Disaster Risk Prevention and Preparedness through Context Specific Urban Planning needed? Houston, T
With climate change hurricanes like Harvey are likely to increase in their frequency and extent. Interestingly, Sam Brody a Professor at...
Green Rooftops, Cairo, Egypt.
While regions are suffering from floods, others are suffering from drought. Urban heat Islands are a common phenomenon whereby urban...
Sea Level Rise Displacing Slum Dwellers, West Point, Monrovia, Liberia.
West Point, situated at the heart of Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, is highly exposed to sea level rise placing its residents at risk...
Spatial Planning in Coastal Cities, Palawan, Philippines.
Climate change is affecting life under water: 90% of the world's coral reefs are expected do disappear by 2050, threatening marine life...
Climate Change Adaptation, Valdivia, Chile.
Chile is among the countries which have agreed to take actions to mitigate and to adapt to climate change. Valdivia, located in the...
The forgotten Sector in the Climate Change Debate, Brasilia, Brazil.
One sector, which is often forgotten in the debate on climate change, is the urban waste sector. The global waste sector produces,...
Blue-Green Network, Belmopan, Belize.
Belmopan, the capital city of Belize, is currently facing important urban challenges. UN-Habitat together with Belmopan’s City Council,...
Water Logging in Dhaka City, Bangladesh.
Water logging is common in Dhaka city during the monsoon. Recent analysis infers that poor or inadequate drainage systems are not the...
Responses to Climate Change in the Absence of Urban Planning, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
In the absence of proper planning the residents of Tandale Pakcha, one of Dar es Salam’s low-income and high density informal...
Impacts of Climate Change on São Paulo, Brazil.
Climate change is modifying the pattern of rainfall in Brazil. This is the indication of a new research that points to an average...
