Building Resilient Cities

Question 1

Some of the Potential impacts of climate change

Answer 1

• stronger storms and typhoons
• frequent flooding
• historic heat waves
• higher sea levels

Question 2

Asia’s Urban Population

Answer 2

2 billion people

Question 3

cities in Asia suffer from chronic stresses

Answer 3

• traffic
• pollution
• flooding
• uncollected waste

Question 4

Is the capacity of cities to function

Answer 4

UCCR

Question 5

is a rethinking of risk management

Answer 5

Resilience

Question 6

Resilience us a rethinking of risk management to dynamically adapt to climate, social, economic, and environmental changes through an

Answer 6

Integrated and systematic approach

Question 7

Scales

Answer 7

• National
• Community
• House

Question 8

Sectors

Answer 8

• infrastructure
• social
• environment
• economy

Question 9

7 entry points for action that they can adopt to strengthen urban climate change resilience

Answer 9

• climate information and urban growth data
• urban planning
• infrastructure and services
• institutional capacity
• community development
• the private sector
• catalyzing finance

Question 10

Urban lifeline utilities

Answer 10

• communications
• energy
• transport
• water
• wastewater systems

Question 11

UCCR

Answer 11

Urban Climate Change Resilience