Abundant water. Relatively stable climate. Room to grow. Those are all attributes local leaders say make Cincinnati a potential haven for people leaving places prone to the worst effects of climate change.
Those traits position the city for growth, and potentially, prosperity, city leaders say. But any influx of new residents could come with challenges as well — competition for resources; increasing costs for housing and other necessities; strained infrastructure.
The city of Cincinnati’s Office of Environment and Sustainability released its Climate Migration Readiness Plan May 13 to weigh all those factors…