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Urban risk & planning

This theme contributes to the understanding of urban risk, which includes urban hazards, exposure and vulnerability. It also covers aspects related to improving awareness, as well as local governance and local capacity to effectively reduce disaster risk.

Latest Urban risk & planning additions in the Knowledge Base

Cover and source: Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery
Documents and publications

Nature-based solutions in cities: Solutions and examples for municipalities and the private sector

The purpose of this catalogue is to raise awareness in municipalities and the private sector of nature-based solutions (NBS) projects in urban settings that focus on scaling the resilience of cities to address hazards they face.
Cover and source: Journal of Flood Risk Management
Documents and publications

Flood fragility and vulnerability functions for residential buildings in the Province of Leyte, Philippines

This paper addresses gaps in understanding generalised relationships between flood events and damage to residential structures in Philippines provinces. In particular, it looks into structures made of light material, elevated light material and masonry.
Wetland
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The struggle to save Zimbabwe’s dying wetlands

Zimbabwe’s wetlands are under threat from urban expansion and unsustainable agriculture. Can state and community efforts reverse the damage?
Dialogue Earth
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Loma Prieta earthquake: Is California more vulnerable than 1989?

35 years after Loma Prieta-and following a global pandemic, California may be more vulnerable today due to population growth, urban expansion, increased economic exposure, and declining earthquake insurance uptake, leading to a significant insurance gap.
Moody's Investors Service
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Documents and publications

Future cities demand smart and equitable infrastructure resilience modeling perspectives

The study calls for a shift in infrastructure resilience modeling toward smart and equitable approaches. By integrating AI and addressing biases, it aims for a better prediction accuracy and development of smart and resilient future cities for all.
Student gets his head wet to beat the heat of scorching sun
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What 1.5C overshoot would mean for climate impacts and adaptation

With average global temperatures set to see another record high this year, the chances of holding warming to no more than 1.5C continue to dwindle.
Carbon Brief
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Documents and publications

World Cities Report 2024: Cities and climate action

World Cities Report 2024 provides a wide and far-reaching analysis of the current and expected climate impacts on different regions and cities, as well as the differing vulnerabilities urban populations face.
Delivery employee riding motorcycle on a road in New Delhi, India, 2024
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Over 2 billion in cities will be exposed to 0.5ºC rise by 2040

More than two billion people currently living in cities could be exposed to an additional temperature increase of at least 0.5 degrees Celsius by 2040, a new UN report published on Tuesday finds.
United Nations - Headquarters
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