Adapting Cities to Climate Change

Contents
List of Figures, Tables and Boxes
About the Contributors
Preface
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
PART 1 INTRODUCTION
	Chapter 1 Adapting to Climate Change in Urban Areas: The Possibilities and Constraints in Low- and Middle-Income Nations
		Introduction
		The potential for adaptation
		The constraints on implementation
		The urban context
		Vulnerability
		Climate change and disasters
		The continuum of risk from everyday hazards to catastrophic disasters
		Building on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Fourth Assessment Report
		Government roles and responsibilities
		Notes
PART 2 RISK AND VULNERABILITY FOR CITIES
	Chapter 2 The Rising Tide: Assessing the Risks of Climate Change and Human Settlements in Low-Elevation Coastal Zones
		Introduction
		Climate change, coastal settlement and urban vulnerabilities
		Estimating population and human settlement patterns in low-elevation coastal zones (LECZs)
		The international distribution of low-elevation coastal settlement
		Changes in low-elevation coastal settlement between 1990 and 2000: The examples of China and Bangladesh
		Conclusions
		Notes
	Chapter 3 Climate Change and Coastal Cities: The Case of Mombasa, Kenya
		Introduction
		Vulnerability of Mombasa to climate change
		Climate change impacts in Mombasa
		Adaptation to climate change in Mombasa
		Conclusions
		Notes
	Chapter 4 Vulnerabilities and Responses to Climate Change for Dhaka
		Introduction
		Dhaka’s contribution to global climate change
		The effects of climate change in Dhaka
		Affected sectors and vulnerabilities
		Response measures
		Conclusions
		Notes
	Chapter 5 The Vulnerability to Climate Change of Cotonou (Benin): The Rise in Sea Level
		Introduction
		Cotonou
		Cotonou’s vulnerability to sea-level rise
		Impact of rising sea level
		Coastal erosion in Cotonou and the surrounding area
		Adapting to the rise in sea level and its consequences
		Conclusions
		Notes
	Chapter 6 The Vulnerability of Global Cities to Climate Hazards
		Introduction
		Framing vulnerability
		The case studies
		Conclusions
		Notes
	Chapter 7 Climate, Climate Change and Human Health in Asian Cities
		Introduction
		Climate change and health
		Climate, water supplies and sanitation and health
		High temperatures and heat wave events
		Longer-term changes and the future health of populations in cities
		Responding to climate change: Adaptation and health at the city level
		Conclusions
		Notes
	Chapter 8 Climate Change and Urban Children: Impacts and Implications for Adaptation in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
		Introduction
		Understanding the impacts upon children of climate change
		The implications for adaptation
		Conclusions
		Notes
	Chapter 9 Unjust Waters: Climate Change, Flooding and the Urban Poor in Africa
		Introduction
		The changing climate in Africa
		Trends in urban flooding in Africa
		Local case studies of urban flooding
		General guidelines on adaptations to climate change
		Responsibilities and actions
		Notes
	Chapter 10 Urban Poverty and Vulnerability to Climate Change in Latin America
		Introduction
		Vulnerability and adaptation in urban areas
		Possible ways forward
		The need for adaptation and development
		Notes
PART 3 CASE STUDIES ON ADAPTATION
	Chapter 11 Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: Institutionalizing Climate Change at the Local Government Level in Durban, South Africa
		Introduction
		Climate change and the environmental management function
		Mainstreaming the climate change debate in Durban
		Conclusions
		Notes
	Chapter 12 Developing a Municipal Adaptation Plan (MAP) for Climate Change: The City of Cape Town
		Introduction
		Background to climate change
		Towards a framework for adapting to climate change at the municipal level
		Examples of potential current and future municipal climate-induced impacts for the city of Cape Town
		Conclusions
		Notes
	Chapter 13 Adapting to Climate Change: Water Management for Urban Resilience
		Introduction
		Instruments to manage variability, reduce vulnerability and build resilience
		The development context and constraints before climate change
		The challenges of climate change for water resources management
		Water resources costs: The added burden of adaptation
		Some practical challenges and responses
		Conclusions: Water resources management could be a lead sector in building urban resilience to climate change
		Notes
PART 4 MOVING FORWARD
	Chapter 14 Climate Change Risk: An Adaptation and Mitigation Agenda for Indian Cities
		Introduction
		India’s RUrban transformation (2000–2050)
		Urban renewal, disaster management and climate change mitigation
		India’s climate change risk exposure
		Composite multi-hazard risk adaptation
		Urban populations and elements at risk
		Urban vulnerability to climate change
		A possible urban climate change adaptation framework
		Institutional capacity for urban climate risk adaptation
		Building a mitigation agenda for Indian cities
		Conclusions
		Notes
	Chapter 15 International Funding to Support Urban Adaptation to Climate Change
		Introduction
		Funding for adaptation under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
		The role of official development assistance (ODA) in funding adaptation
		Access to adaptation finance by urban stakeholders
		Conclusions
		Notes
	Chapter 16 Conclusions: Local Development and Adaptation
		Introduction
		Key themes
		Conclusions
		Notes
Index
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