Resilient cities through digitalisation

Climate adaptive cities

How can we prevent heavy rainfall or extreme heat from completely disrupting life in our cities? How can we ensure that road, rail, and water transport networks are more resilient to the negative impacts of climate change? And how can we limit the ‘recovery time’ after heavy rainfall or extreme heat?

Climate change has regularly led to major disruptions on our road network in recent times. Railways and rivers also regularly face delays or worse, underlining the need to build climate-resilient infrastructure. The challenge is to determine which measures are effective and efficient. TNO is exploring how effective nature-inclusive designs and nature-based solutions can be.

In cities especially, we are seeing that the effects of climate change and other major events can be hugely disruptive. How do we keep cities liveable and accessible even during unexpected incidents? What do we need to do this and how can municipalities prepare?

Why TNO?

TNO supports companies in developing products and services that make the Netherlands more climate-adaptive by supplying data, insights, and smart models. By acting together, we can make innovations widely available to society faster.

TNO also supports governments in preparing properly: through insights and innovative approaches, we help limit damage and ensure public money is spent as efficiently as possible.