Policy-makers, planners, engineers, designers and
others need to develop adaptation strategies for urban
GRaBS Summary and Policy Guidelines
Adapting Transport Systems to Climate Change
transport systems to prevent the negative impacts
associated with a changing climate.
In general, a climate change adaptation strategy for a
transport system should:
l identify the critical components of the transport
system potentially at risk;
l monitor the changing climate conditions and
relevant impacts on the transport system;
l set out how operating and maintenance practices
need to change to take account of these risks and
changing conditions;
l identify how standard design and procedures need
to change; and
l relocate vulnerable infrastructure.