Policy

ACCCRN Champion: Dr Saleemul Huq, Dhaka, Bangladesh

ACCCRN Champion Author: Will Bugler

By the time Saleemul Huq had reached university he had lived in more cities than most people manage in a lifetime. Born in Karachi Pakistan, his father was a diplomat moving frequently, and Saleemul moved with him. At the age of one he moved to Bonn Germany, he went to school in Jakarta, Indonesia; attended high school in Nairobi, Kenya; and then went to university in London. Later he would settle in Dhaka, Bangladesh where he still lives for much of the year.


Tapping India’s potential on sustainable and resilient urbanization

Opinion Author: Divya Sharma

India is on the cusp of major transformation in terms of how it translates and directs urbanization. The current urban development scenario and the Government’s interest in steering urban development towards creating liveable cities opens up a plethora of opportunities and planning mechanisms to be explored.


Forging partnerships in strengthening resilience: the case of Rajkot City

Stories from the field Author: Nimish Jha

The challenges emerging as a result of climate change and its varying levels of impacts and threats are leading cities to foster partnerships among stakeholders to bring about significant changes, especially for the urban poor.


Delhi's experiment toward a greener environment

Stories from the field Author: Nimish Jha

Recent observations by the Delhi High Court, based in New Delhi, India, in regard to Delhi’s deterioration into a "gas chamber" highlights the plight of citizens in the wake of rising hazardous levels of pollution and environmental degradation. It was only last year that the World Health Organization named Delhi the world's most polluted city in a study of 1,600 cities.


Financing urban resilience in Asia: what role for multilateral climate funds?

Takeaways Author: Will Bugler

The fast-paced growth of climate-vulnerable cities around the world, and especially in Asia, has huge implications for the lives of large numbers of people. This realisation is beginning to lead to an increase in climate finance flows to urban areas in low and middle income countries. But how much public money is out there? Which countries are benefiting? And how can these funds have the biggest impact?