Asia

March 30, 2016

Hanoi: Climate Risk and Response

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Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam and has been an important commercial and cultural hub for over 1000 years. Situated in the Red River Delta,

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March 30, 2016

Dubai: Climate Risk and Response

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Dubai, UAE, is a coastal city in the Persian Gulf, with an arid, hot climate, and low precipitation. The city’s population is 2.24 million (Government

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Source: flood.firetree.net
December 28, 2015

Kuala Lumpur: Climate Risk and Response

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Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia was founded as a mining town in 1857, and has grown continuously into a sprawling city with a population

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Source: Davies, R., 2014
December 28, 2015

Mumbai: Climate Risk and Response

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Mumbai, India is comprised of seven islands separated from the mainland by the Thane Creek, Mahim River, and Harbor Bay, with the Arabian Sea to

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Source: Jonathan Hubbard, 2012
January 9, 2014

Ulaanbaatar: Climate Risk and Response

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Ulaanbaatar represents a population not responsible for climate change yet who must deal with its ramifications. After performing a climate risk assessment (Mehrotra et al.,

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Source: Taylor Weidman, 2013
January 9, 2014

Seoul: Climate Risk and Response

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Seoul is the capital and largest city in South Korea, boasting a population of 10.4 million in 605 km2 (Seoul, 2011). Seoul produces 48.6% of

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Source: Cho, 2012
May 9, 2013

Ho Chi Minh: Climate Risk and Response

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On May 7th 2013, emerging sustainable development leaders participating in Professor Shagun Mehrotra’s Climate Change and Cities course gathered in Wollman Hall at The New School to

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May 9, 2013

Kolkata: Climate Change Risk and Response

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On May 7th 2013, emerging sustainable development leaders participating in Professor Shagun Mehrotra’s Climate Change and Cities course gathered in Wollman Hall at The New School to

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May 9, 2012

Manila: Energy Utility Assessment, Reform Mechanisms and Solutions

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Over the next two decades, $40 trillion USD will be invested in bridging the global deficit in environmental infrastructure.   At least half of this investment

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April 5, 2012

Sustainable Urban Futures

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As world leaders prepare for Rio+20, the Global Environmental Summit, in New York City future leaders met in Professor Shagun Mehrotra‘s Climate Change and Cities

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