Service Projects

Extreme weather including hot days, rainstorms and tropical cyclones affected Hong Kong heavily in recent years and caused significant destruction to the city. According to the Hong Kong Observatory, rainfall from July to September accounts for more than 80% of the annual total, indicating an increase in the severity and extremity of rainfall.

CMRS will particularly enhance the disaster risk reduction by multi hazard approach. This includes climate risks, with specific emphasis on heat and flooding, as well as fire prevention, which is the most frequently happened hazard in Hong Kong. The project will also aim to raise public awareness of the relationship between nature and climate. It will be customized based on the progress of each community.

Project Objectives 

• Strengthen community capacity by enhancing awareness, knowledge, skills in response to urban crises and emergencies, particularly in areas related to fire, heat, flooding, and other climate-related topics. 

• Improve community safety to secure evacuation routes by implementing risk reduction measures   

• Enhance the capacity of community-led groups and refine the response mechanism to ensure the sustainability of the project. 

• Enhance cohesion within the communities to effectively address the climate and disaster risk  

• Strengthen community capacity by initiating Nature-based solutions or working with nature programme to educate the public about the relationship between nature and climate risk.  

• Promote partnerships and collaboration among community stakeholders, organizations, and external partners to strengthen community resilience building.