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Adapting Smart: Rethinking Climate Resilience Through Finance, Security, and Governance
No full textThis article examines the dual challenge of climate change—mitigation and adaptation—focusing on how policy can advance climate resilience. We argue that, while climate change presents a dual challenge of mitigation and adaptation, achieving robust climate resilience depends less on technological fixes alone and more on coherent, justice-centered policy frameworks that integrate scientific consensus, inclusive governance, and strategic finance, without defaulting to securitized paradigms. Drawing on foundational works such as William Nordhaus’s The Climate Casino and Wagner and Weitzman’s Climate Shock, along with insights from the IPCC and UNFCCC, the article reviews scientific consensus on escalating global temperatures, extreme weather events, and socioeconomic vulnerabilities. It identifies policy strategies to reduce risk and enhance adaptive capacity, including the development of National and Subnational Adaptation Plans (NAPs), strengthened financing mechanisms, and inclusive governance frameworks.
Emphasis is placed on risk transfer instruments like insurance, investments in resilient infrastructure, and the integration of both technological and nature-based solutions. Case studies from India’s Ahmedabad Heat Action Plan, the Netherlands’ adaptive water management, and Saudi Arabia exemplify context-specific adaptation success. The Article also critically assesses the implications of framing climate change as a national security issue. While security framing may increase urgency and resource mobilization, it risks marginalizing justice concerns and overemphasizing military responses. A balanced, inclusive approach is recommended—one that aligns climate adaptation with sustainable development and global equity. Ultimately, scaling finance, fostering multilevel governance, and resisting over-securitization are essential for effective, long-term climate resilience
770 LEX HOLDINGS LLC v. Reyes
No full textIn this nonpayment proceeding, the court granted the tenant\u27s post-eviction Order to Show Cause, restoring the tenant to possession forthwith under RPAPL § 749(3). The re-execution of the warrant of eviction was stayed to allow the tenant to obtain payment for all outstanding rent arrears, along with the landlord\u27s legal and marshal fees. The court noted that ordering post-eviction restoration before full payment is rare. Additionally, the court sua sponte joined the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA) to the proceeding, pursuant to NYC Civil Court Act § 110(d), to facilitate payment assistance
Justice Compromised: How Systemic Corruption Hinders Colombia\u27s Victims\u27 Law (Law 1448)
No full textIn 2011, Colombia enacted Law 1448 of Victims and Land Restitution providing restitution and reparations to victims of the civil armed conflict in an ambitious reconciliation and transitional justice effort at reform. The successes and the limitations of this legislation and its implementation serve as a vehicle through which public corruption—as well as anti-corruption strategies—in Colombia can be understood. This paper argues that fundamental changes must be made to the existing system by creating stronger accountability mechanisms for the effective enactment of the legislative program.
This analysis is highly relevant to understanding modern armed conflicts and their aftermath. Understanding the ways in which corruption interacts with legislative reforms like Law 1448 highlights systemic vulnerabilities that can derail post-conflict recovery. Lessons learned from Colombia’s approach to transitional justice can inform ongoing armed conflicts and post-conflict scenarios in countries such as Ukraine
Allerville Arms Owners Corp v. Gjelil
No full textThe court denied the former tenant\u27s motion to vacate a judgment for use and occupancy. The pro se tenant, a former superintendent, had a trial and lost, then moved out. After retaining counsel, he sought to renew/reargue the $3, 500/month U&O award. The court treated the motion as an untimely request to set aside a judgment under CPLR 4404(b). It found the tenant offered no good cause for his two-month delay and failed to provide sufficient evidence to challenge the U&O amount. The tenant\u27s claims of poor conditions and improper termination were deemed to belong in a separate court
Beverly Holdings N.Y., LLC v. Blackwood
No full textIn this nonpayment proceeding, the court affirmed the dismissal of the petition, granting the tenant\u27s motion for summary judgment. The tenant successfully used Multiple Dwelling Law § 302-a as an affirmative defense, proving that the landlord failed to correct rent-impairing violations in the building\u27s public areas for over six months. The court rejected the landlord\u27s argument of lack of access, as the violations were not within the tenant\u27s apartment. It also dismissed the landlord\u27s claim that the tenant failed to certify the uncorrected violations, noting that the landlord\u27s own failure to file a certification of compliance established a prima facie case
Jerome Enters. LLC v. Javed
No full textThe court granted the tenant\u27s motion to dismiss the landlord\u27s nonpayment case because the building lacked a valid Certificate of Occupancy, which prohibits the collection of rent. The court also held the landlord in civil contempt for failing to comply with a prior so-ordered stipulation to make repairs, which prejudiced the tenant\u27s ability to secure a Section 8 voucher. The landlord\u27s petition was dismissed, but the case was restored to the calendar for a pre-trial conference to address the tenant\u27s counterclaims and determine damages for the contempt finding
756 LIBERTY REALTY LLC v. GARCIA
No full textThe court dismissed the landlord\u27s nonpayment petition with prejudice, finding that the landlord failed to prove the apartment was lawfully deregulated. The landlord claimed deregulation based on a high-rent vacancy and Individual Apartment Increases (IAIs), but could not provide any documentary evidence of the alleged renovations. The court found the landlord\u27s testimony and the DHCR rent registrations unreliable due to numerous inconsistencies and errors. The court concluded that the landlord failed to meet its burden of proof to establish a valid rent increase, affirming that the apartment remains rent-stabilized and directing the landlord to offer the tenant a proper rent-regulated lease
Joseph v. Smith
No full textThe court dismissed the landlord\u27s holdover petition because both the petition and the predicate notice were defective. The court found that the documents failed to comply with RPAPL §Â§ 741(2) and (4) by not clearly stating the respondent\u27s interest in the premises or the factual basis for the eviction. The pleadings contained contradictory information and were so vague that the court could not determine the relationship between the parties or the legal grounds for the proceeding. The dismissal was without prejudice, allowing the landlord to file a new, properly pleaded petition