Climate Change, Disaster Risk, and the Urban Poor : Cities Building Resilience for a Changing World
Poor people living in slums are at particularly high risk from the impacts of climate change and natural hazards. They live on the most vulnerable land within cities, typically areas deemed undesirable by others and thus affordable. This study anal...
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| description | Poor people living in slums are at
particularly high risk from the impacts of climate change
and natural hazards. They live on the most vulnerable land
within cities, typically areas deemed undesirable by others
and thus affordable. This study analyzes the key challenges
facing the urban poor, given the risks associated with
climate change and disasters, particularly with regard to
the delivery of basic services, and identifies strategies
and financing opportunities for addressing these risks. The
main audience for this study includes mayors and other city
managers, national governments, donors, and practitioners in
the fields of climate change, disaster-risk management, and
urban development. The work is part of a broader program
under the Mayor's task force on climate change,
disaster risk and the urban poor. The study is organized in
four chapters covering: 1) a broad look at climate change
and disaster risk in cities of the developing world, with
particular implications for the urban poor; 2) analysis of
the vulnerability of the urban poor; 3) discussion of
recommended approaches for building resilience for the urban
poor; and 4) review of the financing opportunities for
covering investments in basic services and other needs
associated with climate and disaster risk. |
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| language | English |
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| spelling | wb-10986-60182026-06-12T18:14:17Z Climate Change, Disaster Risk, and the Urban Poor : Cities Building Resilience for a Changing World Baker, Judy L. Basic services Disaster risk Slums Urban planning Urban poor Urban poverty Vulnerability Poor people living in slums are at particularly high risk from the impacts of climate change and natural hazards. They live on the most vulnerable land within cities, typically areas deemed undesirable by others and thus affordable. This study analyzes the key challenges facing the urban poor, given the risks associated with climate change and disasters, particularly with regard to the delivery of basic services, and identifies strategies and financing opportunities for addressing these risks. The main audience for this study includes mayors and other city managers, national governments, donors, and practitioners in the fields of climate change, disaster-risk management, and urban development. The work is part of a broader program under the Mayor's task force on climate change, disaster risk and the urban poor. The study is organized in four chapters covering: 1) a broad look at climate change and disaster risk in cities of the developing world, with particular implications for the urban poor; 2) analysis of the vulnerability of the urban poor; 3) discussion of recommended approaches for building resilience for the urban poor; and 4) review of the financing opportunities for covering investments in basic services and other needs associated with climate and disaster risk. 2012-04-27T07:41:56Z 2012-04-27T07:41:56Z 2012-04-17 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16242879/climate-change-disaster-risk-urban-poor-cities-building-resilience-changing-world 978-0-8213-8845-7 https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6018 10.1596/978-0-8213-8845-7 English Urban Development CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank application/pdf text/plain Washington, DC: World Bank |
| spellingShingle | Basic services Disaster risk Slums Urban planning Urban poor Urban poverty Vulnerability Climate Change, Disaster Risk, and the Urban Poor : Cities Building Resilience for a Changing World |
| title | Climate Change, Disaster Risk, and
the Urban Poor : Cities Building Resilience for a Changing World |
| title_full | Climate Change, Disaster Risk, and
the Urban Poor : Cities Building Resilience for a Changing World |
| title_fullStr | Climate Change, Disaster Risk, and
the Urban Poor : Cities Building Resilience for a Changing World |
| title_full_unstemmed | Climate Change, Disaster Risk, and
the Urban Poor : Cities Building Resilience for a Changing World |
| title_short | Climate Change, Disaster Risk, and
the Urban Poor : Cities Building Resilience for a Changing World |
| title_sort | climate change disaster risk and the urban poor cities building resilience for a changing world |
| topic | Basic services Disaster risk Slums Urban planning Urban poor Urban poverty Vulnerability |
| url | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16242879/climate-change-disaster-risk-urban-poor-cities-building-resilience-changing-world https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6018 |