Adaptation and Resilience

To combat climate change effectively, apart from implementing ambitious decarbonisation strategies, we also need to adopt a comprehensive strategy on climate change adaptation and resilience to protect the life, health and property of the people from extreme weather and strengthen the resilience of the community.

Hong Kong, being a coastal city, is susceptible to weather-related threats such as tropical cyclones, rainstorms and storm surges. In the face of more frequent extreme weather events, the Government must strengthen its critical public infrastructure, step up coastal protection, and continue to enhance the flood resilience of the city and stabilise slopes, etc., in order to brace for more frequent extreme weather events in the future.