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Climate change and cities
 
The impact of climate change takes place in cities, towns and villages. They in turn have the greatest impact on climate change. As our climate changes things are getting worse, threatening more extreme weather. If sea levels rise by just one metre, many major coastal cities will be under threat: Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Los Angeles, New York, Lagos, and Cairo Karachi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Dhaka, Shanghai, Osaka-Kobe, and Tokyo.
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Climate change and cities EVENTS

World Leaders Meet in Copenhagen
2 Jun 09 - 4 Jun 09
Copenhagen, Denmark

Local, regional and national representatives from around the world will gather in Copenhagen for the Local Government Climate Change Leadership Summit.

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Climate change and cities EVENTS

Workshop on Climate Change and Urban Planning
28 May 09 - 30 May 09
Rotterdam, The Netherlands

The Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS) at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam and the Commonwealth Association of Planners in collaboration with UN-Habitat through its Sustainable Urban Development Network (SUD-Net) are organizing a workshop on Climate Change and Urban Planning.

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Climate change and cities NEWS

Cities at the climate change frontline
Seoul - 19/05/2009

UN-HABITAT's Executive Director and former US President Bill Clinton on Tuesday joined delegates from cities around the world to press home the message that action on climate change has to be implemented in cities.

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View Details Habitat Debate Vol. 12, No. 4, A new start:The paradox of crisis
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