Achieving urban climate adaptation in Europe and Central Asia

Many cities across Europe and Central Asia are experiencing the impacts of climate change, but most have not integrated climate adaptation into their agendas. This paper examines the threats faced and measures that can be taken by cities in the reg...

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Main Authors:	Carmin, JoAnn, Zhang, Yan
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ABRUPT CLIMATE ABRUPT CLIMATE CHANGE ABSORPTION ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT AGRICULTURE AIR AIR CONDITIONERS AIR CONDITIONING AIR QUALITY AQUIFERS BEACH BIOMASS BOILERS BROWNFIELDS BUFFER ZONES CARBON CARBON FINANCE CASE STUDIES CHEMICALS CHLORINE CLEAN AIR CLEAN ENERGY CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES CLIMATE CLIMATE ADAPTATION CLIMATE ADAPTATION ACTIVITIES CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS CLIMATE CHANGE INFORMATION CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH CLIMATE DATA CLIMATE FACTORS CLIMATE IMPACTS CLIMATE INVESTMENT CLIMATE MITIGATION CLIMATE RESILIENCE CLIMATE RISK CLIMATE SCENARIOS CLIMATE STRATEGY CLIMATE VARIABILITY CLIMATE VULNERABILITY CLIMATES CLIMATIC CHANGE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS CLIMATIC FLUCTUATIONS CLIMATIC REGIONS COAL COASTAL AREAS COASTAL EROSION COASTAL RESEARCH COASTAL ZONES COASTS COLORS CONDITIONERS CONSEQUENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE CONSERVATION CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION WORKERS CONTAMINANTS COPE WITH CLIMATE CHANGE CULTURAL HERITAGE CYANIDE DAMAGES DAMS DECISION MAKING DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS DESERTIFICATION DIOXINS DISTRICT HEATING DRAINAGE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS DRINKING WATER DROUGHT DROUGHT CONDITIONS ECOLOGY ECONOMIC FUNCTIONS ECONOMIC PROBLEMS ECONOMICS ECONOMICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ECONOMIES OF SCALE ECOSYSTEM ECOSYSTEMS ELECTRICITY EMISSIONS REDUCTION ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY DEMAND ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS ENERGY SAVINGS ENERGY USE ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTS EXTREME TEMPERATURES EXTREME WEATHER EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL LOSSES FINANCIAL NEEDS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FISH FLATS FLOOD PLAINS FLOOD WATERS FLOODING FLOODING STRESS FLOODPLAIN MAPS FLOODPLAINS FLOODS FOSSIL FUELS FREE MARKET GHG GHGS GLOBAL CLIMATE GLOBAL CLIMATE SCIENCE GOLD GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS GROUNDWATER HABITATS HARVESTING RAINWATER HEALTH PROBLEMS HEATING SYSTEMS HOUSING HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS HUMIDITY HYDROLOGY IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPERVIOUS SURFACES INCOME INDUSTRIAL SITES INSURANCE INTENSITY OF STORMS IPCC JOBS LAKES LAND MANAGEMENT LAND USE LOCAL CLIMATE MANAGEMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE MARKET ECONOMIES MINING OPERATIONS MITIGATION MOISTURE CONTENT NATIONAL MONUMENTS NATURAL RESOURCES PARKS PLANNING PROCESS PLOTS POLICY ANALYSIS POLLUTANTS POLLUTION PONDS PP PRECIPITATION PRESERVATION PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENTS RADIATION RAINFALL RAINWATER REAL ESTATE RECYCLING REDUCED GROUNDWATER REDUCING EMISSIONS RESEARCH AGENDA RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE RETROFITTING RIVER RUNOFF SALTWATER INTRUSION SCIENTISTS SEA LEVEL RISE SEA-LEVEL SEA-LEVEL RISE SEASONAL CHANGES SEWAGE TREATMENT SHORELINES SHORES SOILS STORMS STORMWATER STORMWATER MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR CLIMATE CHANGE STREAMS SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TAX REDUCTION TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE CHANGES TEMPERATURES UNEP URBAN CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE WATER RETENTION WATER RETENTION PONDS WATER TABLE WATERSHED WATERWAYS WAVES WEATHER CONDITIONS WEATHER PATTERNS WETLANDS WINTER STORMS
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Achieving urban climate adaptation in Europe and Central Asia

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