Over the last 100 years, the annual number of hot nights in Hong
Kong has increased 35 times, according to a report by global law
firm Clyde & Co, which analyses the challenge of extreme heat
faced by the region and the measures being taken to address this
problem.
The report is the second in a global series from Clyde & Co
looking at how vulnerable cities around the world are responding to
climate change, urbanisation and globalisation, as part of the
firm's Resilience campaign. Currently, approximately 55% of the
world's population live in urban areas and this number is
expected to increase to 68% by 2050. As a result, businesses
worldwide are facing an increasingly complex and interconnected
risk landscape, and how they respond can be business critical. The
Resilience campaign examines many of these issues, helping
businesses understand the latest thinking on risk management, the
regulatory landscape and what the future may hold.
