Urban Resilience and Climate Change in the MENA Region

This book provides an overview of the geopolitical context and climate change risk profile of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region, establishing links between the Glasgow–Sharm el-Sheikh Work Program for Progress on the Global Goal on Adaptation, regional climate adaptation financing targets, national government investments, and human security. It also explores how disasters and conflict displacement vulnerabilities and fragility are being measured and integrated into cities resilience action plans and national disaster risk policies.

Format: Hardback
Length: 118 pages
Publication date: 12 January 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive book offers a thorough examination of the geopolitical context and climate change risk profile of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region. Drawing upon extensive scientific literature and key reports, Nuha Eltinay and Charles Egbu meticulously map the impacts and future projections of climate change in the region. They establish compelling connections between the Glasgow–Sharm el-Sheikh Work Program for Progress on the Global Goal on Adaptation, regional climate adaptation financing targets, national government investments, and human security in local case studies. The authors also identify gaps in disaster risk reduction institutional governance for sustainable development in the MENA region.

Going beyond the traditional theoretical understanding of urban resilience, the book delves into the measurement and assessment of urban resilience in MENA, aligning it with the climate change adaptation indicators set by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). It explores how disasters and conflict displacement vulnerabilities and fragility affect the communities most in need, and how these factors are being integrated into cities' resilience action plans and national disaster risk policies.

The book provides valuable insights and guidance for students, scholars, and professionals engaged in climate change, urban planning, environmental policy, and governance. It offers a timely perspective, as it emerges shortly after the conclusion of The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 negotiations, setting the stage for pre-COP regional context and paving the way for researchers and practitioners to translate key takeaways and multi-level government commitments into actionable initiatives for improved climate mitigation and adaptation.

Weight: 390g
Dimension: 216 x 138 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032425429