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Cities At Risk: Developing Adaptive Capacity for Climate Change in Asia's Coastal Mega Cities

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Title

Cities At Risk: Developing Adaptive Capacity for Climate Change in Asia's Coastal Mega Cities

Project Item Type Metadata

Project Reference No.s

CBA2008-06NSY

Programme

CAPaBLE

Project Leader

Prof. Roland Fuchs, International START Secretariat, USA

Email

fuchsr@eastwestcenter.org; rfuchs@agu.org; lewisn@eastwestcenter.org

Project Summary

Conference that will bring together scientists, urban planners and officials, and representatives of disaster management agencies to review scientific findings and projections regarding climate-related risks

Countries Involved

USA, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, China, Thailand, Japan (Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Pakistan, Viet Nam, Republic of Korea, Philippines)

Scientific Thematic Area

Climate Change and Climate Variability

Sub-Thematic Area

Climate Change Adaptation

Project Duration

1 year

Year of Completion

2008

Citation

Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN). (2008). Cities At Risk: Developing Adaptive Capacity for Climate Change in Asia's Coastal Mega Cities . Retrieved from http://www.apn-gcr.org/resources/items/show/1643.