{"id":724767,"date":"2026-10-19T10:15:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T10:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/?p=724767&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=724767"},"modified":"2026-10-23T10:16:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T10:16:20","slug":"how-city-leaders-can-build-a-smarter-more-integrated-response-to-climate-related-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/insights\/expert-perspectives\/how-city-leaders-can-build-a-smarter-more-integrated-response-to-climate-related-events\/","title":{"rendered":"How city leaders can build a smarter, more integrated response to climate-related events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<header class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-hero-blogs header-hero-blogs\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"hero-blogs\"><div class=\"hero-blogs-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\"><div class=\"header-title\"><h1>How city leaders can build a smarter, more integrated response to climate-related events<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hero-blogs-bottom\"><div class=\"header-author\"><div class=\"author-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Hans-Teuben.webp?w=200&amp;quality=10\" alt=\"Hans Teuben presenting strategies for ethical smart city development and digital mobility solutions.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div><div class=\"author-name-date\"><h5 class=\"author-name\">Hans Teuben<\/h5><h5 class=\"blog-date\">October 19, 2026<\/h5><\/div><\/div><div class=\"brand-image\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/header>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-group undefined section section--article-content\"><div class=\"article-main-content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-2\"><nav class=\"article-social\"><ul class=\"social-nav\"><li class=\"ip-order-fb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/?p=1065402\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"opens in a new window\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-fb\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ip-order-li\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/?p=1065402\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"opens in a new window\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-li\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Linkedin<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><div><div class=\"article-text article-quote-text\">\n<h2 id=\"h-smart-cities-are-often-data-rich-but-insight-poor-an-effective-city-wide-response-to-the-increasing-number-of-climate-related-events-such-as-flooding-and-heat-islands-demands-better-insight-built-on-integrated-data-and-operating-models\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Smart cities are often data rich but insight poor. An effective city-wide response to the increasing number of climate-related events, such as flooding and heat islands, demands better insight built on integrated data and operating models.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At a glance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Urban resilience rests on data-interoperability \u2013 the ability to connect and use data &#8211; across multiple agencies to establish a shared operating picture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bringing all the data together under the auspices of a single city support centre can speed up a unified response to climate events<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AI-powered digital twins help cities to anticipate how a climate risk event may evolve and to identify areas of immediate impact<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AI agents can assist operators at every step of the incident management response \u2013 veracity check, correlation of events, dynamic action plan creation and execution, and continuous monitoring and intelligence generation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The right analytics capabilities enable city leaders to predict climate events and make faster, evidence-based risk mitigation decisions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Torrential rain has caused a river to burst its banks, flooding tunnels and blocking transport routes. Who responds? The water authority pumping out water and managing the clean-up? The transport department rerouting traffic and diverting trains? The first responders? Or all together in a coordinated manner?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similarly, the summer heatwave has created an urban heat island. Extreme high temperatures can have an impact on public health, transport systems, workforce productivity, and more. Who takes the lead? The health authority, transport operators, or municipal authorities? And who communicates with the citizens?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In both the above climate-impact scenarios, we typically see a multi-agency response. However, while there may be well-established procedures and processes in play, each agency often focuses on its own operational responsibilities. This means that there is limited coordination across the wider system and very little data transparency between all the players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With climate-related events on the rise, this operational and data disconnect is giving city leaders and policy makers a big headache. In the following article we offer an alternative, more connected route to managing climate risk events utilising a centralised support centre, integrated data, and AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-what-is-the-impact-of-a-siloed-response-to-climate-events\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the impact of a siloed response to climate events?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For public sector leaders getting to grips with the impact of our changing environment, a siloed response can be both costly and, crucially, life threatening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It can lead to delayed interventions, inefficient resource deployment, duplication of effort, counterproductive actions, and reduced community resilience. Maintenance spending also rises in response to (potentially preventable) damage caused, further adding to the pressure on already over-stretched local government budgets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Climate risk events can evolve rapidly. Ideally, the fragmented information they generate should be rapidly coordinated across public safety, transport, utilities, health, municipal operations, and community services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, however, the disconnected data sources and resulting limited situational awareness mean that operators often struggle to get a clear picture of the bigger story unfolding before them. They are also often dealing with manual coordination processes and pressure to make critical decisions with constrained resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-how-does-an-ai-native-operating-model-approach-help-to-build-resilience\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How does an AI-native operating model approach help to build resilience?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Urban resilience rests on the ability to connect and interpret data across multiple agencies. An AI-native approach moves the area of impact beyond fragmented sensors, cameras, citizen reports, and agency systems to establish a correlated, unified shared operating picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Centralised within an operational support centre, this AI-infused shared operational picture provides real-time visibility of risks, impacts, resources, and affected communities, while generating actionable insights to support faster, more informed, dynamic response actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the right analytics capabilities in play, the AI-native approach also enables city leaders and policymakers to both predict climate events and make faster, evidence-based risk mitigation decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-what-s-preventing-investment-in-the-solutions-needed-for-a-joined-up-response\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s preventing investment in the solutions needed for a joined-up response?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many of the available solutions are custom-built for cities. This demands a big budget, which is not readily available in most cities, especially in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For cities that have not yet invested in an integrated platform, this high cost is prohibitive, although it is less so for those cities that already have data platforms up and running. There are also concerns about how quickly it might take to build a platform capable of making interoperable data real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AI is very much at the core of modern smart city solutions \u2013 see below. This, in itself, has prevented some cities moving ahead with rolling out new solutions. That\u2019s because they are often still in the policy development phase with regards to data, big data, and AI, along with the ethical challenges that these bring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-can-you-expand-on-ai-s-role-in-this-connected-smart-city-approach\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can you expand on AI\u2019s role in this connected, smart city approach?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Capgemini, we\u2019ve worked with Microsoft on an innovation accelerator that uses agentic AI to continuously connect and interpret disparate data sources. This enables faster situational awareness and more confident decision-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the aid of AI, cities can achieve improved cross-agency coordination, more effective use of resources, enhanced resilience, and continuously improving operations that learn from every event to strengthen future preparedness and response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We call this the <strong>Capgemini + Microsoft AI-Native City Support Centre<\/strong>. It enables response plans to be translated into coordinated workflows across public safety, transport, utilities, health, municipal operations, and community service \u2013 see FAQs, below, for more details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 id=\"h-with-the-aid-of-ai-cities-can-achieve-improved-cross-agency-coordination\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>With the aid of AI, cities can achieve improved cross-agency coordination.<\/em><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-how-do-ai-and-scenario-planning-speed-up-the-response-to-climate-events\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do AI and scenario planning speed up the response to climate events?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you can use AI to predict likely climate flashpoints, you can build operating procedures to mitigate them before they occur or escalate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Response scenarios can be built using data captured from areas identified as being prone to climate-related incidents. By combining AI agents with city digital twin capabilities, cities can anticipate how a climate risk event may evolve, identify areas of immediate impact, assess risks to vulnerable populations and critical infrastructure, and evaluate alternative response strategies before conditions deteriorate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scenarios can be run to evaluate how best to respond at the onset of a heat island or flooding. For example, if a weather report indicates that a significant storm is due to hit, rather than waiting until it happens, preparations can begin in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the AI-native City Support Centre, AI agents correlate fragmented observations into a single incident view, providing operators with real-time awareness of risks, impacts, resources, and emerging threats. They recommend relevant operating procedures and automatically generate coordinated action plans and cross-agency workflows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 id=\"h-if-you-can-use-ai-to-predict-likely-climate-flashpoints-you-can-build-operating-procedures-to-mitigate-them-before-they-occur-or-escalate\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>If you can use AI to predict likely climate flashpoints, you can build operating procedures to mitigate them before they occur or escalate.<\/em><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-how-can-city-leaders-keep-down-costs-and-speed-up-time-to-value\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can city leaders keep down costs and speed up time-to-value?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We recognise that starting from scratch is a huge commitment. But what if your city could benefit from all the value of trusted event intelligence and a unified operating picture, without the cost and time delay of a bespoke build?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Standardisation is the answer. Our AI-native transformation approach uses an as-a-service, platform-based delivery model that combines Capgemini\u2019s domain expertise, operating model design, and interoperable, standards-based accelerators with Microsoft\u2019s proven AI, data, and cloud technologies. It can integrate with existing open, city, or urban data platforms and domain operational systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This reduces the build time and cuts the cost to operate. Up-front investment is also lower because we are taking an innovative approach to delivering this solution. Rather than offering it as purely a technology product, we deliver it as-a-service:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We build and tailor the platform for you<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We install the technology in your operational context<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We assist in establishing your AI-native operating model and governance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We run and manage it as-a-service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-what-value-can-cities-gain-from-an-integrated-operating-model\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What value can cities gain from an integrated operating model?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By moving from reactive incident management to predictive and adaptive operations through an integrated operating model, city leaders can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Achieve a single, trusted view of any climate risk event:<\/strong> Gain a common operating picture across agencies to improve awareness, reduce uncertainty, and accelerate response.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Shift from reactive response to predictive, AI-assisted operations:<\/strong> Move from responding to events after they occur to proactively predicting impacts, prioritising resources, and planning interventions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Orchestrate the entire city response while maintaining sovereign control:<\/strong> Improve cross-agency coordination, optimise resource utilisation, and strengthen resilience while maintaining digital sovereignty and regulatory compliance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-combining-data-and-ai-for-a-faster-more-informed-and-coordinated-response\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Combining data and AI for a faster, more informed, and coordinated response<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Data continues to proliferate as our cities and urban areas become ever smarter and more digitally connected. This presents both an opportunity and a challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Too much data residing in too many silos and different organisations can hinder a unified and collaborative response to climate events. On the other hand, bringing all the data together under the auspices of a single support centre within the city has the potential to speed up a unified response to climate events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adding AI agents to analyse and monitor this data provides the all-important city-wide context needed to manage an impending or evolving climate risk event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our <strong>Capgemini + Microsoft AI-Native City Support Centre<\/strong> innovation accelerator gives city leaders this context. It is being demonstrated on the Microsoft stand at SmartCity Expo World Congress 2026 in Barcelona in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 id=\"h-data-continues-to-proliferate-as-our-cities-and-urban-areas-become-ever-smarter-and-more-digitally-connected\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Data continues to proliferate as our cities and urban areas become ever smarter and more digitally connected.<\/em><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-find-out-more-nbsp\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Find out more&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For further insight:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read more on the trends in smart cities for 2026 in our recent article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/insights\/expert-perspectives\/trends-in-2026-for-smart-cities-from-technology-led-to-insights-driven\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trends in 2026 for smart cities \u2013 from technology led to insights driven<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visit us on the Microsoft stand at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartcityexpo.com\/\">SmartCity Expo World Congress 2026<\/a><a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div data-open-first=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-cg-blocks-faq-schema\"><section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-cg-blocks-faq-schema section section--faqs-content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><div class=\"content-title\"><h2>FAQs<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"filters filters--vertical\" data-max=\"100\"><div class=\"expanders filters-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-cg-block-card-faq-schema expander-box filter-box tag-active\"><div class=\"expander-title\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h3><strong>What does the Capgemini + Microsoft AI-Native City Support Centre deliver?<\/strong><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"expander-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It helps cities move from reactive incident management to predictive and adaptive operations through an integrated operating model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Built on trusted cloud, AI, geospatial, digital twin, and workflow technologies, the approach transforms signals from sensors, cameras, citizen reports, weather systems, and critical infrastructure into trusted event intelligence and a unified operating picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cities can achieve faster decision-making, improved cross-agency coordination, more effective use of resources, enhanced resilience, and continuously improving operations that learn from every event to strengthen future preparedness and response.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-cg-block-card-faq-schema expander-box filter-box tag-active\"><div class=\"expander-title\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h3><strong>How is digital sovereignty part of the AI-Native City Support Centre?<\/strong><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"expander-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The AI-Native City Support Centre supports digital sovereignty requirements. This enables city leaders to retain control over their data, AI models, policies, and operational processes while meeting local regulatory, security, and governance obligations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-cg-block-card-faq-schema expander-box filter-box tag-active\"><div class=\"expander-title\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h3><strong>What strengths do Capgemini and Microsoft bring to the table?<\/strong><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"expander-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Capgemini and Microsoft combination brings together our deep public-sector and operational transformation expertise with Microsoft\u2019s enterprise-grade sovereign cloud, AI, security, and data platforms.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\" section section--expert-slider wrapper-people-slider wp-block-cg-blocks-wrapper-people-slider\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"content-title col-12 col-md-8\"><h2 data-maxlength=\"34\" class=\"people-heading-title\">Meet the authors<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slider slider-boxed\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"slider-window\"><div class=\"slider-list\">\t\t<div class=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-4 box-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/05\/Hans-Teuben-2.jpg\" alt=\"Hans Teuben\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-8 box-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row title-social-media-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12 col-lg-6 mbl-social-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-nav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a aria-label=\"Linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Opens in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/hteuben\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-li\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12 col-lg-6 box-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"people-profile-title\">Hans Teuben<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Director Strategy and Innovation Public Sector &#8211; Smart Cities and Mobility<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12 col-lg-6 social-box-container dkt-social-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-nav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a aria-label=\"Linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Opens in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/hteuben\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-li\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-info\">&#8220;We take cities and citizens on a journey to address societal challenges using digitization and data: Tackling environmental, sustainability and mobility issues, improving quality of life, overcoming societal divides, and supporting economic development. 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