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Displaying 45 of about 1016 resultsTen years ago, Hurricane Sandy crashed into the nation's largest city and forever changed the way many New Yorkers see the future. But after billions of dollars spent on a recovery process that is now considered officially complete, many households and business still struggle to find a new normal, to say nothing of actually recovering.
As for resilienc…
This study aims to present a globally comprehensive, fine-resolution, and longitudinal estimate of urban population exposure to extreme heat––referred to henceforth as exposure––for 13,115 urban settlements from 1983 to 2016. To accomplish this, the study harmonizes global, fine-grained (0.05° spatial resolution) Tmax estimates with global urb…
This paper develops a community resilience index for Kerala’s urban flood-prone areas (CRIF) through a rigorous bottom-up approach. Communities are ever-evolving, cities are constantly expanding, and the threat of natural hazards has escalated like never before. Cities can develop and prosper only if their society is resilient to external shocks. Measur…
Urban floods are becoming more common as a result of increasing urbanisation, poor urban planning, and climate change. A new report by PlanAdapt explores how the cities of Cape Town, Durban, Mombasa and Nairobi are rising to the challenge, and how their work can inspire others.
Understanding flood management
Flooding poses a significant threat…
Jamaica is susceptible to a number of natural hazards. Coupled with factors of vulnerability and exposure, the importance of reducing disaster risk is of paramount importance. In this regard, the National Launch of the Global Campaign "Making Cities Resilient: 'My City is getting ready!'" seeks to address the needs of local governments in Jamaica…
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Local people and organizations who are most directly affected by — and often disproportionately vulnerable to — the impacts of climate change are often left out of critical decision-making processes to address them, such as the design of adaptation programs or plans. These processes tend to be top-down, with more powerful actors like funders…
This report shows how innovative finance solutions can bolster climate resilience in the fast-urbanizing Asia and the Pacific by helping microfinance institutions (MFIs) funnel emergency support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Explaining why MFIs struggle to support vulnerable SMEs when climate or geophysical shocks hit, the paper explore…
Delegate, Senior Disaster Risk Reduction
“The American Red Cross International Services Department (ISD) seeks to prevent and alleviate human suffering around the world by responding to disasters, building safer, more resilient communities, and educating future humanitarians. In the coming years the American Red Cross will deepen and expand its program…
The safety and security of Londoners is of great importance to the Greater London Authority. In this vital role, you will be responsible for coordinating regional resilience planning across the capital. You will ensure that London is prepared to respond smoothly and effectively to any disruptive challenge, threat or hazard identified by the National and…
As part of its government actions on environmental sustainability and territorial safety, the Province of Potenza has recently joined the UNISDR "Making Cities Resilient" Campaign with the establishment of a Network, the "Province of Potenza - Municipalities" Network for Resilience, with the purpose of implementing actions aimed at disseminating the Res…
Marching around the provincial town and perform 'Blessing Dance' from provincial art team
Activities on that day will include:
- Speech of community-rep in resilience
- 2 Songs on DRR, Drama performed by youth group
- Forum (from communities-Older person group and youth)
- Quiz
- Exhibition / video / media / Drawing / Press release/Press conference
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This e-learning course focuses on disaster risk management (DRM) at the city level. Participants will learn, in particular, about planning and decision making under uncertainty and how to make their cities more resilient to climate change impacts and natural disasters. The course provides cutting edge tools on vulnerability assessment, institutional ass…
The seventh session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals will deal with:
- Sustainable cities and human settlements, sustainable transport
- Sustainable consumption and production (including chemicals and waste)
- Climate change and disaster risk reduction
Background
At Rio, world leaders further committed themselves to promoting sustainable development policies that support inclusive housing and social services; a safe and healthy living environment for all; affordable and sustainable transport and energy; promotion, protection and restoration of safe and green urban spaces; safe and clean drinking wate…
In terms of water-related hazards, cities lack e.g. adequate planning, awareness, communication and coordination, as part of their governance structures, which form a great part of the underlying cause of increasing disaster risk. The issue is not that we lack the knowledge or high level commitment to build resilience to disasters, but the approach to h…