India city profile: climate and disaster resilience
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This study initiates a discourse on urban risk reduction, inclusive of disaster and climate resilience, at the local as well as national level. It intends to bring into focus policy directions as well as specific city climate action plans by analysing the disaster resilience of 12 cities across India (Aizawl, Amritsar, Bhubaneshwar, Delhi, Guwahati, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Nagpur, Port Blair, Shimla and Varanasi), which were chosen from varying population sizes and land characteristics.
By comparing cities of different sizes and environments, the study aims to understand how cities currently perform and whether the cities are ready to withstand climate-related disasters, particularly in the face of rapid urbanization. It measures the cities' Climate Disaster Resilience Index (CDRI) using five dimensions (physical, social, economic, institutional, and natural) and extensive data collected. While the cities may not be directly comparable due to context-based characteristics and small number of samples, general conclusions are drawn from the findings.
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