OECD Observer i-Sheet: Climate change and cities

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Climate change and cities 17 September 2014

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Beautiful waterways for the Big Apple Cas Holloway, Deputy Mayor for Operations, City of New York, and Carter Strickland, Commissioner, New York City Department of Environmental Protection

New York is investing in a greener, cleaner future. The need to rethink the traditional approach to managing stormwater led New York City’s mayor, Michael Bloomberg, to unveil the NYC Green Infrastructure Plan in September 2010. A bold and innovative vision to improve water quality, the plan proposed to invest $2.4 billion in “green infrastructure” over 20 years.

Full article http://oe.cd/GW


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