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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

Research briefs

Major Australian cities fail international tree canopy goals: study

New research measures access to nature for major global cities (e.g. Melbourne and Sydney), revealing the lack adequate tree canopy cover, which is vital for cooling, mental and physical health, and biodiversity. This calls for stronger government action.
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
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COP 29: IFRC will target dangerous heat in 100 cities with global resilience programme

The Global Climate Resilience Platform aims to reach 100 million people in 100 cities by 2027. This would include heat-action plans, shock-responsive social protection, and nature-based solutions that help communities adapt and reduce risks.
Red Cross / Red Crescent Climate Centre
Cover and source: Cities Alliance
Documents and publications

Climate finance for the urban poor: A review of global climate funds

The new Cities Alliance report Climate Finance for the Urban Poor: A Review of Global Climate Funds highlights a critical funding gap that must be addressed to better support climate adaptation and mitigation efforts for low-income city residents.
Research briefs

Study finds humidity diminishes daytime cooling gains in urban green spaces

Urban green spaces provide shade for city dwellers facing rising temperatures brought on by climate change, but how much relief from the heat island effect do they provide when humidity is factored in?
Yale School of the Environment
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Resilient buildings: a necessity for Việt Nam

Việt Nam's local hazard maps have been fully integrated into the BRI app, with 68,000sq.m of gross floor area and 300,000sq.m of seaports under verification.
Viet Nam News, Vietnam News Agency
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Documents and publications

Analysis of heat waves and urban heat island effects in central European cities and implications for urban planning

This report overviews the urban heat island effect in Central European cities, explaining its drivers and offering risk management and adaptation measures for policymakers, practitioners, and the public.
City street with trees in Barcelona, Spain
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Resilience from the ground up

Where are climate risks most pressing? How prepared are our cities for what lies ahead? What more can governments and businesses do to strengthen city-level resilience?
Economist Impact
Cover and source: Economist Impact
Documents and publications

Resilience from the ground up: Assessing city-level approaches to climate risk and adaptation

This Economist Impact report, supported by Zurich Insurance Group, explores the state of climate resilience at the individual and community levels across ten global cities.
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