Climate Change, Disaster Risk, and the Urban Poor: Cities Building Resilience for a Changing World

摘要: Poor people living in slums are at particularly high risk from the impacts of climate change and natural hazards. They live on most vulnerable land within cities, typically areas deemed undesirable by others thus affordable. This study analyzes key challenges facing urban poor, given risks associated with disasters, regard to delivery basic services, identifies strategies financing opportunities for addressing these risks. The main audience this includes mayors other city managers, national governments, donors, practitioners fields change, disaster-risk management, development. work is part a broader program under Mayor's task force disaster poor. organized four chapters covering: 1) broad look cities developing world, particular implications poor; 2) analysis vulnerability 3) discussion recommended approaches building resilience 4) review covering investments services needs risk.