April, 2014
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This report - “City Resilience Index: Research Report Volume I: Desk Study” - summarises the desk-based research carried out between May and October 2013, which led to a preliminary definition of city resilience.
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April, 2014
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The wellbeing of the world's vast global population relies daily on a web of institutions, infrastructure and information. Uncertainty and pressure – caused by food, water and energy security, climate change, disease, economic fluctuation, urbanisation and social unrest - all pose...
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April, 2014
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Mercy Corps Indonesia considers that an adequate adaptation strategy and implementation can only be developed with a solid understanding of the vulnerability profile and potential risk imposed to specific areas and/or sectors. There are a number of proven applied methodologies in Indonesia, each...
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March, 2014
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Author: Dilip Singh, Dr. Bijay Singh, Kate Hawley
This case study, one of three in the project, focuses on key issues related to housing in Gorakhpur, India, and provides insights into the economic and nonfinancial returns of adaptive, resilient shelter designs that take into consideration hazards such as flooding, and ...
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March, 2014
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Author: Fawad Khan, Sharmeen Malik, Atta Rehman
This case study, one of three in the project, focuses on key issues related to temperature in Pakistan, and provides insights into the economic and nonfinancial returns of adaptive, resilient shelter designs that take into consideration hazards such as typhoons, flooding, and temperature...
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March, 2014
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Author: Phong Tran, Tuan Huu Tran, Anh Tuan Tran
This case study, one of three in the project, focuses on key issues related to housing in Da Nang, Vietnam, and provides insights into the economic and nonfinancial returns of adaptive, resilient shelter designs that take into consideration hazards such as typhoons, flooding,...
ASIA:Vietnam Vietnam:Da Nang
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March, 2014
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Author: Jyoti Parikh, Geeta Sandal, Priyank Jindal
This working paper presents a holistic approach for how a city can customise its rapid vulnerability assessment in order to understand what is required for building climate resilience. The framework can be used to highlight the potential impact of climate change on urban services arising from the...
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March, 2014
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Author: P. Tran, T.H. Tran, A.T. Tran
Da Nang is affected by many types of climate hazards, including typhoons, floods, drought, coastline erosion, landslides, and so forth, and the risk of such hazards is increasing as a consequence of global climate change.http://i-s-e-t.org/resources/major-program-reports/typhoon-resilience-in...
ASIA:Vietnam Vietnam:Da Nang
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February, 2014
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Under the coordination of National development Planning Agency, Government of Indonesia finally launched our National Action Plan on Climate Change Adaptation (RAN API) on February 2014. The purpose of RAN API is to produce a national action plan to adapt to the impact of climate change in a...
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January, 2014
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Author: Stephen Tyler, Nam N., Trang T., Q.Anh N., Sinh B., Huy N., Khanh P.
Climate Action Plans were introduced at the provincial government level in 2009 as part of the Government of Vietnam’s National Target Program to Respond to Climate Change (NTP-RCC). This study reviews the initial experiences of provincial governments in Vietnam with Climate Action Plans ...
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