer

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ADEPT

ADEPT focus on urban development and building architecture with an aim to push users, clients, profession and the world around us towards a deeper responsibility for the limited global resources. We d

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Copenhagen Atomics

We are driving innovation by building a new energy supply for the world that is scalable and deployable so we can change the current energy mix away from fossil fuels. At Copenhagen Atomics we are

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Sp/f Standard Consulting

standard consulting is Europe’s premier digital consulting firm specialized in GDSN for retailers & data pools on the European Single Market

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The Danish Water Industries Federation (DI Water)

Danish Water Industries Federation (DI Water) represents the leading technology providers, engineers, and utilities within the Danish water cluster and across the entire value chain. Measured in wa

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cBrain A/S

cBrain is a Danish software company entrusted by 17 out of 21 Danish ministries and more than 75 governmental institutions with the digitization of their case-management including the Ministry of Clim

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Water resource management

An integrated water resource management approach aims at securing water for all sectors, sustainably conserving water, and protecting water resources from pollution. Understanding the various water supply sources as a holistic ‘one source’, enables better integrated and more sustainable management of the overall supply.

Water supply

Meeting the need for a sustainable water supply requires increasing efforts on protecting water resources, a focus on efficient utility operations, and reducing urban water losses. Supplying good quality drinking water starts with water source protection and lasts throughout the distribution system.

Water in industries

Challenges to production capacity, due to increasing water supply issues, are putting pressure on industries. To stay competitive industries must look to efficient reduction in water consumption in production and to local treatment of the industrial wastewater for possible reuse.

Wastewater management

Proper management of wastewater is necessary to protect both people and ecosystems. Wastewater management enables the harvesting of the many resources wastewater and treatment holds.

Climate change adaptation

Expanding mitigation to include adaptation in dealing with climate change, enables a holistic view that can combat previous negative social, environmental, and economic impacts and result in both climate resilient and more liveable places to live. Over the next 15-20 years, Denmark will spend more than EUR 5 billion on adapting its cities to climate changes.

Smart water solutions

With the increasing possibility for data collection in water management, new smart solutions arise for automation and improved decision making. Today, water utilities in Denmark have adopted smart water systems, ensuring high-quality production and supporting strategic rehabilitation planning.