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Displaying 1016 of about 1016 resultsBy Amy Fleming, Ruth Michaelson, Adham Youssef, Oliver Holmes, Carmela Fonbuena, and Holly Robertson
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The World Health Organisation says that 60% of people will live in cities by 2030, and the more densely populated they become, the hotter they’ll get. Considering that recent predictions warn temperatures in South Asia will exceed the l…
The disaster risk reduction (DRR) status report provides a snapshot of the state of DRR in Malaysia 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 f…
By Anu Jogesh
Exactly a year ago on Tuesday, heavy rains off the southeast coast of India set off a chain of events that resulted in one of the costliest disasters of 2015. Floods ravaged parts of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Puducherry between November and December last year. The city of Chennai was the hardest hit.
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By Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez and Joe Leitmann
By 2030, without efforts to boost urban resilience, climate change may push up to 77 million urban residents into poverty.
The good news is that the world has a brief window of opportunity to make cities more resilient to climate change, natural disasters, and other stresses, as almost 60% of the urban area…
By Mònica Coll Besa & Sukaina Bharwani
McPhearson and colleagues, in a recent article in Nature, argue that for the Habitat III New Urban Agenda to be effective there is a need for the global research community of biophysical and social scientists to assess development trajectories and help direct progress. But the article suggests that in the draf…
By Joost Buurman
Although engineers and economists have good reasons to follow codes of practices and professional standards, in the process of creating optimal flood protection such as embankments, diversion canals or early warning systems, the view of the larger picture with all its uncertainties is often lost.
Policy-makers readily accept the…
By Michael Berkowitz
This post is adapted from Michael Berkowitz's plenary speech at the Habitat III Conference, The United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development.
What is urban resilience and why does it matter now more than ever?
In many ways, resilience is fundamentally concerned with disasters. But we’re not just talking…
As sea levels continue to rise and more severe storms, like Hurricanes Maria and Michael, threaten coastline communities, local leaders need to assess the hazards and vulnerabilities of their locale. Risk assessment and risk mitigation practices can be beneficial in creating adaptation plans and making mitigation decisions for coastal communities. As s…
By Joop Stoutjesdijk
It is rainy season again in the Philippines, and typhoons and tropical storms are hitting the country again at regular intervals. The worst such event this year so far in Metro Manila occurred the weekend of August 11-12, when Tropical Storm Karding (international name Yagi) brought excessive monsoon rains and submerged large…
By Melissa L. Weber
Location matters: Seismologists studying historical casualty estimates after large earthquakes suggest future rescue efforts should look for rural-area victims.
Following an earthquake, rescue efforts based on preliminary counts of human casualties — dead and injured — typically focus on urban areas, primarily because that is…
Global Commission on Adaptation brings together broad coalition of universities, cities and community organizations to help cities build resilience to climate change
A global consortium of universities, cities, community organizations and World Resources Institute launched an initiative to build cities’ capacities to adapt to the impacts of climate cha…