In this report, ESCAP explores the future of urbanization in Asia and the Pacific, focusing on the dynamic shifts in the region’s urban landscape. It highlights the region’s demographic transformations, including population ageing, and the persistent challenges of urban poverty and inequality. The analysis covers urban areas of all sizes, …
Gokul Chandrasekar | ENS Growing urbanisation and industrialisation have led to overexploitation of about 37 per cent of Chennai's groundwater blocks TAPS in the metro still go dry, and the water that flows out could be muddy at times. Yet the scene isn't that nightmarish as it could be 16 …
Rajasthan is under the grip of severe food insecurity with 22 of its 32 districts being labeled as ‘most food insecure’ in this study released by Institute for Human Development & World Food Programme. The main objectives of this report are to analyze the nature and dynamics of the food …
This new report on the state of food insecurity in urban India by MSSRF shows that the period of economic reforms and high GDP growth has not seen an unambiguous improvement in urban food security across all States. In recent years, the pace of urbanisation has been increasing. In deliberations …
This recent report by Christian Aid based on study across 12 Indian cities explores whether they are ready to withstand climate-related disasters and presents detailed report for these cities including policy implications in relation to Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA). This study initiates a discourse on urban risk reduction, inclusive …
The 2010 World Disasters Report (WDR) focuses on urban risk in the context of a world which is urbanizing rapidly, where over half the world’s population now live in cities for the first time and more people than ever before live in slums. The report states that the root cause …
The main objective of this report is to strengthen understanding of climate-related risks and impacts in coastal megacities in developing countries using case studies of three cities that are different in their climate, hydrological, and socioeconomic characteristics. Specifically, it draws on an in-depth analysis of climate risks and impacts in …
This report outlines the energy-related challenges that cities, particularly large and 'mega-cities', will face during the coming decades. It analyses the technical and policy actions that must be taken to meet these challenges and the role the energy industry and business can play in designing and implementing efficient solutions
India has valuable lessons to learn from Brazil's urban failures as much as from its innovations. A recent report, published by the United Nations Population Fund and the International Institute for Environment Development, concludes that Brazil's urban policies over the last four decades failed because they were too slow to …
The Delhi High Court has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to prepare layout plans for urbanised villages in the Capital.A Division Bench of the Court comprising Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Manmohan passed the order on an appeal by the civic body challenging a Single Bench order allowing a …
The unbridled growth of Coimbatore threatens the Nilgiri ecosystemSanjeev Sanyal / August 11, 2010, 0:42 ISTAll discussions about urbanisation in India tend to focus on mega-cities like Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore. However, in states like Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, smaller urban centres are also seeing rapid growth. At one level, …
The food crisis at the end of the last decade and the resulting food riots that occurred in cities all over the world exposed the vulnerability and fragility of the current global food system and highlighted the increasing problem of urban food security. Urban households were among the hardest hit …
This publication illustrates the results of a study conducted under the Climate and Disaster Resilience Initiative (CDRI) in Chennai City, India. It assesses the city's vulnerability to climate-related hazards (e.g. floods, cyclones, heat waves, droughts) along with the effects of urbanization, and attempts to unveil the capacity of its urban …
Asia's coastal megacities are increasingly vulnerable to flooding disasters resulting from the combined effects of climate change (manifested as sea level rise, intensified storms, and storm surges), land subsidence, and rapid urban growth. Development of risk-management strategies, such as improved infrastructure, early warning systems and evacuation plans, and disaster response …
