1.0Innovation Network for Communitieshttps://in4c.netPete Plastrikhttps://in4c.net/author/pete-plastrik/Urban Climate Adaptation's Money Trap - Innovation Network for Communitiesrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="YXWrClxYNB"><a href="https://in4c.net/2018/05/urban-climate-adaptations-money-trap/">Urban Climate Adaptation’s Money Trap</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://in4c.net/2018/05/urban-climate-adaptations-money-trap/embed/#?secret=YXWrClxYNB" width="600" height="338" title="“Urban Climate Adaptation’s Money Trap” — Innovation Network for Communities" data-secret="YXWrClxYNB" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://in4c.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Money-Cliff-e1527617572506.jpg600600A huge barrier to cities taking major steps to become more climate-resilience is how to pay for the projects that are needed. How will they get more money from taxpayers and users of water, energy, and other public services? How will they borrow money from capital markets and incentivize private investment in adaptation measures? And, […]