Heatwave guide for cities
This practical guide is designed with, and for, people working in city government to understand, reduce the risk of, and respond to, heatwaves in their cities. The guide provides information and recommendations
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Water, megacities and global change: portraits of 16 emblematic cities of the world
The publication ‘Water, Megacities and Global Change’ stems from the EauMega2015 Conference, organized at UNESCO Headquarters in December 2015 during COP21, which played a pivotal role in showcasing the
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Asian trends monitoring bulletin: a storm is brewing - is Asia ready?
This edition of the Asian Trends Monitoring Bulletin focuses on efforts and projects in building community resilient to climate change and natural hazards in the Southeast Asia. It discusses why, despite the recognition of the critical role of indigenous knowledge, policies and plans have failed to find a place for it in climate adaptation strategies in the region.
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Climate change and health vulnerability in informal urban settlements in the Ethiopian Rift Valley
Climate change in Ethiopia is occurring against a backdrop of rapid population growth and urbanization, entrenched poverty and a heavy burden of disease, and there is little information on specific health
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A global economic assessment of city policies to reduce climate change impacts
Climate change impacts can be especially large in cities1, 2. Several large cities are taking climate change into account in long-term strategies3, 4, for which it is important to have information on the
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Climate resilient and sustainable urban development
<p>The objective of this publication is to highlight the global and regional trends in urban development, identify key issues, projected risks, impacts and opportunities in the light of climate change through case study examples from cities in India and throughout the world.
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Building the climate resilience of sub-national infrastructure
Extreme weather events and climate change-induced disasters are increasing in frequency and intensity across the globe. This has devastating impacts particularly for sub-national entities such as cities
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Financing the resilient city
This paper presents a strategy for scaling climate change adaptation within urban areas. The strategy specifically focuses on the requirements for mobilizing large amounts of capital for adaptation and
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Catalyzing urban climate resilience
This publication discusses the activities and findings from the second phase of the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN), a program supported by the Rockefeller Foundation. Changes in
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Cities and climate change: Global report on human settlements 2011
<p>This new report reviews linkages between urbanization and climate change. It illustrates the significant contribution of urban areas to climate change & also highlights the potentially devastating effects of climate change on urban populations. Reviews policy responses, practices emerging in urban areas to mitigate and adapt to climate change, as well as their potential achievements & constraints.</p>
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Godrej's A'bad township makes it to Clinton's CCI programme
AHMEDABAD: Godrej group's proposed 270-acre Ahmedabad township Godrej Garden City has made it to the 16 founding projects being taken up globally by Clinton Climate Initiative's Climate Positive Development Programme (CPDP) for clean and green urban development.
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Climate change adaptation and the Australian urban water industry
The purpose of this document is to highlight the impacts the Australian urban water industry are facing due to climate change and how the industry has adapted. It considers 'natural disasters' such as
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Progress and challenges in the urban governance of climate change: results of a global survey
This report summarizes key findings that arose from the first systematic study of this scale to look at how cities are approaching climate change planning and implementation. The study covers both adaptation
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Financing the resilient city: a demand driven approach to development, disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation
<p>This report presents a strategy for scaling adaptation to climate change impacts within urban areas. It approaches the adaptation challenge within the overall context of other pressing risks and development challenges confronting the world’s urban regions. The
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Climate adaptation in Tanzania with ecosystem restoration & flood defence infrastructure
In 2012, the Government of Tanzania secured funding from the Adaptation Fund and the Global Environment Facility’s Least Developed Country Fund to reduce the negative impacts of climate change on vulnerable
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“Shared learning” for building urban climate resilience – experiences from Asian cities
This paper considers how resilience thinking and, in particular, its emphasis on learning has been applied in 10 cities in Vietnam, India, Thailand and Indonesia. Applying a “shared learning” approach
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Climate justice for people and nature through urban Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA): a focus on the Global South
Ecosystems have the potential to significantly improve the liveability of our increasingly urbanised world. The Global South in particular stands to benefit from Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) approaches.
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Sustainable low-carbon city development in China
Sustainable Low-Carbon City Development in China, summarizes the lessons of the World Bank’s activities related to sustainable urban development in China. The report presents overall policy recommendations
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Experiences of integrated assessment of climate impacts, adaptation and mitigation modelling in London and Durban
The urgent need to reconfigure and transform urban areas to consume fewer resources, emit less pollution, minimize greenhouse gas production, protect natural ecosystems and increase the adaptive capacity
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Mahindra City to set eco standards
JAIPUR: The Mahindra World City Jaipur is among the 16 founding projects of the Climate Positive Development Program under the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) that will support the development of large-scale urban projects that demonstrate cities can grow in ways that are