Repositioning cities and citizenship in the climate change debate
DPUnews, issue 52, March 2010:
This issue focuses on cities' adaptation to climate change. It analyses the relationship between cities and climate change and the need to discuss mitigation and adaptation agendas together, for the sake of cities in the global south, that bears the brunt of the problems and who are the most vulnerable to extreme weather events. It states that reducing socio-economic vulnerabilities to hazards and effects from climate change encompass many common elements as disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation perspectives become more integrated.
It also reflects on 'the Copenhagen catastrophe' and gives recommendations looking forward to COP16 in Mexico by calling civil society organisations and communities to pressure their political elites to do what is best by creating the political will for positive action on climate change. Finally, it presents new modules and research on disaster risk reduction, climate adaptation and related issues in urban environment, and reports on networks and meetings held on the subject.