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| Document Date:
| 2008/06/01 |
| Document Type:
| Working Paper |
| Report Number:
| 44926 |
| Volume No:
| 1 of 1 |
| Country:
| East Asia and Pacific ; |
| Doc Name:
| Climate resilient cities : a primer on reducing vulnerabilities to climate change impacts and strengthening disaster risk management in East Asian cities |
| Keywords:
| 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 changes, 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 response system, Disaster Risk, Disaster Risk Reduction, disaster risks, 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, entitlements, Environmental, environmental degradation, Environmental Protection, Environmental Protection Agency, environmental quality, 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 efficient vehicles, fuel subsidies, Future Growth, GDP, GHGs, glaciers, Global climate change, global warming, Greenhouse gas, greenhouse gas emissions, greenhouse gases, Gross Domestic Product, health problems, heat waves, 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, land use policies, landslide, landslides, legal status, lighting, Local Governments, lower carbon emissions, mass transit, Methane, mobility, motor fuels, N2O, national income, natural disasters, natural gas, natural hazard, Natural Hazards, natural resources, neighboring states, Nitrous oxide, Nongovernmental organization, 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, spatial patterns, squatter settlements, Storm, storms, Sulfur dioxide, Sustainable Development, tax, Technical Assistance, 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, typhoons, UNEP, United States Agency for International Development, urban areas, Urban population, urban sprawl, vehicle, vehicle fleet, volcanic eruption, volcanoes, Vulnerability, walking, Waste management, waste recycling, water shortage, weather patterns, wetlands
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| Language:
| English |
| Region:
| East Asia and Pacific ; |
| Rep Title:
| Climate resilient cities : a primer on reducing vulnerabilities to climate change impacts and strengthening disaster risk management in East Asian cities |
| Topics:
| Environment ; Transport ; Urban Development ; Health, Nutrition and Population |
| SubTopics:
| Environmental Economics & Policies ; Climate Change and Environment ; Transport Economics Policy & Planning ; Hazard Risk Management ; Population Policies |
| Unit Owning:
| Urban Development Sector Unit (EASUR) |
| Collection Title: | Sustainable Development Department East Asia and Pacific Region |
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| A primer on reducing vulnerabilities to climate change impacts and strengthening disaster risk management in East Asian cities 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. The primer is organized as a knowledge resource and process to engage government officials actively in educating themselves and their fellow citizens about the causes and effects resulting from climate change impacts and hazards. Once government officials have identified potential climate change impacts and hazard management issues that could directly affect their constituencies, they will be better prepared for structuring local government operations and developing and implementing actions that mitigate and adapt to the problems. The primer can be used by any stakeholder, city leaders, civil society, and city managers. The primer aims to help users answer these questions: how does climate change contribute to urban vulnerabilities? What are the threats of climate change and natural hazards to city activities and population? 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? |
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