Climate Resilient Cities: A Primer on Reducing Vulnerabilities to Disasters - Albuquerque, NM

Albuquerque, New Mexico is engaging partners in the community, private sector, and technical centers to inform opportunities for making the city more resilient and efficient. The report describes the city's priority hazards and its vulnerability to a variety of natural disasters and other emergency situations, while the two primary issues discussed are water and wildfires. This report outlines how the city's governance structure is handling these programs and climate related impacts.  

Publication Date: January 1, 2009

Related Organizations:

• The World Bank
• United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
• Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery

Sectors:

• Urban
• Emergency preparedness
• Forestry
• Land use and built environment
• Water resources

Resource Category:

• Solutions

Resource Types:

• Case study

States Affected:

• New Mexico

Impacts:

• Drought
• Water supply
• Wildfires

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