Climate change and internal displacement 2011, para. 69
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According to experts, the very "concentration of resources, assets and services in cities can lead to more debilitating impacts of disasters, conflict and violence". This has drawn the attention of the humanitarian community and urban specialists to the particular impact on urban settings of climate change, with a focus on the increasing urban vulnerability gap, housing challenges and the need to move away from only focusing on humanitarian response and develop disaster prevention strategies specific to urban settings.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
Topic(s)
Environment
Humanitarian
Person(s) affected
Persons on the move
Year
2011
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Internally Displaced Persons, Report to the UNGA (2011), A/66/285, para. 69.