Building urban resilience through integrated water management and disaster risk reduction

focus_malaysia_kl_shutterstock_613645655.jpg © Shutterstock.com 14 February 2018More than half of the world’s people live in cities, and it is expected that by 2050, 68% of the world’s population will live in urban areas. As people and assets concentrate in cities, these become increasingly vulnerable to the impact of climate change, disasters and conflicts. Migration is a major factor of urbanisation, with one-third of the world’s 66 million displaced people living in cities. If planned and managed well, cities will become the main tool for sustainable development, the setting of its greatest…

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