Climate change, disaster risk, and the urban poor: cities building resilience for a changing world

  Available online: http://issuu.com/world.bank.publications/docs/9780821388457

This study study examines the inter linkages between climate change, disaster risk, and the urban poor. This study calls on cities to take a lead role in proactively addressing the risks of climate change and natural hazards at the local level, with a focus on populations at highest risk. It suggests a number of actions that cities can take to build resilience, beginning with mainstreaming pro-poor risk reduction policies into urban planning and management.

Language(s): English

ISBN (or other code): 978-0-8213-8845-7

Tags: Natural hazards ; Climate change ; Disaster management ; Urban zone ; Poverty and Poverty reduction Add tag