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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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| 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: 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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| 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,
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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,
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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,
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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,
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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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