Climate resilient cities 2008 primer: reducing vulnerabilities to climate change impacts and strengthening disaster management in East Asian cities

This primer is a tool for city governments in the East Asia Region to better understand how to plan for climate change impacts and impending natural disasters through sound urban planning to reduce vulnerabilities.

It gives local governments information to actively engage in training, capacity building, and capital investment programs that are identified as priorities for building sustainable, resilient communities.

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Date:

2008

Pages:

150 p.

Sources:

World Bank, the (WB)
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific (UNISDR AP)

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Keywords

Themes:: Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management
Regions:: Asia

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