Sustainable Cities
Sierra Leone is highly vulnerable to natural hazards whose impacts are exacerbated by unplanned rapid urbanization. The main victims of climate change risks and impacts in urban Sierra Leone are the urban poor who also bear the brunt of multiple crises such as Ebola and Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19). In response to these impacts, local councils are front and center in implementing climate action activities in Sierra Leone. Therefore, this report situates local councils at the center of climate action. By focusing at the urban and community level, it has three objectives: (i) Identify the risks and impacts of climate change, (ii) Explore what local councils are already doing, and (iii) Determine what they could do more of, or better.
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| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2023-09-01
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| Subjects: | SUSTAINABLE CITIES, CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, RESILIENCE, AIR POLLUTION, GHG, NATURAL DISASTERS, LOW-CARBON, |
| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099060723154042808/P179704070a54202d0b6c000fc567ab093e https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40310 |
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| Summary: | Sierra Leone is highly vulnerable to
natural hazards whose impacts are exacerbated by unplanned
rapid urbanization. The main victims of climate change risks
and impacts in urban Sierra Leone are the urban poor who
also bear the brunt of multiple crises such as Ebola and
Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19). In response to these
impacts, local councils are front and center in implementing
climate action activities in Sierra Leone. Therefore, this
report situates local councils at the center of climate
action. By focusing at the urban and community level, it has
three objectives: (i) Identify the risks and impacts of
climate change, (ii) Explore what local councils are already
doing, and (iii) Determine what they could do more of, or better. |
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