1. Copyright: Mike Roberts How does green infrastructure help us adapt to climate change?

2. Too wet!

3. Captures rainwater Copyright: McCoy Wynne

4. Allows rainwater to soak into the ground Copyright: McCoy Wynne

5. Channelling rainwater

6. Temporary or permanent storage of rainwater

7. Areas where rivers can naturally flood

8. Too hot!

9. Shade for people

10. Image courtesy of David Armson, University of Manchester Shade for cars!

11. Shade for buildings

13. Cooling from water ©iStockphoto.com/ pic-a-boo

14. Evaporative cooling

15. Too dry!

16. Capturing & re-using rainwater

17. Also larger scale solutions!

18. Copyright: Mike Roberts No shade tree? Blame not the sun, but yourself Chinese proverb