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Displaying 135 of about 2033 resultsThe report reflects the outcomes of the Resilient Cities 2018 congress and captures broader developments in the field of urban resilience and climate change adaptation. It is based on the knowledge of international experts and practitioners who participated at the congress, April 26 - 28 in Bonn, Germany. The report features case studies from around the…
This report shows how 2020 marked ten years of cities reporting the climate and environmental data through the CDP-ICLEI Unified Reporting System. It presents how in 2020, there has been a 17x increase in city disclosure since 2011 — 812 cities have disclosed, compared to just 48 in 2011. It discusses how cities are aiming to build resilience to p…
The disaster risk reduction (DRR) status report provides a snapshot of the state of DRR in Australia under the four priorities of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. It also highlights progress and challenges associated with ensuring coherence among the key global frameworks at the national level; and makes recommendations for st…
The disaster risk reduction (DRR) status report provides a snapshot of the state of DRR in Viet Nam under the four priorities of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. It also highlights progress and challenges associated with ensuring coherence among the key global frameworks at the national level; and makes recommendations for str…
This case study is part of the UNRISD project “Transformative Adaptation to Climate Change in Coastal Cities” which explores adaptation decision-making processes and barriers to transformative solutions in order to inform more progressive policy making in the context of Southeast Asian coastal cities.
The paper investigates th…
This paper aims to review and develop lessons learned from the United Nations Office of Disaster Risk Reduction Local Government Self Assessment Tool (LGSAT) experience in four cities. The capacity to understand, learn from and respond to or reorganize in the face of change is at the core of urban resilience to disasters, climate change and major shocks…
Southasiadisasters.net issue no. 114, July 2014:
This issue of Southasiadisasters.net focuses on the theme of urban risk and resilience. Its articles provide an overview of the best practices and interventions apropos urban resilience with special focus on Asia in the context of the HFA2 process. This document includes the following content:
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This document proposes a set of sustainable development goals (SDGs) for consideration and appropriate action by the General Assembly at its 68th session. It contains several targets related to disaster risk reduction in: proposed goal 1, 'End poverty in all its forms everywhere'; Proposed goal 2, 'End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutritio…
Community, environment and disaster risk management, volume 15:
Recognising ongoing processes of rapid urban transformation in many cities in developing countries, this book throws light on how urban communities in Asian cities, particularly Indian cities, experience impacts of urbanisation and climate change. Related consequences due to unprecedented…
Southasiadisasters.net issue no. 113, June 2014:
This issue of Southasiadisasters.net is an attempt to deliberate on the important issues related to disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Asia. It contains articles on a variety of DRR issues ranging from Kosi floods to Tsunami rehabilitation, and from urban risks to under nutrition. The idea behind this…
This document adresses the issue of climate compatible development in the context of rapidly growing cities across the African continent, where two key features are widespread: informality and deeply entrenched inequality. As informality comes in many forms, including settlement on unplanned land without public services and bulk infrastructure; unr…
This report argues that sea level rise, coastal erosion, increased flooding, heavy rains, and more frequent large wildfires are damaging archaeological resources, historic buildings, and cultural landscapes across the United States. The paper is a selection of case studies that vividly illustrate an urgent problem of climate change threats to the United…
This book provides a great overview of practical and early examples of actual adaptive actions already taking place across Europe. It provides detailed information on each identified measure: to which sector it belongs, (i.e. water safety, agriculture, cities), specific climate effects adapted to, length of the project and costs and benefits, including…
This study provides a quantitative and comprehensive view of water security in the countries of Asia and the Pacific. By focusing on critical water issues, it provides finance and planning leaders with recommendations on policy actions to improve water governance and guidance on investments to increase their country's water security. The authors stress…
This brief addresses key challenges to effectively adapting Australia to a variable and changing climate, providing high-level policy advice designed for use by policy makers at Commonwealth and State level. It deals with coastal management under climate change and is built upon the experience of New South Wales, but is relevant to planning for the coas…