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North Africa Coastal Cities Address Natural Disasters and Climate Change

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-20T20:27:06Z
dc.date.available2014-06-20T20:27:06Z
dc.date.issued2011-06
dc.description.abstractNorth Africa's coastal cities, long benefitting from their ready access to commerce and culture, also face distinct vulnerabilities due to their location. Natural hazards and extreme weather patterns impose risks on coastal areas that inland areas seldom encounter. North Africa's increasingly populous cities face tangible risks today, but these will be amplified as the impacts of global climate change further manifest themselves over the decades to come. The study, 'climate change adaptation and natural disasters preparedness in the coastal cities of North Africa,' analyzed the exposure of all four locations to natural disasters, such as floods and storm surges, earthquakes and tsunamis, as well as to the increasingly frequent weather extremes associated with climate change. The project, which has taken place from June 2009 to June 2011, has provided tools for evaluating the risks, costing out potential losses, and moving toward specific reforms and investments designed to adapt the cities to a changing climate and increase their resilience to natural hazards.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/06/19459850/north-africa-coastal-cities-address-natural-disasters-climate-change-summary-regional-study
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/18708
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/18708
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectASPECTS OF DISASTER RESPONSE
dc.subjectAVERAGE RAINFALL
dc.subjectBASINS
dc.subjectBEACH
dc.subjectBEACHES
dc.subjectCIVIL DEFENSE
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTIONS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS
dc.subjectCLIMATE PROJECTIONS
dc.subjectCLIMATE-CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE-RELATED RISKS
dc.subjectCLIMATE-RELATED VULNERABILITIES
dc.subjectCLIMATIC SHIFTS
dc.subjectCOAST
dc.subjectCOASTAL AREAS
dc.subjectCOASTAL EROSION
dc.subjectCOASTAL ZONE
dc.subjectCOASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCOASTAL ZONES
dc.subjectCONSERVATION
dc.subjectCONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectDAMAGES
dc.subjectDECREASE IN RAINFALL
dc.subjectDIKES
dc.subjectDISASTER
dc.subjectDISASTER PREPAREDNESS
dc.subjectDISASTER PREVENTION
dc.subjectDISASTER RESPONSE
dc.subjectDISASTER RISK
dc.subjectDISASTER RISK REDUCTION
dc.subjectDISASTER RISKS
dc.subjectDISCHARGE
dc.subjectDRAINAGE
dc.subjectDRAINAGE BASINS
dc.subjectDRAINAGE FACILITIES
dc.subjectDRAINAGE SYSTEMS
dc.subjectDRY SUMMERS
dc.subjectEARLY WARNING
dc.subjectEARLY WARNING SYSTEMS
dc.subjectEARTHQUAKE
dc.subjectEARTHQUAKES
dc.subjectEMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectEMERGENCY RESPONSE
dc.subjectEPHEMERAL STREAMS
dc.subjectEXTREME EPISODES
dc.subjectEXTREME PRECIPITATION
dc.subjectEXTREME PRECIPITATION EVENTS
dc.subjectEXTREME RAINFALL
dc.subjectEXTREME RAINFALL EVENTS
dc.subjectEXTREME WEATHER
dc.subjectEXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
dc.subjectFLOOD
dc.subjectFLOOD LEVELS
dc.subjectFLOOD PROTECTION
dc.subjectFLOODING
dc.subjectFLOODPRONE AREAS
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectFUTURE CLIMATE SCENARIOS
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectHEAT WAVES
dc.subjectHEAVY RAINFALL
dc.subjectHEAVY RAINS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectINTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectLAKES
dc.subjectLAND SUBSIDENCE
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLANDSLIDES
dc.subjectLOCAL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectMETEOROLOGICAL DATA
dc.subjectMETEOROLOGY
dc.subjectMITIGATION
dc.subjectNATIONAL SCALE
dc.subjectNATURAL CATASTROPHES
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTER
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectNATURAL HAZARDS
dc.subjectPLANNING PROCESS
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION EVENTS
dc.subjectPREVENTIVE ACTIONS
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectRAIN
dc.subjectRAINFALL EVENTS
dc.subjectRAINWATER
dc.subjectRECONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectRESIDENTIAL AREAS
dc.subjectRISK ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectRIVER
dc.subjectRUNOFF
dc.subjectRUNOFF VOLUMES
dc.subjectSAND
dc.subjectSAND BEACHES
dc.subjectSATELLITE IMAGES
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSEA DEFENCES
dc.subjectSEA LEVEL RISE
dc.subjectSEA-LEVEL
dc.subjectSEA-LEVEL RISE
dc.subjectSHORE
dc.subjectSLUM
dc.subjectSLUMS
dc.subjectSOILS
dc.subjectSTORM
dc.subjectSTORM SURGES
dc.subjectSTORMS
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE CHANGES
dc.subjectTEMPERATURES
dc.subjectTSUNAMI
dc.subjectTSUNAMIS
dc.subjectURBAN STRUCTURES
dc.subjectWARMER TEMPERATURES
dc.subjectWEATHER EXTREMES
dc.subjectWETLANDS
dc.subjectWINDS
dc.titleNorth Africa Coastal Cities Address Natural Disasters and Climate Changeen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaClimate Change
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaFragility, Conflict, and Violence
okr.date.disclosure2014-05-08
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T12:35:27.039482Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/06/19459850/north-africa-coastal-cities-address-natural-disasters-climate-change-summary-regional-study
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeWater
okr.guid516161468290697151
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333037_20140508122630
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum19459850
okr.identifier.report87935
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.geographicalNorth Africa
okr.topicWater Resources::Wetlands
okr.topicScience and Technology Development::Science of Climate Change
okr.topicEnvironment::Natural Disasters
okr.topicConflict and Development::Disaster Management
okr.topicUrban Development::Hazard Risk Management
okr.unitUrban Dev. & Services Prac 2 (AFTU2)
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