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A declaration, adopted by 19 climate vulnerable countries, reaffirming the commitment by climate vulnerable countries to focus on adaptation, particularly in the short term in order to minimise immediate danger, and calling on developed countries to

This document assesses Sorsogon City's capacities, deficiencies, disadvantages, and resources to adapt to all the changes brought by climate change. Disaster preparedness is at the core of the city’s development agenda. In times of natural catastrophe and

This Climate Policy Brief highlights critical issues raised in the Cities and Resilience Dialogue held in Bangkok, Thailand September 28-29, 2009. The Dialogue reviewed the progress of cities in addressing the consequences of climate change with city

This book offers a step-by-step guide for city officials in proactively planning for natural disasters and climate change impacts. It is based on learning from three cities in Vietnam - Ha Noi, Can Tho, and Dong Hoi – that developed Local Resilience

This report gives an overview of the 3rd International South-South Citizenry-Based Development Academy (3rd SS CBDA) that was held from 22-26 November 2010 in the Bicol Region, Philippines. The theme was “Harmonization of Disaster Risk Reduction and

This report deals with the UNESCO Office Jakarta three-year project entitled 'Strengthening Resilience of Coastal and Small Island Communities towards Hydro-meteorological Hazards and Climate Change Impacts (StResCom)'. This project was launched in

This paper proposes a framework for carrying out urban risk assessment, and seeks to strengthen coherence and consensus in how cities can plan for natural disasters and climate change. The paper: (i) presents the case for the need to better understand