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Planning for Climate Change - Toolkit |
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This report was developed for city planners to better understand, assess and take action on climate change at the local level. Specifically targeted to the needs of planners and allied professionals in low and middle-income countries where the chal...
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Year: 2014,
Number of pages: 160, Type of publication: Book
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Planning for Climate Change: Guide |
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This report was developed for city planners to better understand, assess and take action on climate change at the local level. Specifically targeted to the needs of planners and allied professionals in low and middle-income countries where the chal...
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Year: 2014,
Number of pages: 160, Type of publication: Book
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Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Hoi An, Viet Nam |
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In Vietnamese cities, as in other cities globally, urban centres are often located in highly risk-prone areas, such as in the coastal zone, along rivers or among mountains. Major types of infrastructure, such as roads, hospitals and water supply ne...
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Year: 2014,
Number of pages: 56, Type of publication: Book
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Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Lami Town, Republic of Fiji |
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In Fiji, as in many areas in the Pacific, urban populations are located in highly hazard-prone areas in the coastal zone. Storm surges and sea-level rise can affect settlements, food production and infrastructure. A lack of basic services such as cle...
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Year: 2014,
Number of pages: 32, Type of publication: Book
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Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
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In Papua New Guinea, as in many areas in the Pacific, urban populations are often located in hazard-prone areas in the coastal zone. Storm surges and sea-level rise can affect settlements, food production and infrastructure. A lack of basic services ...
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Year: 2014,
Number of pages: 56, Type of publication: Book
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Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Honiara, Solomon Islands |
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The vulnerability and adaptation assessment for Honiara is to provide national and local government decision makers and community leaders with information relevant to defining their adaptation priorities and plans, with the view of eventually integ...
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Year: 2014,
Number of pages: 48, Type of publication: Book
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Cities and Climate Change Initiative Newsletter (June 2013) |
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In this issue:
- Sustainable resettlement and reconstruction in flood-prone peri-urban areas of Saint Louis, Senegal
- Training event on Vulnerability Assessment and Local Climate Change Planning Methodologies
- Trainin...
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Year: 2013,
Periodicity: Quarterly, Type of publication: Periodical
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Addressing Urban Issues in National Climate Change Policies |
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The present Note is addressed primarily to decision-makers and stakeholders in the Global South engaged in developing national climate change policies. We define such policies in the present context as high-level documents that set forth in a conso...
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Year: 2013,
, Type of publication: Promotional Material
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Promising Practices on Climate Change in Urban Sub-Saharan Africa |
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This compendium presents a series of promising practices in Sub-Saharan African cities that take into account the multiple dimensions of climate change. The featured practices cover four main topics: major roles for gender, youth and business; adapta...
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Year: 2012,
Number of pages: 64, Type of publication: Book
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Cities and Climate Change Initiative: Information Sheet |
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Hundreds of millions of people in urban areas across the world will be affected by climate change. The overall vulnerability of human settlements in this urban era will increase through rising sea levels, frequent and stronger tropical cyclones, and ...
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Year: 2011,
, Type of publication: Promotional Material
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Cities and Climate Change Initiative: Mombasa, Kenya |
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Mombasa, Kenya’s second largest city, is home to the country’s only seaport, the Kilindini Harbour. It plays an important role in the country’s economy because commercial imports and exports of land-locked countries such as Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, C...
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Year: 2010,
, Type of publication: Promotional Material
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Cities and Climate Change Initiative: Bobo Dioulasso- Burkina Faso ( French) |
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Bobo-Dioulasso est la seconde ville du Burkina Faso. Elle est la capitale de la province du Houet et le chef-lieu de la région des Hauts-Bassins occupant la partie ouest du pays et grande productrice de céréales et de coton. Bobo-Dioulasso. Est consi...
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Year: 2010,
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Cities and Climate Change Initiave- Walvis Bay, Namibia |
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Walvis Bay, Namibia’s second city, has a population of some 65,000. It is the only deep sea harbour on the Namibian coast with well-equipped infrastructure and port facilities. The city is situated between the Namib Desert and Atlantic Ocean, on the ...
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Year: 2010,
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Cities and Climate Change Initiative: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
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Ulaanbaatar is the capital and the largest city in Mongolia. It is located in the north central part of the country, elevated at 1,310 m (nearly 4,000 ft) above sea level and lies in the Tuul River valley.
Ulaanbaatar is probably the coldest capi...
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Year: 2010,
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Cities and Climate Change Initiative: Asia-Pacific Region |
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Asia is known to be the region most affected by disasters, experiencing 90% of the world’s weather-related deaths since 1990. Rapid urbanization has left more than 70% of the urban population in Asia and Small Island Developing States in the Pacific ...
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Year: 2010,
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Cities and Climate Change Initiative: Lami Town, Fiji |
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Fiji is located in the South Pacific Ocean between latitude 15° and 22° South and longitude 175° East and 178° West. The national territory contains 330 islands, of which only about 100 are inhabited.
Lami Town is equally susceptible to the risks...
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Year: 2010,
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Cities and Climate Change Initiative: Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
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Port Moresby is a coastal hilly city located on the shores of the Gulf of Papua, on the South Eastern coast of the island of New Guinea. Port Moresby is the largest urban center in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and forms the National Capital District.
Po...
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Year: 2010,
, Type of publication: Promotional Material
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Cities and Climate Change Initiative: Port Vila, Vanuatu |
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Port Vila, the national capital of Vanuatu
is located on the island of Efate and serves a population of over 50,000, many of which reside in informal settlements on the peripheries of the municipal council boundary. Vanuatu is affected by the cycle...
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Year: 2010,
, Type of publication: Promotional Material
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Cities and Climate Change Initiative: Apia, Samoa |
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Apia is the capital and largest city in Samoa. It lies in the central north coast of Upolu Island, the largest of the four main inhabited islands of Samoa. The combined land area of Samoa is estimated at 2,935 km2. In 2006 the Apia urban area constit...
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Year: 2010,
, Type of publication: Promotional Material
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Cities and Climate Change: An Introduction |
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Decision-makers who guide urban development need the most reliable and current information possible upon which to act. Unfortunately a good deal of information – some contradictory, not all trustworthy – is in circulation regarding climate change and...
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Year: 2010,
, Type of publication: Promotional Material
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Climate Change Assessment for Maputo, Mozambique |
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The Maputo Climate Change Assessment is based on the proposed Framework for Urban Climate Risk Assessment developed by the Fifth Urban Research Symposium. The climate risk assessment framework focuses on how cities are affected by climate change as o...
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Year: 2010,
Number of pages: 20, Type of publication: Book
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SORSOGON CLIMATE CHANGE ASSESSMENT |
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The Sorsogon Climate Change Assessment examines the climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation capacity of a small coastal city in the Philippines - Sorsogon City in the Bicol Region. The assessment uses a participatory Vulnerability and Ad...
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Year: 2010,
Number of pages: 20, Type of publication: Book
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Climate Change Assessment for Kampala, Uganda |
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UN-HABITAT’s Cities and Climate Change Initiative promotes enhanced climate change mitigation and
adaptation in developing country cities. Kampala is a pilot city of the Initiative, and this document is an
initial output of the Kampala’s Cities and...
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Year: 2010,
Number of pages: 20, Type of publication: Book
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Climate Change Assessment for Esmeraldas, Ecquador |
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This report is based on the Adaptation to Climate Change in Ecuador and the city of Esmeraldas: An
Assessment of Challenges and Opportunities, 2009, prepared within the framework of UN-HABITAT ’s
Cities in Climate Change Initiative.
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Year: 2010,
Number of pages: 24, Type of publication: Book
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Low-Cost Sustainable Building Materials and Construction Technologies |
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The building and construction industry is considered a major contributor to climate change - and a key player in sustainable development - with the potential to significantly impact the environment in both positive and negative terms. According to th...
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Year: 2009,
, Type of publication: Promotional Material
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SUD-Net Brochure |
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Globally, towns and cities of all sizes are growing at unprecedented rates, making sustainable urbanization one of the most pressing challenges facing the global community in this century. Promoting sustainable urban development is a priority for mos...
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Year: 2009,
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Cities and Climate Change Initiative: Esmeraldas, Ecuador |
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The city and province of esmeraldas is considered one of the most vulnerable regions to the effects of climate change in ecuador. in 2007, almost 60% of the population lived in areas with medium to high risks of floods or landslides. informal settlem...
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Year: 2009,
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Cities and Climate Change Initiative: Kampala, Uganda |
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Kampala is characterized by urban sprawl and increasing informal settlements resulting from increasing population pressure and inadequate land use planning. The settlements are located in high risk areas with poor sanitation and prone to flooding. Du...
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Year: 2009,
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Cities and Climate Change Initiative: Maputo, Mozambique |
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Maputo is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change since it faces the indian Ocean and is the most densely populated urban area in Mozambique. the rising sea level has resulted in salty intrusion, impacting on agricultural activities and co...
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Year: 2009,
, Type of publication: Promotional Material
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UN-HABITAT Climate Change Strategy 2010-2013 |
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This document helps to better understand how climate change impacts on cities and urban centres, with particular emphasis on urban slums, and how best UN-HABITAT can shape its activities at global and country levels, drawing on its comparative advant...
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Year: 2009,
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Cities and Climate Change - Initial lessons from UN-HABITAT |
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UN-HABITAT is supporting cities in developing countries to address climate change. A component of the Sustainable Urban Development Network (SUD-Net), the Cities in Climate Change Initiative (CCCI), builds on UN-HABITAT’s long experience in sustainab...
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Year: 2009,
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Climate Change, The Role of Cities |
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Climate change is a global phenomenon. Rising global temperatures will result in disturbed weather patterns and a rise in sea level. Urban centres are strongly affected by climate change. However, cities are also a key contributor to climate change, ...
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Year: 2009,
, Type of publication: Promotional Material
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UN-HABITAT and Climate Change |
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At the dawn of a new urban era with most of humanity now living in cities, UN-HABITAT is at the frontline of the battle against fast growing urban poverty, rapid urbanisation, unemployment, disasters and the scourge of climate change.
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Year: 2007,
, Type of publication: Promotional Material
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