New Ways for Cities to Tackle Climate Change

Miller, Alan ; Swann, Stacy

International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC

关键词: INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE;    CLIMATE CHANGE;    CITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY;    EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES;    CLIMATE RISK;   

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学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Cities, which are home to half of theworld’s population, are on the front lines of climatechange. Extreme temperatures, storms, and floods have ahigher impact in crowded urban areas. And cities in emergingeconomies will bear an even greater burden of climate changethreats. Given their vulnerability, as well as their abilityto affect change, cities will be key players in shapingefforts to lessen the impact of climate change. Now a numberof new initiatives are helping urban leaders better assessand respond to climate risks.