Mayor's Manual Podcast

Water and urban development – taking notes from Copenhagen (Eng.)


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This episode was produced for the Amsterdam International Water Week.
Our guest this week is Lykke Leonardsen. Lykke is head of the resilient and sustainable city of Copenhagen program.  This program consists of a climate mitigation and adaptation strategy, as well as an international strategy. 

We talk about the approach Copenhagen has taken towards climate adaptation and what lessons learned can be shared with other cities. Curious what changes can be made to business models change in order to implement innovative solutions for blue and green infrastructures, who is responsible for the payment of the innovation in Copenhagen and how they made a dynamic adaptation plan that fits within the dynamics of the city?

Listen in this week to learn how Copenhagen created an adaptive strategic action plan that helps to create water infrastructures for a future-proof and climate-adaptive city.

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Mayor's Manual PodcastBy AMS Institute & Municipality of Amsterdam