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Learning Video 4: How can resilience of the urban poor be strengthened at the community level?

18 November 2021
The urban poor in Asia and the Pacific are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. This learning video series provides an overview of what stakeholders from across three different levels – household, community, and city – can do to strengthen the resilience of the urban poor and…

Learning Video 6: What are the enabling factors that would help sustain the resilience building efforts for the urban poor?

18 November 2021
The urban poor in Asia and the Pacific are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. This learning video series provides an overview of what stakeholders from across three different levels – household, community, and city – can do to strengthen the resilience of the urban poor and…

Building Resilience through the Graduation Approach Recording

17 November 2021
A large number of studies and reports exist on the impacts of climate change and disasters and on the efficacy of different response mechanisms of the Government, donors, and various NGOs. More recently, greater attention has been paid to the interface between urbanization, climate change, and…

Operationalizing the ‘Gender Window’ of the Community Resilience Partnership Program Recording

17 November 2021
ADB has recently approved its Community Resilience Partnership Program (CRPP) to support countries and communities to scale up investments in climate adaptation at the community level, especially investments that address the nexus between climate change, poverty, and gender. The CRPP will be…

Using Climate and Disaster Information for Designing Pro-Poor Investments in Housing Recording

17 November 2021
The urban poor often lives where they can afford to such as in informal settlements, which are often non-compliant with planning and building regulations and lack community infrastructure for essential services. Factors such as rapid urbanization and limited land space continue to drive informal…

Climate and Disaster Resilience at the Community Level Recording

17 November 2021
To strengthen climate and disaster resilience of urban poor communities, a range of programmatic responses need to come together at the community level, including access to risk-informed neighborhood planning, delivery of resilient basic services and community infrastructures, livelihood and skills…

Climate and Disaster Resilience at the Household Level Recording

16 November 2021
Resilient households form the basis for ensuring resilient communities and cities. Without resilience at the household level, the urban poor cannot be protected from climate change and disaster-related risks. Building climate and disaster resilience involve multidimensional issues requiring various…

Heat Stress Recording

16 November 2021
Heatwaves are projected to become more likely, severe, and persistent with global warming. Urban populations, especially the poor and vulnerable population, will be disproportionately affected by heat stress, given their high exposure due to poor quality and overcrowded housing, informal outdoor…

Compound Hazards Recording

16 November 2021
Compound hazards — when multiple hazards occur simultaneously, or one after another — have come to prominence as countries manage climate and disaster risks while continuing to respond to the COVID-19 crisis. The impacts of climate change, including climate variability and more frequent and intense…

Financing for Resilience of the Urban Poor Recording

16 November 2021
Cities in Asia and the Pacific need to plan for a warmer world. This will require scaling up investments in climate and disaster resilience that benefits all populations. Finance, especially climate adaptation finance could potentially play a critical role in helping cities and communities unlock…