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Climate has changed significantly. Adaptation to the new climate, and the climate that will emerge over the next few decades, is utmost urgent. The CoP in this VCC is aiming to identify the most urgent social and economic transformations required to share the increasing climate-related risks in a just and equitable way, change processes so that communities are prepared for the increasing disasters caused by a changed spectrum of extreme weather events, and prepare the built environment for the current and future climate. We aim to identify the transformations required in climate adaptation of communities, their built environment, their social processes, and their economy, and we work to develop pathways for these transformations.

If you are concerned about the preparedness of your community for the next unprecedented extreme weather event then join us here and work with us to find ways to increase the preparedness.

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[May 17, 2026] Climate crisis is a global public health emergency: Anna Bawden reports in an article that the independent pan-European commission on climate and health, which was convened by WHO, reached the conclusion that the climate crisis was a severe worldwide threat to health and recommended that WHO declare it “a public health emergency of international concern.” The commission stated: “Far from being a fading priority or fake news, climate change poses an immediate and long-term threat to health, economic, food, water, environmental, personal, community and national security.”

[Apr 25, 2026] Women are ‘the first to die’: Mariana Rosetti and Paola Churchill in the article “Three disasters in three years: Brazil’s deadly floods show women are ‘the first to die’ when extreme weather hits” published in the Guardian point out that the changing climate is accelerating the frequency of devastating weather-related events across the world that displacing millions and disproportionately affecting women. Based on three extreme events in Brazil, the authors underline that the built environment is not prepared for these events.

[Apr 22, 2026] Extreme Heat is Impacting Food Security: In the article “World food systems ‘pushed to the brink’ by extreme heat, UN warns” by Fiona Harvey published in the Guardian, the author reports on a warning by the UN that extreme heat is severely stressing food systems. Richard Waite, the director of agriculture initiatives at the World Resources Institute commented: “Without adaptation, extreme heat will cut crop and livestock yields, forcing more land into agriculture to maintain food production. That would drive even higher emissions from land use change, which in turn would make climate impacts on agriculture even worse.”

[Apr 19, 2026] Earth Energy Imbalance is Increasing Rapidly: Finally the extreme increase in the Earth Energy Imbalance (EEI) is slowly starting to make headlines - far too late, though. The article “ What are zettajoules – and what do they tell us about Earth’s energy imbalance?” by Jonathan Watts published in the Guardian explains some of the basics. Importantly, the EEI double within only 13 years. In another article by Watts also in the Guardian and titled “ Earth being ‘pushed beyond its limits’ as energy imbalance reaches record high” the author points out that the World Meteorological Organization warned that Earth is struggling with a record energy imbalance, which is warming the oceans to unprecedented levels, making weather more extreme and threatening health and food supplies. Considering that Earth is more like a pool house with a very large pool than a greenhouse, the ocean is only delaying the heating of the atmosphere but not preventing it.

[Apr 19, 2026] Climate Change Impacts Human-Wildlife Interactions : The article “‘It feels like death is certain’: lives and limbs lost to crocodile attacks on the banks of Kenya’s rising Lake Turkana” by Carlos Mureithi gives a shocking picture of the changing interaction between crocodiles and humans at Lake Turkana in Kenya. Lake levels are rising in the desert-terminal lake due to changing precipitation in the course of the changing climate. This brings crocodiles and humans closer together, with more and more deadly incidents happening.

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[Jun 04, 2026] ‘An equal and habitable world is possible’: This is what the Global Justice Report published today makes very clear. Read the article by Jonathan Watts in the Guardian as an introduction. While this equal and habitable world is still possible, it is very unlikely that we will transition to this world as long as greedy and unethical billionaires supported by governments they own compete to be the first trillionaire. The report underlines that the fight for an equal and habitable world has to be a fight against a system that rewards extraction and depletion of all resources and requires infinitely growing consumption devouring the Earth's life-support system; a system designed to increase inequality and sustain the exploitation of almost all to serve the greed of a few!

[May 28, 2026] No King Day on June 14, 2026: The No Kings movement has announced a nationwide event on June 14, 2026, directly counter-programming the 80th birthday celebrations for Donald Trump and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bout on the south lawn of the White House.

[May 09, 2026] Doomsday Clock is Getting Closer to Midnight: In January, the Doomsday clock was set to 85 seconds before midnight, the closest setting since it was established in 1947 in response to the threat of nuclear war. Sophie McBain in her article “‘The odds are not in our favour’: who sets the Doomsday Clock – and what can they tell us about the future of humanity?” emphasizes that with the wars on Iran and on the Ukraine, the rapid and largely uncontrolled development of AI and the climate breakdown all together increasing the likelihood of a nuclear war, the clock now stands closer to midnight than ever before. She asks the question of whether we can buy ourselves more time.

[Apr 25, 2026] World Happiness Report Finds Positive Impacts of Collaborative Platforms: The World Happiness Report 2026 has a strong focus on the impacts of social media and the Web in general on human happiness. The results of most studies indicate that the use of most social media seems to have a negative impact on happiness, while those tools that generate trust and collaboration have a positive impact. The report sumarizes: “Internet activities fall into two groups. Communications, news, learning, and content creation are associated with higher life satisfaction. Social media, gaming, and browsing for fun are associated with lower life evaluations.” This supports the mission of Place4Us as a trust-focused collaborative platform for intercreativity and learning.

[Apr 19, 2026] Earth Energy Imbalance is Increasing Rapidly: Finally the extreme increase in the Earth Energy Imbalance (EEI) is slowly starting to make headlines - far too late, though. The article “ What are zettajoules – and what do they tell us about Earth’s energy imbalance?” by Jonathan Watts published in the Guardian explains some of the basics. Importantly, the EEI double within only 13 years. In another article by Watts also in the Guardian and titled “ Earth being ‘pushed beyond its limits’ as energy imbalance reaches record high” the author points out that the World Meteorological Organization warned that Earth is struggling with a record energy imbalance, which is warming the oceans to unprecedented levels, making weather more extreme and threatening health and food supplies. Considering that Earth is more like a pool house with a very large pool than a greenhouse, the ocean is only delaying the heating of the atmosphere but not preventing it.