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

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Title:

Author:

Baker, Judy L., 1960-

ISBN:

9780821388457

Publication Information:

Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2012.

Physical Description:

xix, 297 p. : ill., maps (some col.) ; 23 cm.

Series:

Urban development

Urban development series (Washington, D.C.)

General Note:

Formerly CIP.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Recommended Actions to Build Resilience of the Urban Poor -- ch. 1 Vulnerable Cities: Assessing Climate Change and Disaster Risk in Urban Centers of the Developing World -- Introduction and Objective of the Study -- Background, Analytical Framework, and Approach -- Climate Change, Disaster Risk, and Urban Areas: Assessing Hazard Risk -- Efforts to Estimate Exposure in Cities -- Notes -- References -- ch. 2 Vulnerability of the Urban Poor -- Exposure: Location and Settlement Patterns of the Urban Poor -- Climate Change, Disaster Risk, and the Delivery of Basic Services for the Urban Poor -- Other Key Issues Affecting the Vulnerability of the Urban Poor -- Notes -- References -- ch. 3 Building Resilience for the Urban Poor -- Assessing Risk at the City and Community Levels to Inform Decision Making and Action Planning Integrating Climate Change and Disaster Risk -- Reduction Policies for the Poor into Urban Planning and Management --

Contents note continued: Balancing Policy Tradeoffs among Risk Reduction, Urban Development, and Poverty Reduction in Decision Making -- Strengthening Institutional Capacity to Deliver Basic Services and Reduce Vulnerability to Climate and Disaster Risk -- Bridging Communities and Local Governments to Work Together on Local Solutions -- Notes -- References -- ch. 4 Opening New Finance Opportunities for Cities to Address Pro-poor Adaptation and Risk Reduction -- Costing Adaptation and Risk Reduction -- Sources of Financing for Adaptation and Risk Reduction -- Bringing It All Together -- Notes -- References -- Annex 1 Literature Review -- Linking Climate Change and DRR -- Climate Change, DRR, and Urban Poverty -- Service Delivery and the Urban Poor -- Housing -- Climate Change: Adaptation and Mitigation -- Finance -- Gaps in Existing Literature -- References -- Annex 2 Efforts to Estimate Exposure in Cities --

Contents note continued: OECD Study on Ranking Port Cities with High Exposure and Vulnerability to Climate Extremes -- Munich Re's Study on Megacities---Megacities Megarisks -- GFDRR---Economics of Disaster Risk Reduction -- Mega-Stress for Mega-Cities: A Climate Vulnerability Ranking of Major Coastal Cities in Asia -- Earthquake Disaster Risk Index -- Multi-Hazard City Risk Index (MHCRI) -- Note -- References -- Annex 3 Learning from Project and Program Experiences: Individuals, Community, and Local Government Partnering to Manage Risk -- Introduction -- Educate---Good Practices in Knowledge Sharing and Training -- Identify---Good Practices in Risk Identification -- Prepare---Good Practices in Risk Reduction through Early-Warning Systems -- Mitigate---Good Practices in Risk Reduction through Mitigation -- Flood Management and Urban Planning -- Water Supply and Sanitation -- Wastewater Management and Energy -- Water Supply and Energy Efficiency -- Neighborhood Upgrading --

Contents note continued: Job Creation -- Transfer---Recent Practices in Risk Deflection -- Recover---Good Practices in Building-Back-Better -- Lessons Learned and Recommendations -- Notes -- References -- Annex 4 Dar es Salaam Case Study -- Overview and Key Findings -- Case Study Summary -- Reference -- Annex 5 Jakarta Case Study -- Overview and Key Findings -- Case Study Summary -- Notes -- Reference -- Annex 6 Mexico City Case Study -- Overview and Key Findings -- Case Study Summary -- Notes -- Reference -- Annex 7 Sao Paulo Case Study -- Overview and Key Findings -- Case Study Summary -- Notes -- Reference.

Subject Term:

Urban poor -- Developing countries.

Climatic changes -- Social aspects -- Developing countries.

Climatic changes -- Effect of human beings on -- Developing countries.

City planning -- Environmental aspects -- Developing countries.

Urban ecology (Sociology) -- Developing countries.

Urban health -- Developing countries.

Urban policy -- Developing countries.

Added Author:

Baker, Judy L., 1960-

Added Corporate Author:

World Bank

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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 lands within cities, typically areas that are deemed undesirable by others and are thus affordable. Residents are exposed to the impacts of landslides, sea-level rise, flooding, and other hazards. Exposure to risk is exacerbated by overcrowded living conditions, lack of adequate infrastructure and services, unsafe housing, inadequate nutrition, and poor health. These conditions can turn a natural hazard or change in climate into a disaster, and result in the loss of basic services, damage or destruction to homes, loss of livelihoods, malnutrition, disease, disability, and loss of life.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. Several key findings emerge from the study and provide guidance for addressing risk:*The urban poor are on the front line. The poor are particularly vulnerable to climate change and natural hazards due to where they live within cities, and the lack of reliable basic services.*City governments are the drivers for addressing risks. Local governments play a vital role in providing basic services which are critical to improving the resilience of the urban poor.*City officials build resilience by mainstreaming risk reduction into urban management. Climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction can be best addressed and sustained over time through integration with existing urban planning and management practices.*Significant financial support is needed. Local governments need to leverage existing and new resources to meet the shortfalls in service delivery and basic infrastructure adaptation.