Nature-based solutions (NbS) have gained traction in Southeast Asia and the Pacific region
over the last decade. While the benefits of NbS are established for most urban contexts …

Urban informal settlements are rapidly expanding in countries around the world. This is due
partly to high birth rates, but also because of growing in-migration driven by climate change …

Climate risks and vulnerability continue to disproportionately affect the urban poor given
their constrained adaptive capacity. This paper examines the urban poor's perceptions and …

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a re-examination of our societies and in particular
urban health. We argue that urban health needs to address three inter-related challenge …

It has now been well established that the rise in global mercury has driven climate change
phenomena that have led to extreme temperature events, sea level rise, change in the …

Inhabitants of informal settlements face socio-economic difficulties and suboptimal living
conditions, where demographic, architectural, and well-being factors interrelate to determine …

This article explores managed retreat as a climate change adaptation option for small-scale,
yet complicated, informal settlements in a flood-prone urban area. Shezidao is located at the …

Access to reliable and safe piped drinking water protects public health and provides a range
of social and other benefits. There has been substantial investment across Africa to improve …

India has a fascinating position in climate variability and economic progress. With abundant
resources, but lacking in capital and technical expertise, the route to a net-zero-carbon …

Over half of the Earth's human population is currently crammed into an estimated 1–3
percent of the planet's surface (Z. Liu et al., 2014; World Bank, 2022). Many environmental …