APHDR Technical Background Paper 2012/06

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APHDR Technical Background Paper 2012/06

June 17, 2015

UNDP engaged the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) and researchers in Australia, India and Indonesia to provide a technical paper on Climate Change and Vulnerability of People in Cities of Asia. A literature review was undertaken to investigate and analyse the importance of cities and urbanisation in the context of addressing climate change and promoting human development for people in Asia.

This paper explores the sources of greenhouse emissions in Asian cities and the particular vulnerabilities of Asian cities to the impacts of climate change. Through a review of policies and field-based studies undertaken in two Asian megacities, Jakarta (Indonesia) and Mumbai (India), local community vulnerabilities are explored and innovative adaptive measures identified.

Document Type
Regions and Countries