Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Climate resilient cities

Source: UN Pulse
"The UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR), World Bank, and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) have published Climate Resilient Cities. According to the World Bank press release, the document provides a tool for city governments in the East Asia Region to better understand how to plan for climate change impacts and impending natural disasters through sound urban planning to reduce vulnerabilities."