Fostering peri-urban resilience : gender-responsive approaches in northern India

Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group (GEAG) has been working with local people, mostly farmers on small and marginal plots, to address climatic changes and to empower women in a more climate-compatible form of development. GEAG aims to strengthen understanding of the crucial role of urban and peri-urban ecosystems among professionals engaged in policy, resource allocation, urban planning and on-the-ground implementation of development activities. The existing roles of women as stewards of natural resources are part of the project. Gorakhpur is in Uttar Pradesh, one of India’s poorest states.Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherland

Empowering women as climate-smart agriculture leaders proves key to resilience

Women make up more than 40% of the agricultural workforce and are often open to adopting new ideas. A project in the villages of Campierganj (Uttar Pradesh in northern India), has demonstrated how training women in climate-smart agriculture can develop women farmers’ skills effectively; make the agriculture sector more climate-resilient, with more reliable yields; improve income for women; develop women’s personal confidence, and improve women’s standing in the community. This region has among the highest child marriage rates and the lowest participation of women in the workforce in the country. The project was carried out by the Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group (GEAG).Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherland

Peri-urban ecosystems and urban resilience : knowledge compendium of case studies

This Knowledge Compendium is a collection of case studies from different cities in India which establishes important connections between the role of peri-urban ecosystems and urban resilience. It is essential to ensure city and urban developmental dynamics, ecosystem integrity, and service flows. Peri-urban ecosystems are key providers of social, economic and health vulnerabilities by providing resources, buffers and capacities that help to reduce vulnerabilities. Peri-urban ecosystems are increasingly at risk of degradation and loss as natural resource consumption and waste in peri-urban areas increase due to rapid urbanization and increasing human activity.Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherland

Peri-urban ecosystems and urban resilience : training modules, instructions and reference materials

Peri-urban areas serve cities through their supporting capacities (ecosystem services, rural-urban connections and input-output systems), and assimilating capacities (urban discharge and waste). Climate change, land-use changes and natural resource degradation are disaster risk drivers. Ecosystems are a critical and common component across these dimensions. This document provides a detailed training design and plan, with modules that can bridge performance gaps of stakeholders while promoting a systematic approach to understanding peri-urban ecosystems. Detailed analysis in city contexts help to identify points of policy, strategy and activities where interventions can build the capacity of specific departments/actors involved in developing resilient cities.Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherland

Disasters and Risk in Cities

The effects of climate-related disasters are often exacerbated in cities due to interactions with urban infrastructure systems, growing urban populations, cultures, and economic activities. Because the majority of the world’s population is currently living in cities –and with this share projected to increase in the coming decades– cities need to focus on improving responses to climate-related disasters such as heat waves, floods, and droughts. In a changing climate, a new decision-making framework is needed in order to manage emerging and increasing risks. This involves a paradigm shift away from attention to single climate hazards based on past events. The new paradigm requires integrated, system-based risk assessments and interventions that address current and future hazards throughout entire metropolitan regions.Fil: Gencer, Ebru. No especifíca;Fil: Folorunsho, Regina. No especifíca;Fil: Linkin, Megan. No especifíca;Fil: Wang, Xiaoming. No especifíca;Fil: Natenzon, Claudia Eleonor. No especifíca;Fil: Wajih, Shiraz. No especifíca;Fil: Mani, Nivedita. No especifíca;Fil: Esquivel, Maricarmen. No especifíca;Fil: Ali Ibrahim, Somayya. Columbia University; Estados Unidos. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Estados UnidosFil: Tsuneki, Hori. No especifíca;Fil: Castro Diaz, Ivan Ricardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Instituto de Geografía "Romualdo Ardissone"; ArgentinaFil: Leone, Mattia Federico. No especifíca;Fil: Panjwani, Dilnoor. No especifíca;Fil: Romero Lankao, Patricia. National Center for Atmospheric Research; Estados UnidosFil: Solecki, William. City University of New York; Estados Unido