Climate Resilient Cities : A Primer on Reducing Vulnerabilities to Disasters
Climate resilient cities a primer on reducing vulnerabilities to disasters is prepared as a guide for local governments in the East Asia Region to better understand the concepts and consequences of climate change; how climate change consequences contribute to urban vulnerabilities; and what is being...
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Climate resilient cities a primer on reducing vulnerabilities to disasters is prepared as a guide for local governments in the East Asia Region to better understand the concepts and consequences of climate change; how climate change consequences contribute to urban vulnerabilities; and what is being done by city governments in East Asia and around the world to actively engage in learning, capacity building, and capital investment programs for building sustainable, resilient communities. The primer is applicable to a range of cities from those starting to build awareness on climate change to those with climate change strategies and institutions already in place. It is now undeniably evident that the global climate is changing as a result of human induced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Increased levels of heat trapped in the atmosphere have set off a process that is modifying weather patterns, which in turn affect temperatures, sea levels, and storm frequencies. This will impact cities and other urban areas, especially those in coastal zones. Asia already experiences the greatest number of flood events worldwide. Since the beginning of the 21st century, Asia has experienced more than 550 floods affecting over 850 million people. Out of China's estimated urban population of 400 million, 130 million live in coastal cities that are vulnerable to sea-level rise. The high incidence of hydro-meteorological and other disasters affecting urban areas, particularly in vulnerable regions, is a challenge to local officials and their communities in being prepared and proactive in reducing their GHG emissions and in addressing increasingly frequent and extreme climate change events. |
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Prasad, Neeraj Ranghieri, Federica Shah, Fatima Trohanis, Zoe Kessler, Earl Sinha, Ravi |
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Climate Resilient Cities : A Primer on Reducing Vulnerabilities to Disasters |
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okr-10986-119862021-04-23T14:02:59Z Climate Resilient Cities : A Primer on Reducing Vulnerabilities to Disasters Prasad, Neeraj Ranghieri, Federica Shah, Fatima Trohanis, Zoe Kessler, Earl Sinha, Ravi agricultural land air air quality atmosphere benefit analysis Building codes capital investment capital markets carbon Carbon dioxide carbon emissions Carbon monoxide casualties catastrophic event catastrophic events CFCs CH4 Chlorofluorocarbons Civil Defense Clean Development Mechanism Climate Climate Change Climate Change Adaptation climate conditions climate hazards climate impacts Climate Protection climate system CO2 CO2 emissions coal Community Emergency Response Conference of the Parties Contamination of water contingency plans cost-benefit analysis Desertification devastation development policies diesel diesel vehicles dioxins Disaster Disaster Aid disaster management disaster mitigation Disaster Preparedness Disaster preparedness plans disaster prevention Disaster Reduction disaster response Disaster Risk Disaster Risk Reduction disaster risks Disasters disease surveillance dissemination drainage drought early warning early warning systems earthquake Earthquakes economic activity Economic Development Economic Growth economic impacts Economics emergencies Emergency Management emergency medical services Emergency Preparedness Emission emission permits Emission Reduction emission reductions Emissions emissions reductions energy efficiency ENSO entitlements Environmental environmental degradation Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency environmental quality evacuation Extreme Events fault lines financial incentives financial resources fire fisheries flood Flood Control Flooding floods food production Forestry fossil fuel fossil fuels Framework Convention on Climate Change fuel economy fuel subsidies fuel-efficient vehicles Future Growth GDP GHGs glaciers Global climate change global warming greenhouse gas greenhouse gas emissions greenhouse gases Gross Domestic Product health problems Housing Development Human Development hurricanes hybrid vehicles income Information System infrastructure planning infrastructures insurance Insurers Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change international agencies International Strategy for Disaster Reduction IPCC irrigation Kyoto Protocol land use landslide landslides legal status lighting Local Governments lower carbon emissions mass transit Methane mobility motor fuels N2O national income natural disasters natural hazard Natural Hazards natural resources neighboring states Nitrous oxide Nongovernmental organization nonmotorized transport NOx O&M Participatory Process Police policy environment population growth potential impacts Precipitation precipitation events producers Programs Public Awareness Public Health public transport public transport systems rail reclamation recycling reducing poverty refrigeration renewable energy resources management rising sea levels Risk Management rivers road road transport roads routes rural communities safety sanitation slum slums Southern Oscillation spatial patterns squatter settlements storm storms Sulfur dioxide Sustainable Development tax technological change tectonic plates Temperature temperature change tradable permits transit options Transport transport facilities transport planning transport policies Transport Sector transportation transportation systems tropical cyclone tropical cyclone activity tsunami tsunamis Typhoon typhoons underground UNEP United States Agency for International Development urban areas Urban centers Urban population urban sprawl vehicle vehicle fleet volcanic eruption volcanoes Vulnerability walking Waste management waste recycling water shortage weather patterns wetlands Climate resilient cities a primer on reducing vulnerabilities to disasters is prepared as a guide for local governments in the East Asia Region to better understand the concepts and consequences of climate change; how climate change consequences contribute to urban vulnerabilities; and what is being done by city governments in East Asia and around the world to actively engage in learning, capacity building, and capital investment programs for building sustainable, resilient communities. The primer is applicable to a range of cities from those starting to build awareness on climate change to those with climate change strategies and institutions already in place. It is now undeniably evident that the global climate is changing as a result of human induced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Increased levels of heat trapped in the atmosphere have set off a process that is modifying weather patterns, which in turn affect temperatures, sea levels, and storm frequencies. This will impact cities and other urban areas, especially those in coastal zones. Asia already experiences the greatest number of flood events worldwide. Since the beginning of the 21st century, Asia has experienced more than 550 floods affecting over 850 million people. Out of China's estimated urban population of 400 million, 130 million live in coastal cities that are vulnerable to sea-level rise. The high incidence of hydro-meteorological and other disasters affecting urban areas, particularly in vulnerable regions, is a challenge to local officials and their communities in being prepared and proactive in reducing their GHG emissions and in addressing increasingly frequent and extreme climate change events. 2012-12-21T17:59:29Z 2012-12-21T17:59:29Z 2009 978-0-8213-7766-6 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11986 en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific East Asia |