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January 4, 2011

Delhi: Water Supply Infrastructure Deficit

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In developing-county cities, demand far exceeds supply.  The following video footage, courtesy of the World Bank, Water and Sanitation Program, shows the people of Delhi

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January 4, 2011

City Challenges: Dharavi

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In developing-country cities 1 billion people live in informal settlements and 2 billion are expected to live in informal settlements by 2030. Dharavi in Mumbai

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January 3, 2011

Climate and Cities: A Four-Track Programatic Approach (Part I)

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Some initial ideas about institutionalizing Climate and Cities are presented here. This global four-track policy-advisory facility for city-climate-risk management focuses on integrating climate science into

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January 3, 2011

Climate and Cities: A Four-Track Programatic Approach (Part II)

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Some initial ideas about institutionalizing Climate and Cities are presented here. This global four-track policy-advisory facility for city-climate-risk management focuses on integrating climate science into

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January 3, 2011

Climate and Cities: A Four-Track Programatic Approach (Part III)

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Some initial ideas about institutionalizing Climate and Cities are presented here. This global four-track policy-advisory facility for city-climate-risk management focuses on integrating climate science into

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January 2, 2011

Rapid Urbanization in Developing-Country Cities

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“In 2008, for the first time in history, more than half of the world’s population will be living in towns and cities. By 2030 this

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December 25, 2010

Climate Change: COP 16, Mexico

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Special program on Climate Change on the occasion of COP 16, Cancun, nationally broadcasted in Mexico. Interview includes comments by Nobel Laureate Mario Molina, Felipe

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October 31, 2010

Shagun Mehrotra Publishes in Nature—Leading Science Journal

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Nature is the world’s most highly cited interdisciplinary science journal, according to the 2012 Journal Citation Reports Science Edition (Thomson Reuters, 2013). Its Impact Factor

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Image Credit : Oilver Munday in Nature, 2010
May 9, 2009

A Framework for Climate Risk Assessment

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Estimation of spatially and temporally disaggregated climate risks is a critical prerequisite for the assessment of effective and efficient adaptation and mitigation climate change strategies

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May 9, 2009

Conclusions: A Framework for Climate Risk Assessment

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Estimation of spatially and temporally disaggregated climate risks is a critical prerequisite for the assessment of effective and efficient adaptation and mitigation climate change strategies

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