UN-Habitat has carried out, through affordable geographic information systems, an estimation of the public space allocated to the street in different cities of the world to focus attention to the need for better spatial planning that gives due attention to streets and public spaces.
This case study looks at the dimensions of local resilience and the reasons for vulnerability and non-adaptation in two flood affected districts, Badin and Thatta, in Pakistan’s Sindh province in the southeast.
This case study looks at opportunities for strengthening resilience in fragile contexts. It aims to do so by identifying the root causes of vulnerability and nonadaptation. The study focuses on three districts in Nepal: one which is more highly
This study is one of a series of regional studies which aim to present evidence of the interactions between environmental, social, political and economic risks at the local level in South Asia.
This executive summary is based on the findings from desk and field research conducted by International Alert and the South Asia Network for Security and Climate Change (SANSaC) in nine sub-national locations across Bangladesh,
A flood may cause innumerable problems such as loss of agricultural produce, water logging, erosion of land, health hazards and loss of human lives. Heavy rain causes flood. Inadequate rain causes drought. In other words, flood occurred when drainage facility is not able to drain out the supply of water due to heavy rain.
This paper investigate the effect of the Delhi Metro, an intra-city mass rail transit system, on air pollution within Delhi. Finds strong evidence to show that it has resulted in reductions of two important vehicular emissions - nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide.
The report starts with overview of global petrochemical sector & comprehensive analysis of Indian petrochemical sector. Next, the report discusses various global benchmarking practices in detail with the pros and cons of each method, identifying the two most relevant methods for establishing baseline for petrochemical sector i.e.
In Chitral, Pakistan, existing local institutions for water management play a major role in enhancing the adaptive capacity of local communities. However, government rules and regulations concerning water governance are posing challenges for community-based institutions and affecting the local capacity for adaptation.
