New Orleans launches resilience roadmap to tackle climate and social challenges

As well as focusing on climate-related catastrophes, the 41-step resilience strategy addresses social issues such as poverty, racial inequality and crime

In the week that marks the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans officials have launched a comprehensive "resilience strategy" aiming to secure the city's future.

As well as seeking ways for the city to both prevent and survive more climate-related catastrophes, it treats social challenges such as poverty, racial inequality and crime as disasters that must be addressed if New Orleans is to become truly "resilient". In the strategy's parlance, it tackles both "shocks" and "stresses".