City Resilience
Climate Change
Post-Doctoral Fellowships
Japan
2013.02.12
Cities and Climate Change: addressing a global issue at the local level – Legal analysis of urban adaptation and mitigation strategies
Although each context is unique, Dr. Dreyfus was able to create a framework of climate change strategies for cities. The local government of a place like Paris may enact laws that back up international climate commitments. On the other hand, officials in Phnom Penh, for example, preoccupied with other pressing development issues, may not even have climate change on their political agenda. However, projects carried out there with international agencies can provide an opportunity to address climate change objectives in the design of basic urban infrastructure, like water services. In this way, the city is still able to prepare. The conclusions that Dr. Dreyfus can draw from such best practices will provide local authorities with the tools to anticipate the effects of climate change and make a difference in their own town.
Governing Climate Change in Our Cities
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Magali
DREYFUS
Institution
United Nations University Japan
Country
Japan
Nationality
French
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