Urban Resilience and Climate Change in the Mena Region

ISBN-13: 9781032425429 / Angielski

Nuha Eltinay; Charles Egbu

Opis

This book provides an overview of the geopolitical context and climate change risk profile of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region.

 

Spis treści

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 2

DECLARATION.. 2

ABSTRACT.. 5

Chapter 1: MENA Regional Context – Impact of Climate Change. 5

1.1 Geographical Context – Urban Risk Profile. 5

1.2 Climate Change – Mitigation and Adaptation. 5

1.3 Climate Change and Human Security. 5

Chapter 2: Drivers of Climate Risk – Vulnerabilities. 5

2.1 Urbanisation of Poverty. 5

2.2 Decentralisation and Urban Governance. 5

2.3 Fragility and Political Instability. 5

Chapter 3: Urban Resilience – Conceptual Framework. 5

3.1 Introduction Definition of Resilience. 5

3.2 Resilience of What and to What?. 5

3.3 Dynamics of Resilience (Exposure, Risk and Vulnerability) 5

Chapter 4: Measuring Urban Resilience. 5

4.1 Assessments of Urban Resilience. 5

4.2 Measuring Urban Resilience. 5

4.3 Building Urban Resilience. 5

4.4 Measures of mitigation of, and adaptation to, Climate Change. 5

Chapter 5: Monitoring Urban Resilience. 6

5.1 Introduction Data: Multi Hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS) and Climate Information. 6

5.2 Urban Resilience Governance: Disaster Risk Reduction Policies and Local Capacities. 6

5.3 Decision-Making: Urban Resilience Action Planning and Policy Formulation. 6

Chapter 6: Adaptation to Climate Change – Financing Urban Resilience. 6

6.1 The Gap in Financing for Urban Resilience and Adaptation to Climate. 6

6.2 Assessments of Climate Risk and Fiscal Risk Management 6

6.3 Adaptive, Absorptive and Transformative Capacity-Building. 6

Chapter 7: Urban Resilience Governance – Key Stakeholders in Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) 6

7.1 Definition of Key Stakeholders – Characteristics, Roles and Responsibilities. 6

7.2 Mapping Key Stakeholders in DRR and CCA. 6

7.3 Dynamics of Key Stakeholder Engagement 6

Chapter 8: Urban Resilience – Opportunities and Constraints for Adaptation to Climate Change. 6

8.1 Protracted Displacement in the MENA Region. 6

8.2 Monitoring of Data about Protracted Displacement 6

8.3 Property Rights – Land Tenure. 6

8.4 Durable Solutions to Displacement 6

Chapter 9: Way Forward from COP27 to COP28. 7

●    9.1 The 27th session of the Conference of Parties (COP27) – Historical Overview of Global Targets and Commitments. 7

●    9.2 MENA Region – Climate Mitigation, Adaptation and Financing. 7

●    9.3 Policy Recommendations and Actions – COP28. 7

References. 7

Index

 

O autorze

 

Nuha Eltinay is an award-winning spatial planner, PhD Degree holder in Urban Resilience from London South Bank University (LSBU), and Masters’ Degree holder in International Planning and Sustainable Development from the University of Westminster, London. In his current role as Senior Urban Resilience and Climate Adaptation Officer at ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability (European Secretariat), he leads activities of project management, consultations and acquisition in sustainable urban development, climate adaptation and urban resilience building at local and EU regional government level.

Charles Egbu is Vice Chancellor, Leeds Trinity University. Prior to UEL he was formerly Pro-Vice Chancellor (Education & Experience) at University of East London, UK, and former Dean of School of the Built Environment and Architecture at London South Bank University, England, where he also holds the chair in project management and strategic management in construction. Professor Egbu has over 25 years of experience in higher education, he has written 12 books, and has lectured nationally and internationally in areas such as sustainable development, resilient communities, construction economics, and innovation and knowledge management in complex environments.