ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT   |   Disaster Risk Management in Cities
22, August, 2013
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Urban Climate Disaster Risk Reduction: ELLA Study Tour in Brazil

Managing and reducing urban climate disaster risk is an increasing concern to city authorities and urban dwellers alike. A study tour involving experts from Africa and Asia showed that much can be learned from the coordinated efforts of actors in Rio de Janeiro.

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As part of the ELLA Learning Alliance on Climate Resilient Cities, 12 experts on Urban Climate Resilience and Disaster Risk Management were invited to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to take part in the ELLA study tour in May 2013. During this study tour the participants visited the cities of Xerém, Teresópolis and Rio de Janeiro. State and city level representatives of the Civil Defence accompanied the tour members and showed many of the strategies in place to reduce urban disaster risk.

 

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Other ELLA knowledge materials relating to Disaster Risk Management in Cities:

GUIDES AND BRIEFS

Urban Disaster Risk Management in Latin American Cities

Pushing Through Reform: Lima's Disaster Risk Management Strategy

Institutionalising Disaster Risk Management: Latin America’s Systems Approach

Latin American Experience in Combining Disaster Risk Management with Poverty Reduction

SPOTLIGHT SUMMARIES

Spotlight on Organisations: Disaster Risk Management in Latin American Cities

Spotlight on Publications: Disaster Risk Management in Latin American Cities

REVIEWS

ELLA Expert Review: Disaster Risk Management in Cities

LEARNING ALLIANCE HIGHLIGHTS

ELLA Learning Alliance on Climate Resilient Cities - Discussion 1: City Level Climate Change Plans and Policies

ELLA Learning Alliance on Climate Resilient Cities - Discussion 2: Climate Vulnerability and Risk Assessments at the City Level

ELLA Learning Alliance on Climate Resilient Cities - Discussion 3: Integrating Climate Considerations into Urban Land-Use Planning

ELLA Learning Alliance on Climate Resilient Cities - Discussion 4: Urban Disaster Risk Reduction

ELLA Learning Alliance on Climate Resilient Cities - Discussion 5: Early Warning Systems

ELLA Learning Alliance on Climate Resilient Cities - Discussion 6: Community Involvement and Capacity Building for DRR

ELLA Learning Alliance on Climate Resilient Cities - Discussion 7: Improving Infrastructure for Climate Resilience in Cities

ELLA Learning Alliance on Climate Resilient Cities - Discussion 8: Climate Resilient Buildings and Urban Upgrading

ELLA Learning Alliance on Climate Resilient Cities - Discussion 9: Low Carbon Development Strategies

NON-ELLA PUBLICATIONS

Is Disaster Risk Reduction Spending Driven by the Occurrence of Natural Disasters? Evidence from Peru

Mega-Cities & Infrastructure in Latin America: What its People Think

ELLA Disaster Risk Management in Cities Knowledge Materials now available in Spanish

Call for Consultancy on State of the Art and Case Studies in Urban Flooding (24-3-2014)

Linkages Between Population Dynamics, Urbanization Processes and Disaster Risks: A Regional Vision of Latin America

Other ELLA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT Guides:

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