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The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), established in 1986, is a regional non-profit foundation with headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand supporting the advancement of…
The 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 focuses on the Skenderija Complex in Sarajevo City Center. Built in 1969, the Skenderija Complex was conceived as a symbol of modern Yugoslavia – a sports, cultural and trade center in the heart of the city. Home to the 1984 Winter Olympics, the complex still holds important national significance. During the Bosnian War, the site suffered si…
The health of people living in cities is affected by urban design elements including density, distribution of land use, building design, transport infrastructure, green spaces, opportunities for social interaction, and accessibility to work, education, healthy food, and culture.
Several of these elements pose particular challenges when designing health…
The World Cities Report 2020 consists of 9 chapters that all show the intrinsic value of sustainable urbanization for the wellbeing of all. In each chapter, the report provides evidence and policy analysis of the value of urbanization from an economic, social and environmental perspective, including the unquantifiable value that gives cities their…
This module aims to provide a base structure for workshops to empower local and regional governments (LRGs) with the basic understanding, knowledge, and tools necessary to integrate Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and resilience building into their policy cycle, strategies, and development plans. It has been developed to support all relevant stakeholders…
This paper presents the ‘Kin Dee You Dee’ (Thai for ‘Eat well, live well’) toolkit, which comprises three sets of serious games aimed at facilitating discussions and transformative learning on resilience to urban low-income communities. The first stage of the toolkit creates awareness of key concepts related to resilience, the second stage allows partic…
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 publication discusses the need to rehabilitate natural systems with nature-based solutions as key for building sustainability and resilience in urban areas. It summarizes in case studies the experience of three Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) towns—Battambang, Dong Ha, and Kaysone Phomvihane.
In this context, green infrastructure is understood as n…
This study presents analysis of the six winning Hurricane Sandy Design Competition projects selected to demonstrate innovative approaches for rebuilding communities affected by Hurricane Sandy in ways that will enhance physical, social, economic, and environmental resilience. Two years into implementation, these projects are providing important les…
This paper synthesizes collaborative research results on the economics of alternative strategies for building resilience of housing systems in response to current conditions and projected changes in climate. Research undertaken in Vietnam, India and Pakistan demonstrates cost-effective solutions for reducing risk from flooding, extreme storm events…
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…
This study examines the institutional networks required to link processes of community-level deliberation to city and national level processes of decision-making and implementation, in the context of urban governance, community development and climate change.
In 2010, the Philippine government introduced a resettlement programme to remove all informal…